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(a) Seven Kings Water — Stage II £390,150
(b) Eastern Avenue / Aldborough Road to Seven Kings -
Water — Surface Water Sewer £56,750
(c) Cranbrook Stage III to Clayhall Avenue -
Surface Water Sewer — Completion £56,500
(d) Barley Lane/Langham Drive — Surface Water Sewer £46,100
(e) Barley Lane to New Schools —
Surface Water Sewer — Extension to Primrose Avenue £45,900
(f) Green Lane/Goodmayes Lare/Trenance Gardens —
Surface Water S ewer £58,400
(g) Green Lane/Hazeldene Road-
Surface Water Sewer £45,150
(h) Wynn Valley Storm Relief Sewer £927,000
Schemes (c) and (h) are with the Ministry of Housing and
Local Government awaiting approval.
In addition to the above schemes work commenced, during February
1969, on the Tomswood Hill/Forest Road - Soil and Surface Water
Sewers Scheme - £297,550.
On the 1st April 1969 the Greater London Council took over the
Eastern and Southern Sewage Works, the result being that the new trunk
sewer project from the Eastern Sewage Works to a London Borough of
Newham Pumping Station will be carried out by the Greater London
Council.
The London Boroughs of Redbridge and Barking jointly vested main
sewers were taken over by the Greater London Council on the 1st April
1969.
Rivers and Streams:
No floodings have occurred,but spasmodic oil pollutions have; some
of the sources have been discovered and remedied.
Rainfall:
Total rainfall for the year 1968 as recorded by the Snowden Gauge
in Valentines Park was 29.40 inches with the greatest fall in any 24
hours of 3.00 on the 31st July.
Cleansing of
Public Sewers
Drains
The year showed a considerable increase in the number of requests
for the cleansing and unblocking of choked sewers and drains which
were dealt with by the three manual staff of the Department appointed
for this purpose.