61 CLAY LANE ROCHDALE OL11 5RH - Oldham Chronicle

QuestionNumberQ 24Please include details of any departures authorised by the Secretary of Stateunder Part 6 of the 2000 Regulations from the provisions of Part 3 of thoseRegulations.AnswerThere are no such authorised departures for the water supply zone.InformativeAuthorised departures are not permitted if the extent of the departure from the standard islikely to constitute a potential danger to human health.For contact details please see Question 12.Q 25Please state the distance from the property to the nearest boundary of thenearest sewage treatment works.AnswerThe nearest Sewage Treatment Works is 1.36 miles (2.18km), East South East ofthe property. The name of the Sewage Treatment Works is ROCHDALE WWTW,and the owner is United Utilities.InformativeThe nearest sewage treatment works will not always be the sewage treatment works servingthe catchment within which the property is situated i.e. the property may not necessarily drainto this works.The Sewerage Undertaker's records were inspected to determine the nearest sewagetreatment works.It should be noted therefore that there may be a private sewage treatment works closer thanthe one detailed above that has not been identified. As a responsible utility operator, UnitedUtilities seeks to manage the impact of odour from operational sewage works on thesurrounding area. This is done in accordance with the "Code of Practice on Odour Nuisancefrom Sewage Treatment Works" issued via the Department of Environment, Food and RuralAffairs (DEFRA). This Code recognises that odour from sewage treatment works can have adetrimental impact on the quality of the local environment for those living close to works.However DEFRA also recognises that sewage treatment works provide important services tocommunities and are essential for maintaining standards in water quaility and protectingaquatic based environments. For more information visit www.unitedutilities.comReceived Date 17/06/2008 Response Date 19/06/200812 of 17 UU Ref: 506665