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WATER SUPPLY.
The area is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water
Board and the Colne Valley Water Company.
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
It was not found necessary to take any official action during
the year in connection with the pollution of streams.
I am indebted to Mr. A. O. Knight, the Borough Surveyor
and Engineer, for the following notes on Sewage Disposal,
Sewerage and Scavenging:—
SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
The works of the Middlesex County Council for dealing with
the sewage of Hendon and other districts in the Brent Valley
will be in operation early in 1936 and the treatment of sewage
locally will then cease.
MAIN SEWERAGE.
The only work carried out during the year consists of minor
extensions of the main drainage scheme to deal with new development.
The Corporation has authorised the construction of a
flood relief sewer in the Edgware area, which it is hoped to put
in hand at an early date.
SCAVENGING OF HIGHWAYS.
No alteration has been made in this service except necessary
extensions to deal with the increased mileage of roads.
REFUSE DISPOSAL.
The working of the refuse disposal plant has continued to be
satisfactory during the year.
The total quantity of refuse dealt with for the year 1935 was
30,479 tons.