Environment Agency—South West Region

WATER RESOURCES ACT 1991, SCHEDULE 10 (AS AMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO DISCHARGE

Notice is given, as required by Schedule 10 of the Water Resources Act 1991, that the following application has been made to the Environment Agency, South West Region. South West Water have applied for consent to discharge from a new sewage treatment works (STW) on land off Treloan Lane, Portscatho, Cornwall. Under an environmental improvement programme South West Water are proposing to build a new STW and two pumping stations to transfer the sewage to this STW. It is proposed that pumping station No 1 will have a storm and emergency overflow, whilst pumping station No 2 will have an emergency overflow. Emergency overflow operation only occurs as a result of mechanical or electrical failure and both pumping stations will be equipped with back-up pumping facilities. The proposed new STW will treat all flows arriving at the works through biological treatment. These proposals should result in an environmental improvement over the current situation, with the replacement of the two existing continuous crude sewage discharges with one biologically treated discharge.

Reference	Site name	Receiving water	Outlet NGR
302804	Portscatho STW: Biologically Treated Final Effluent	Coastal waters off Pencabe Drang.	SW 8798 3513
302805	Portscatho Pumping Station No 1: Storm and Emergency discharge	Coastal waters off Pencabe Drang.	SW 8798 3515
302806	Portscatho Pumping Station No 2: Emergency discharge	Coastal waters off Pencabe.	SW 8792 3529

Details of the application are contained in the register held by the agency in its office at Sir John Moore House, Victoria Square, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 1EB, and may be inspected, free of charge, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday inclusive. Enquiries by telephone may be made on 01392 442192. Any person who wishes to make representations or requires further details about the application should do so in writing to: Regional Water Quality Manager, Environment Agency South West Region, Manley House, Kestral Way, Exter EX2 7LQ, quoting the above reference numbers, not later than 2 May 2003.