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unable to deal adequately with the flow of sewage and trade
effluent. Many complaints have been received from local residents
of the foul smell arising from the sludge drying areas and, the
then Romford and Hornchurch Joint Sewerage Committee after
discussions with the London County Council arranged for all the
liquid sewage sludge which has formally been disposed of on the
land at Bretons Farm to be carried by road tanker to the Northern
Outfall Works of the L.C.C. for final disposal at sea.
The first load was despatched in February 1965 and apart
from a period of about a week in September 1965 when as the
result of the sinking of a sludge vessel in the Thames Estuary
deliveries had to be stopped, the whole of the output of sludge
has been disposed of by this method.
The quantity disposed of each day averages approximately
66,000 gallons or 17,000,000 gallons per year.
On the recommendation of the Engineer and Manager of the
Sewage Purification Department, the Highways Committee agreed
that the liquid sludge from the Bury Farm Sewage Works should
also be removed by road tanker and since April 1966 the whole
of the output from this works has been disposed of by this
method.
The quantity removed averages approximately 5,500 gallons
per day or 1,200,000 gallons per year.
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The disposal of sludge by removal has reduced the smell from
these works to minimal proportions.
Foul Sewers
The following works have been completed: —
Riversdale Road diversion (9" dia.) Approx. 112 yds
Wingletye Lane/Wych Elm Park relief
diversion (9" dia.) " 70 yds
Additional manholes for access to old
sewers (23 No.) Lambs Lane
extension (6" dia.) " 115 yds
N.B. The first two schemes alleviate overflowing of sewage
through home drains in times of storm, the extra manholes
facilitate sewer maintenance and rodent control and the
last scheme eliminated cesspool(s)
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