[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield R.D.C.

  • Chesterfield (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SEWAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL The Engineer has furnished the following report:- Sewerage and Sewage Purification Works. (a) Works Completed Westwood Brook Sewerage and Sewage Purification Scheme— Stage I. A new sewage works has been constructed at Stonebroom together with all necessary trunk sewers to allow the abandon- ment of old sewage works at Pilsiey Meadows, Pilsiey Station, Pilsiey Green, Morton Village, Morton Church and Stone- broom. Connection of certain houses to main drainage for the first time has also been possible. The new works incorporates screw pumps for raising the flow for treatment to a higher level, circular mechanically scraped sedimentation, humus and storm tanks, biological filters and a mechanical sludge drying process to reduce the problems of outside drying in inclement weather. Southern Area Composting Scheme—Stage I A composting plant has been completed at Pilsiey to compost the household refuse and dried sewage sludge from a population of 50,000 persons in the southern part of the District. The plant is of Swiss manufacture housed in a steel and reinforced concrete building with asbestos cement cladding and maturing of the compost is on a concrete yard adjoining. Holmewood Surface Water Sewer—Stage I This stage of the sewer has been completed to prevent flooding at Wood Street, Holmewood and to cater for further development taking place in the drainage area. Killamarsh West Surface Water Sewer—Stage I I and Foul Sewers Main trunk sewers have been constructed to enable development to proceed in an extensive area of West Killa- marsh. Killamarsh Ashley Lane Sewer Extension A short sewer extension has been constructed to serve three new houses. (b) Contracts let New Higham Sewer Renewal A sewer is now under construction to replace the existing sewer which has been damaged by mining subsidence and to give diversion round houses now under construction.