BRISBANE residents are kicking up a stink over leaking sewerage pipes and burst water mains.
Documents obtained under Right to Information laws reveal Brisbane City Council has spent more than $200,000 in two years investigating, defending and settling compensation claims.
The council has set aside another $738,000 for costs associated with cases yet to be finalised.
Click here to see a map of the locations of sewage and flooding incidents listed in public liability claims against Brisbane City Council.
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