NEW SEWAGE WORKS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29515, 17 May 1961, Page 14

NEW SEWAGE WORKS

Drlav With Contract

When it first appeared that the completion of the sewage treatment works would not be carried out in the time specified by the contract, it was decided to put the planinto operation in the first stage with primary treatment only, the construction committee reported to the Christchurch Drainage Board las’ evening. Now it was unlikely 'hat the primary treatment stage would be completed much earlier than the whole plant and the original idea had been abandoned In his report for April, the sewage treatment engineer (Mr D L. Steven) said there had been 40 to 50 men employed on the contract The labour position was still critical, and had w’orsened over the last month. Power Charge Mr Steven said that on the Municipal Electricity Department’s standard charges, the estimated cost of power would be approximately £5OO a month From the point of view of a power supplv authority, the load at the purification works had many advantages, as it was rein, tively constant and continuous for 24 hours, with no peaks likely to coincide with that of domestic and industrial consumers The board agreed to approach the ME D. to seek to negotiate a more acceptable rate.