Ken Piper claims runoff is channelled along the lane - the access way in and out of his Brocklehurst property - by the design of a nearby intersection and that at times he has "seen a foot of water" flowing.

But Dubbo City Council did not accept Mr Piper's conclusions, saying that an inspection did not indicate the area draining into the lane was "large enough to cause significant flows" and that there were other parts of Brocklehurst that had "much higher priority needs for drainage improvement works".

Mr Piper came to the Daily Liberal recently after receiving his annual rates notification, which included details of a city-wide increase to the drainage service charge for the new financial year.

He reported a problem in Ulomogo Lane occurring after periods of wet weather.

"(When it rains) it's not a lane anymore, it's a creek," he said.

It was the only access way for his property and a neighbour's, and was also used by the garbage truck and other motorists, Mr Pipern said.

He said he had been at the property for 30 years and claimed the run-off problem had only arisen after works were done to the intersection of nearby Mogriguy Road and Marrington Road about 10 to 15 years ago.

The resident said he had complained to the council "too many times to remember" but its response was always to "send out a bobcat" to patch any holes in the road surface.

He called for the council to fix the cause of the problem.

"I want them to get rid of the water," he said.

"Drainage charges have gone up by 6 per cent - I can't see the point when there is no drainage whatsoever.

"It's pretty frustrating."

He claims that after an earlier inspection by the council, a staff member had told him that if he wanted to stop the water, he should put a hump at his gate.

In response to Mr Piper's claims, council technical services director Stewart McLeod reported of an onsite inspection of Ulomogo Lane and its intersection with Marrington Road.

"This inspection does not indicate that the upstream catchment draining in to the top end of Ulomogo Lane is large enough to cause significant flows during storm events," he said.

"There are other parts of Brocklehurst with larger upstream catchments and much higher priority needs for drainage improvement works to be undertaken before any work would be warranted in the Ulomogo Lane area."

The gravel road pavement in Ulomogo Lane was "presently in good condition" and did not display "evidence of any significant damage caused by recent stormwater flows", the director reported.

"Previous road repair work in Ulomogo Lane has been undertaken as part of routine maintenance," Mr McLeod said.

"The laneway as constructed slopes away from Mr Piper's entrance gate and would not be expected to generate stormwater flows onto his private property during storm events.

"For these reasons council will not be undertaking any works in response to the complaint raised by Mr Piper via the Daily Liberal."

The director said all residents were encouraged to contact the council directly by either calling the customer service centre by phone or email, or using the Snap Send Solve mobile application.