Water level in tip up

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33987, 30 October 1975, Page 18

Water level in tip up

The ground water level at the Carrs Road rubbish tip had risen much higher than previously, and was still rising, the County Engineer (Mr J. D. Annan) told a meeting of the finance committee of the Paparua County Council last evening. “This concerns me greatly J but efforts are being made to reduce the deleterious effect of our dumping wherever possible and by whatever means are at our disposal.” he said. The committee was told that Messrs Morgan and, Pollard, owners of property, adjoining the pit, had written to express concern! about what was happening at the pit. Thev asked the council to, landscape the surroundings, to take positive steps to improve its rubbish disposal system, and to survey other' shingle pits to see how they could best be used. Cr E. C. Britnell said that the council had been refused the use of Catchment Board land at Ryans Road. What was in prospect? he asked. Cr A. Y. Shuker said that: bagged rubbish could, pos-! sibly, be dumped at Smart's, pit in Waterloo Road. ••CNREASOSABIf" Mr Annan said that the Carrs Road pit would last another year, perhaps. To go to another old shingle pit would be unreasonable because of the high water table. The answer lay in a joint I councils’ refuse disposal | system. | Waterloo Road residents, would be very upset if use , of that pit were resumed j, The council could use the least wet of the shingle pits. | Mr Annan was asked to, report on the possibilities. | Better.—There had been a tremendous improvement in dust control at Kempthome. Prosser’s fertiliser plant, said the chief health inspector (Mr G. W. L. Fairhalb. Good , work had been done in reducing smell at the byeproducts works Building.— Building permits 1 Issued in the last month 1

totalled 127. valued at $1,644,887. Fire ban.—The council was recommended to ban the lighting of fires in the open from December 1 to February 28, 1976. Thermettes would be banned, but backyard barbecues and hangis allowed.