Environment Agency—South West Region

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

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 88

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Schedule 10 of the Water Resources Act 1991, that the following applications have been made to the Environment Agency, South West Region. South West Water Services Ltd., have applied for consent to discharge from the proposed new treatment works (STW) at Brokenbury Quarry, Churston. The proposed scheme comprises the transfer of flows from the Torquay, Paignton and Brixham catchments to the new STW. The proposed new STW at Brokenbury Quarry will be a secondary treatment system that will provide preliminary, primary, secondary biological treatment with tertiary disinfection by Ultraviolet light before discharge to the exsiting Sharkham Point outfall which is to be extended. The treated sewage effluent discharge will replace the two existing crude sewage discharges at Hope’s Nose and Sharkham Point. The Ilsham Valley Pumping Station will be intercepting Torquay sewage and pumping it to the new STW at Brokenbury Quarry for treatment. Occassional discharges during storm or emergency conditions will be made through the existing Hope’s Nose outfall. Discharge will only occur during periods of heavy rainfall or unavoidable mechanical or electrical breakdown of the Pumping Station. Reference: 200976. Site Name: Brokenbury Quarry, Volume: 110,851 cubic metres per day, Receiving Water: English Channel, Outlet National Grid Reference: SX 9396 5457. Reference: 200977. Site Name: Ilsham Valley Pumping Station, Receiving Water: English Channel, Outlet National Grid Reference: SX 9494 6358. Details of the proposals are contained in the Register held by the Agency at its office in Exminster House, Miller Way, Exminster, Exeter EX6 8AS, and may be inspected, free of charge, from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive. Enquiries by telephone may be made from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive on 01392 444000 extension 2604. Any person who wishes to make representations or requires further details about the application should do so in writing to the Regional Quality Manager, Environment Agency, South West Region, Manley House, Kestrel Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon EX2 7LQ, quoting the above Ref. No., no later than 8th April 1999.