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, that the following applications for consent to discharge have been made to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency by Scottish Water:

Ref. No, WPC/W/71915 - Waste Water Treatment Works, Achnaba, by Lochgilphead

Treated sewage effluent up to a maximum discharge volume of 16.56 cubic metres per day to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NR 9059 8600 from a septic tank serving 46 persons at Achnaba, by Lochgilphead.

Ref. No, WPC/W/71923 - Waste Water Treatment Works, Lochgair, by Lochgilphead

a)	Treated sewage effluent up to a maximum discharge volume of 32.4 cubic metres per day to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NR 9311 8978 from a proposed septic tank serving 90 persons at Lochgair, by Lochgilphead.
b)	Screened sewage effluent consisting of all flows in excess of the pass forward flow of 0.68 litres per second up to a maximum flow of 6 litres per second, to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NR 9311 8978 from a storm overflow at a proposed pumping station, Lochgair, by Lochgilphead.
c)	Screened sewage effluent consisting of all flows in excess of the overflow rate of 6 litres per second up to a maximum flow of 16.4 litres per second, to Loch Gair at National Grid Reference NR 9257 9059 from a storm overflow at a proposed wastewater treatment works, Lochgair, by Lochgilphead.
d)	Screened sewage effluent up to a maximum flow of 16.4 litres per second, to Loch Gair at National Grid Reference NR 9257 9059 from an emergency overflow at a proposed wastewater treatment works, Lochgair, by Lochgilphead.

The following points should be noted:

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 any of the applications should do so in writing to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, SEPA West, 5 Redwood Crescent. Peel Park, East Kilbride, G74 5PP, not later than 18th January 2005, quoting the reference number.

Copies of the applications may be inspected free of charge at the above offices of SEPA and by prior arrangement with the SEPA Argyll Office at 2 Smithy Lane, Lochgilphead (Tel No 01546 602876).

Director of Environmental Protection and Improvement