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18.
SECTION D
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
Water Supplies
A hard, pure and constant piped water supply is provided by the
Metropolitan Water Board who regularly sample and test. The supply
has been satisfactory in both quality and quantity, and is not liable
to plumbo-solvent action.
No action was necessary in respect of contamination and the
whole of the dwelling houses in the Borough are supplied from public
water mains.
Rivers and Streams
Fifteen visits were made during the year in connection with the
pollution of water courses. Informal action secured the abatement
of minor instances of pollution,
Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
The Borough Engineer reports as follows:-
"Sewerage - with the exception of one area where surcharging
occurs in exceptionally wet weather the sewerage
of the district is satisfactory.
Sewage
Disposal - the present works are expected to become redundant
in about 1965 when all sewage from the Borough of
Chingford will be treated at the Edmonton Works of
the Middlesex County Council.
In the meantime during periods of drought or of heavy
rain the present works which are of only about half
the required capacity are unable to produce a first
class effluent, despite the fact that a substantial
amount of the dry weather flow is now being pumped
to the Edmonton Works.
It is essential because of the deteriorating
condition of the Works that nothing should be allowed
to delay the transfer of the sewage to the Edmonton
Works."