New measures may provide answers to sewage smells
Thursday, 15th February 2001.
THE long-running problem with smells coming from Haverhill's sewage treatment plant is improving.
No complaints have been received about smells in the last three months, according to Anglian Water.
Dennis Doman, the company's service delivery manager, said he believed they had reached a zero tolerance rate with customers in the town last year over the long standing odour problem.
However, he thought new measures taken had largely overcome the problem and more investment would ensure the odours would not start up again.
In 1998 Anglian Water spent £1.39 million on a bio-filter system and other measures, but Mr Doman admitted they had not solved the problem.
Mr Doman said further measures had been taken and more investment was planed for an upstream odour control system, permanent covers to replace temporary measures and strciter procedures to overcome the problem.
They were also introducing an odour managment plan specifically for Haverhill.
"We cannot promise we will never have an odour from our works, but we will work very hard to avoid it," Mr Doman said.
Mike Dawson, of St Edmundsbury Borough Council's environmental health department, said they had received no complaints but it was necessary to monitor the situation.
"It is absolutely critical that if people have problems with smells from the works that they let us know. So far it would appear the situation is good but if there are problems we want to know," Mr Dawson said.
No complaints have been received about smells in the last three months, according to Anglian Water.
Dennis Doman, the company's service delivery manager, said he believed they had reached a zero tolerance rate with customers in the town last year over the long standing odour problem.
However, he thought new measures taken had largely overcome the problem and more investment would ensure the odours would not start up again.
In 1998 Anglian Water spent £1.39 million on a bio-filter system and other measures, but Mr Doman admitted they had not solved the problem.
Mr Doman said further measures had been taken and more investment was planed for an upstream odour control system, permanent covers to replace temporary measures and strciter procedures to overcome the problem.
They were also introducing an odour managment plan specifically for Haverhill.
"We cannot promise we will never have an odour from our works, but we will work very hard to avoid it," Mr Doman said.
Mike Dawson, of St Edmundsbury Borough Council's environmental health department, said they had received no complaints but it was necessary to monitor the situation.
"It is absolutely critical that if people have problems with smells from the works that they let us know. So far it would appear the situation is good but if there are problems we want to know," Mr Dawson said.
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