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 application for consent to discharge has been made to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency by Scottish Water in relation to the current upgrading of the existing sewerage network at Campbeltown;

Ref. No. WPC/W/72090 - Sewage Pumping Station, Quarry Green, Campbeltown

a)	Screened sewage effluent consisting of all flows in excess of the pass forward flow of 75 litres per second up to a maximum flow of 800 litres per second, to Kildalloig Bay, Kilbrannan Sound at National Grid Reference NR 7616 1942 from a storm overflow at a proposed sewage pumping station at Quarry Green, Campbeltown.
b)	Screened sewage effluent up to a maximum flow of 800 litres per second, to Campbeltown Loch at National Grid Reference NR 7249 2027 from an emergency overflow at a proposed sewage pumping station at Quarry Green, Campbeltown.

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 the application 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.

A copy of the application 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). A copy will also be available at Campbeltown Post Office.

Director of Environmental Protection and Improvement