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REFUSE AND SALVAGE
(a) Refuse Collection and Disposal
The collection and disposal of refuse continued normally throughout
the year. No special problems arose in connection with transportation
and disposal at the South Ockendon tip.
(b) Salvage
Collection and sale of textiles and paper salvage continued and baling
proved successful, but towards the middle of the year the market for
waste paper deteriorated and at the end of the year only a very slight
improvement had occurred and conditions were unpredictable.
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
General
Arrangements for sewerage and sewage disposal in the borough
continue to be reasonably adequate although at times there is some
flooding at various places as the result of sewers surcharging in heavy
storms and the modernisation of Southern Sewage Works has not yet
been completed. These matters are referred to below.
Sewerage
The firm of consulting engineers employed by the Council for main
drainage and flood relief continued with the detailed preparation of
schemes I (Tavistock Road Area), II (South Woodford Station area) and
III (George Lane and Gates Corner), and were due to present the
proposals to the Council early in 1963. The estimated cost of these
two schemes is £570,000. The total cost of all the schemes will be
about £1¼ million.
Sewage Works
(a) Eastern
1962 saw the completion of the second and final stage of the reconstruction
and improvement scheme at Eastern Sewage Works. The
main items of work undertaken in the second stage were the provision
of micro-straining equipment which reduces the amount of suspended
solids in the final effluent, the provision of comminutors and detritors
and the renewal of media in the rectangular filter beds. The effect of
the scheme became apparent late in 1962 when a much improved
standard of effluent was obtained.
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