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The completion of improvements at both Works is expected to
result in a higher standard of purity in the effluent to be discharged
to the River Roding.
As regards sewerage, the Council is faced not only with the
increasing foul flows from the new development and flooding but also with
some ageing and unsatisfactory sewers which contribute to the flooding
difficulties as referred to below. Present proposals envisage new
sewerage in both the north and south parts of Loughton and in Buckhurst
Hill. A small area of Buckhurst Hill drains into the sewers of Wanstead
and Woodford, thence via Chingford and to the East Middlesex Scheme. Most
of the Hainault Estate drains to the sewers of Dagenham District and the
Works of that Authority, using sewers in Ilford en route.
There are four outlying pumping stations lighting the flow
from low lying areas up to the main gravity sewers. The four stations
include the new one at Roding Road and the newly enlarged one at Bradwell
Road.
Generally, there is a separate system of drainage in the District
except in the older parts where combined sewers still exist. These
combined sewers have caused flooding at various points in the District
and schemes are to be prepared for new surface water sewers to rem???e part
of the flow from the combined sewers and the Sewage Works.
5. SANITARY ACCOMODATION AND CESSPOOLS
There are 76 dwellings in the area with sanitary accommodation
not connected to the main drainage system. These vary from septic tank
systems in large houses, cesspools, chemical closets and earth closets.
The chemical closets are mainly used in connection with caravan sites and
the earth closets are usually of temporary use only at building sites.
The camping ground at Chigwell has been connected to the main drainage
system during the year.
6. PUBLIC CLEANSING.
Domestic refuse is being collected once weekly throughout the
District by the Council's vehicles and labour. A fleet of seven compressing
type refuse collection vehicles is constantly employed, supplemented by
further vehicles for special collections, including a service of removing
bulky articles (e.g. mattresses, bedsteads etc.) on request from householders.
This free service cannot be stressed too much as it is provided to
combat the other alternative of tipping old mattresses, etc. into ditches
or on to forest land.
Trade refuse also is collected, a charge related to actual cost
being made only for refuse, the character of which is clearly not domestic.
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