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, that the following application for consent to discharge has been made to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency by Scottish Water:-

Ref No: WPC/W/31201

Waste Water Treatment Works, Strachur

a)  Treated sewage effluent up to a maximum discharge volume of 98.6 cubic metres per day to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NN 086 015 from a proposed septic tank serving 408 persons at Strachur.

b)  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 63 litres per second, to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NN 086 015 from a storm overflow at a proposed waste water treatment works at Strachur.

c)  Screened sewage effluent up to a maximum flow of 63 litres per second, to Loch Fyne at National Grid Reference NN 086 015 from an emergency overflow at a proposed waste water treatment works at Strachur.

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 this application should do so in writing to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, 5 Redwood Crescent, Peel Park, East Kilbride G74 5PP, not later than 15 March 2005, quoting the reference number WPC/W/31201.

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 Strachur Post Office.

Director of Environmental Regulation & Improvement