[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    28* SEWERAGE Extensions to Public Soil and Surface Water Sewers in 1970 ■■WBhwwwwmwd—bmbmm—b—n*i u imwMaiKiwMiwaBitMMtwtJMBtMiiii i ■ aiwniicirMBMir»im«n>ieni.ww»iwiiniMWi H ■CT«i'rs»i*w.*atvatmi*«g>M»^r.-wMawtuotai-ncxvMinrau* Location Foul Sewer (metres) Surface Wafer Sewer (metres) Charlton Street 106 — Chilling!on Street 129 - Dover Street 212 CD James Street 200 Granville Road 50 200 Weavering Street 700 - Well Road 174 - Wheeler Street GQ 130 Willington Street - 100 In addition to the extensions and renewals listed in the above table the contract for the Upper Fant Relief Sewer is continuing* and the length between Hackney Road and Prospect Place* excluding Roseholme was completed during 1970* Sewage Disposal Works - Aylesford The Minister * s decision was made known in 1970 which refused the Maidstone Corporation’s application to proceed with further filter units on land to the south-east of the Works* The Council resolved to proceed with a further application embodying activated sludge plant in the Works and on land to the south-west of the Works* The Sludge Conditioning and Plate Pressing Plant was commissioned in 1970 and the results produced so far are very encouraging* The amount of liquid sludge tankered from the Works has significantly diminished to a negligible amount* A Royal Commission Standard for effluent has been maintained* Allington Extensions at Allington have been delayed by questions raised by the Ministry’s Inspector in connection with an informal Local Inquiry concern¬ ing the River Authority’s requirements for the discharge of storm flows to the river* Authority was* however* obtained to proceed with the site investig*ation works and it is hoped that a start will now be made towards the end of 1971 on the major extensions*