LOW SECTIONS IN CITY

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24959, 21 August 1946, Page 5

LOW SECTIONS IN CITY

drainage provisions

QUESTION OF REAR SUBDIVISIONS

. Christchurch Drainage Board at last ? venin S adopted the opinion of its works committee, that in low sections in the security area, where gravitation to the sewers could not be u - su itable pumping plant should be installed to deal with domestic sewage; and that the installation of SG mi sewers should not be permitted. There was a question of whether new nouses m the security area too low to connect with the sewer should not install a pump, specially in those cases where septic tanks were not suitable reported the committee. Suggestions of B sl ? g chemical closets had been made, but would not get over the problem of the sullage water. “Much land to-day is being cut up T ?r building sections, where it is impossible to drain the rear sections out to the side channel or other drain.” reported the works committee. “Of graver consequence, however, is a case where a permit has been granted to build on a rear section of a recent subdivision which is too low even to conf’ccf with the sewer. Fortunately the builder has inquired through his draindyer before going further than preparing the boxing for the foundations of the house. The Lands and Survey Department has been approached with the suggestion that the. surveyor for the subdivision should show the levels of rear sections, before approval is given, m those cases where the bqard is not consulted because there is no road (and therefore no sewer) required ”