Environment Agency

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

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 88

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Schedule 10 of the above Act that an application has been made to the Environment Agency by Severn Trent Water Limited for consent to discharge secondary treated sewage effluent, storm sewage and sewage in an emergency to the River Severn, at National Grid Reference SO 6911 0604 from Blakeney sewage treatment works. The application is for six effluents which will all be discharged from the same outfall.
The sewage works will consist of a low level pumping station followed by screens, grit removal, a high level pumping station, two primary settlement tanks, an activated sludge treatment plant and final settlement tanks. The Company have applied to discharge:
Storm sewage in excess of 340 litres per second and sewage in an emergency from the low level pumping station;
Storm sewage in excess of 148 litres per second and sewage in an emergency from the high level pumping station;
Storm sewage in excess of 87.3 litres per second after the primary tanks;
Treated sewage up to 3,753 cubic metres per day under dry weather flow conditions.
The sewage works will replace the existing Blakeney and Littledan sewage works. Littledan sewage works will be closed when the works at Blakeney are completed.
Any person who wishes to make representations about the application should do so in writing to the Team Leader, Water Quality Consents, at the Agency’s offices at Riversmeet House, Newtown Industrial Estate, Northway Lane, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 8JG, during the period 30th July to 10th September 1999 quoting Ref. WAV/LS/61023 A-F.
A copy of the application may be inspected, free of charge, during normal office hours at the Agency’s offices at the above address and at Olton Court, 10 Warwick Road, Olton, Solihull, West Midlands B92 7HX.
K. Riglar, on behalf of the Environment Agency 30th July 1999.