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DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE
Worcester Park Sewage Disposal Works. The work Oil Stage II
of the Reconstruction Scheme has proceeded during the year and it
is anticipated that the new Sludge Digestion tank will be in
operation by Autumn, 1958.
Design of succeeding Stages in the Reconstruction Scheme is
proceeding.
The effluent being discharged to the Beverley Brook con times
to be of good quality.
Sutton Sewage Disposal Works. These Works continue to
discharge a good quality effluent to the Pylbrook.
Flooding. The Borough Council have completed the new surface
water sewer in Hamilton Avenue and Trafalgar Avenue and the
Surrey County Council are proceeding with work of improvements
to the Pylbrook at the rear of the properties in Hamilton Avenue.
Design of the new surface water sewer in Matlock Crescent
has been completed and work is to commence on the contract in
February, 1958.
The design of a relief surface water sewer for the lower
portion of the High Street has been completed and financial
authority is being sought.
Refuse Collection and Scavenging. The collection and
disposal of house re fuse and salvage, together with the scavenging
of public highways is carried out under the supervision of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor. The work has been executed in a
satisfactory manner.
Rivers and Streams. Subject to the remarks regarding the
Pylbrook under "Flooding" above, the streams within the Borough
have been maintained in a satisfactory condition.
Closet Accommodation. There are four premises with cesspools
in use.
Only two pall closets and two chemical closets are in use.
In the past twenty nine years, one hundred and sixty one
premises, originally with cesspool drainage, have been connected
to sewers.
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