The problem of holiday parks putting pressure on local sewerage networks is being tackled with an information and sticker campaign.

It comes as residents in Belton are calling for action over a pumping station 'hot-spot' they say regularly fails.

Engineers from Anglian Water were again called to the site in Stepshort on Monday to deal with a blockage which sent sewage spilling into Breydon Water.

The company says it spends £7m dealing with 30,000 avoidable blockages every year.

Trevor Greenacre, chairman of Burgh Castle Parish Council, said too many nappies and other unsuitable materials had been flushed away.

Because of the recent dry spell the material had compacted then rain in the early hours of the bank holiday had filled the sewers causing the debris to float and then block the pumps.

He said the tide of trippers staying in holiday camps was adding to the problem which created smells and noisy disruption for villagers.

'Three vans from Anglian Water and a large tanker were on site pumping the waste away - a situation that occurs regularly especially at busy holiday times due to the number of camp sites in the village,' he said. 'However every time a planning application is put in for more units on the various Burgh Castle holiday parks the reply from Anglian Water is always that there is sufficient sewage capacity to cope with the increased flow.

'Can some pressure be put on Anglian Water to educate holiday camps in the use of bathroom facilities? Maybe a levy for the cost every time there is a problem, enforced macerators on bathroom fittings for the camps and a stiff fine for Anglian Water every time it happens.'

Anglian Water spokesman Nick Shelton said holiday hots-spots were being targeted with information and stickers aimed at telling people about was flushable.

He said: 'There is an on-going issue with wipes and sanitary items being flushed down the toilet we believe mostly from holiday parks. It has been happening for quite a while and is something we want to deal with because it costs a lot of money, takes up a lot of time and causes pollution too. It is a big issue across the region and a real concern in terms of environment, human health and the cost to our customers.

'We have been aware for a while that there is an issue on some holiday sites, so we really want to get round to them and make sure caravan owners have the right bins and information and so on.'

The main pipe-clogging culprits were baby wipes and fats which together caused numerous costly problems, affecting the environment and ultimately householders who paid the bills.

He said: 'There are various things that can cause blockages and we have seen more in the sewage network in recent years. The really serious problems are caused by fats, greases and wipes, a lot of which say they are flushable, which mix together and stick to the inside of pipes causing problems and even causing pipes to burst.

'It really is a serious issue and we have a campaign to 'keep it clear.'

'It is a message we want to get to everyone and there have been some hot-spots around caravan sites.'

A combination of not knowing the whereabouts of recycling facilities on site and having a more relaxed attitude towards waste disposal while on holiday, were possible factors leading to the concentration of incidents around camp sites, he added.