AS business and shops continued with the clean-up operation this week, local authorities were quick to respond to criticism.
Commenting on the subsidence of a culvert in the back garden of a house in St Christopher's Road, a spokesman for Waverley Borough council said that "while it had every sympathy with householders and will try to help the situation, we are aware that the culvert concerned is privately owned and that householders may have their own insurance policies in place to cover the damage caused.
"We are currently taking emergency action to stabilise the situation so that a thorough investigation can take place," said the spokesman.
Waverley said it would be contacting householders who appear to be immediately affected so they can consider the position and contact their insurers.
A spokesman for Surrey County Council answered criticisms concerning a lack of maintenance of drains in the area.
"No drainage system could cope with the freak downpour experienced due to the sheer quantity of rain of a short amount of time.
"The whole storm system comprising ditches, streams as well as highway drains and gutters, would need to be developed to significantly increase capacity at a huge cost and with an element of desecration to the town," said a spokesman.
Referrring to problems in the Camelsdale area, a spokesman for West Sussex County Council said that all drains in the county were have cleaned annually.
But he said: "A lot of gravel and debris had washed down from Marley Common, blocking drains at the time."
The spokesman said that the district council would be cleaning and sweeping up and clearing gulleys as soon as possible following the storm.
He also said that they would be taking another look at the area to see if any changes to the present system need to be made.
Sewers were also put under pressure during the freak storm and a spokesman from Thames Water said there were several incidents in Haslemere, including Lion Lane and Tanners Lane, where areas contaminated by sewage had been disinfected and made safe.