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The General Manager and Chief Engineer of the South Essex Waterworks Company
has furnished the following report:—
"Bacteriological and chemical examinations are made of the raw
river water, of the water in its various stages of treatment and of the
water going into supply and of both raw and chlorinated water from
the Company's wells.
Analyses are also made of samples obtained from consumers'
taps in the various parts of the Company's district and all proved to be
satisfactory.
Over 4,020 chemical, bacteriological and biological examinations
have been made during the year. In addition samples were examined
for radioactivity.
All water going into supply was wholesome."
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has supplied the following information:—
(a) Sewerage
The separate drainage systems of the Borough are functioning reasonably
well although the capacity of each at times of peak flow tends to be somewhat
inadequate. Design work is in hand to improve conditions in the Wantz
surface water drainage area. The Council's Consulting Engineers have completed
a comprehensive survey of the foul trunk sewers, and their report is now
awaited. Regular maintenance arrangements are in force using up-to-date
powered equipment and each year minor improvement schemes are carried out.
(b) Sewage Disposal
The Council's Riverside Sewage Works are operating under a considerable
overload and the quality of the effluent is, therefore, not as high as is desirable.
However, the extensive scheme for improvements and extensions that has been
under consideration for some years past has now reached a stage where final
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