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Main Drainage
Progress continued on the relief of flooding in the
Borough.
The following schemes were completed during the
year, viz:
(a) Vicarage Lane Soil and Surface Water
Sewer £300,000
(b) Roding Lane South Surface Water Sewer £3 , 963
(c) Grove Road, Roxy Avenue and
rose Avenue Surface Water Sewer £26,655
with resulting relief of flooding in these areas.
Considerable progress has been effected on the following
schemes which commenced during the year, viz:-
(a) Roding Valley Mid-Level Soil Sewer -
Stage 1 £99,787
(b) Ley Street/Horns Road Soil and
face Water Sewers £161,524
In addition to the above, works on the following
schemes have recently commenced:-
(a) High Road, Chadwe 11 Heath £48,779
(b) Hainauit - Trelawney Road Surface
Water Sewer - Stage 1 £200,500
RIVERS AND STREAMS
Flooding.- A number of cases of flooding due to surcharge
of sewers and watercourses in times of heavy rain
were reported.
Pollution of Streams.- There was no pollution of consequence
reported during the year.
(iv) COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE.The
Borough Engineer also kindly supplied the following
information:-