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93 supplies were afforded to houses.
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 4,005 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 is somewhat inadequate. Work is nearing completion on the
construction of a Balancing Lake as part of improvements to the
Wantz surface water drainage area and it is anticipated that
further works of culverting the Wantz stream through built-up
areas will commence in the near future.
Proposals by the council's consulting Engineers for improvements
to the Foul Trunk Sewerage System have been accepted by the
council as necessary works in the near future.
(b) Sewage Disposal
The council's Riverside Sewage Works continues to operate
under considerable pressure due to the high overload with which it
is expected to deal. Despite the installation of „Simplex High
Intensity cones„ during1963, the final effluent is often far from
satisfactory due to the overload.
During 1964, however, a start was made on the first of the
civil engineering contracts associated with the major extensions
to Riverside Works to enable sewage from Dagenham, Hornchurch and
Romford to be treated at this one works. The scheme is due for
completion some time in 1968.
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