Control of Pollution

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

CONTROL OF POLLUTION ACT 1974, SECTION 36(1)(A)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CONSENT IN PURSUANCE OF SECTION 34

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 36(1)(a) of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (As Amended), that applications have been made to SEPA by Scottish Water for consent to discharge the following:-

WPC/N/73096

Settled and screened sewage effluent consisting of all flows in excess of the pass forward flow of 8 litres per second up to a maximum flow of 15 litres per second from a combined sewer overflow and emergency overflow serving a sewage pumping station at Port Wemyss Pumping Station, Opposite 33 Bayview Street, Port Wemyss, Isle of Islay to the Channel between Islay and Orsay at NGR NR 1686 5156.

WPC/N/73101

Up to a maximum of 812.16m3 per day of septic tank treated sewage effluent, and settled and screened sewage effluent consisting of all flows in excess of the pass forward flow of 9.4 litres per second up to a maximum flow of 70 litres per second from a combined sewer overflow and emergency overflow from Port Wemyss/Portnahaven Wastewater Treatment Works, Off Crown Street, South East of Portnahaven, Isle of Islay to the Channel between Islay and Orsay at NGR NR 1661 5172.

The following points should be noted with respect to each application:-

1.  The sewerage system will be designed to ensure that a discharge of sewage effluent from any emergency overflow will occur only in the event of an electrical power failure, rising main failure or blockage of the downstream sewer.

2.  The sewerage system will be designed to limit the occurrence of a discharge of storm sewage effluent from any combined sewer overflow to storm events and only after the storage capacity provided in the sewerage system has been exhausted.

Any person who wishes to make representations about these applications should do so in writing to the Senior Registry Officer, SEPA, Graesser House, Fodderty Way, Dingwall IV15 9XB not later than 8 November 2005 quoting reference number WPC/N/73096 or WPC/N/73101.

Copies of the applications may be inspected free of charge at the above address, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm Monday to Friday (except local and national holidays), by prior arrangement at the SEPA Lochgilphead office, 2 Smithy Lane, Lochgilphead PA31 8TA (tel 01546 602876) or at Portnahaven Post Office, 23 Shore Street, Portnahaven, Isle of Islay PA47 7SH.

Director of Environmental Protection and Improvement