Sewage treatment
Sir, —How do such large cities as New York, London and Tokyo manage? . Could we not discharge sewage through a long pipeline into the sea? If afraid of pollution, perhaps a line to Birdling’s Flat might be feasible? Do the cities mentioned not get rid of sewage in this way?—Yours, etc., PRO BONO PUBLICO.
June 11, 1973. [Mr D. L. Steven, of Steven and Fitzmaurice, consulting civil and sanitary engineers, replies: “Sewage from London is discharged after treatment to the Thames and an improvement in the degree of treatment in recent years has led to the return of fish to the upper reaches of the river. Sewage is similarly treated in New York with discharge to the Hudson River and adjacent tidal waters. Disposal by way of a sea outfall is certainly feasible in the Christchurch area although as far as Birdling’s Flat is concerned there is a limit to the distance sewage can be conveyed without prior treatment. Technology in this field has advanced to the stage where there is little that is not practical. It all depends on how much we as citizens are prepared to pay.”]
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33254, 18 June 1973, Page 12
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