SEWAGE SMELLS

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31936, 13 March 1969, Page 14

SEWAGE SMELLS

Aranui Group’s Appeal

A direct appeal to the Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) through the member of Parliament for Avon (Mr J. Mathison) asking that a Royal Commission be set up to consider air pollution, was proposed by the Aranui Clean Air Group at a meeting recently. I “If new industries are to be set up in the area, and connected to the sewage treatment works, it seems the additional loads on the works will create more odours,” said the group’s publicity officer (Mr P. V. Neary).

“Thousands of people may be moved into the proposed housing developments at Bromley, and they may be plagued by an odour problem for generations,” he said.

Another course was to obtain an injunction to prevent the Drainage Board connecting any more sewage flow to the works, and to prevent the State Advances Corporation lending any money for homes in the area, said Mr Neary. “Unfortunately, there seems to be a general lack of confidence in the proposed alterations to reduce the level of odour,” said Mr Neary. “The residents think that the plant is overloaded in some way and that for some reason most of the odours are emitted at night.” The group will also consider taking an opinion poll on whether a new area should be designated a smokeless zone from the start.