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is
to
no requirement in the Ordinance for existing dischargers
connect up to a sewer when one is newly provided and the
processing of notices and licence applications under the
Ordinance is ti me-consuming for EPD staff, there by redu cing
the manpower available for inspection and enforcement.
THE WAY FORWARD :
SEWERAGE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
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When the
EP D was
sew age
depart ment
took
a
responsible for the
the
fundamental improvements
established in 1986, it be ca me
programme. At an early stage
number of steps to achieve
in the sew erage infrastructure.
The first was to initiate a series of studies reviewing the
adequacy of the sew erage in selected sew age catchment areas
and, based on the results of the review, to proceed to the
preparation of Sew erage Master Plans (SMP) for these areas
and the planning of any new sewer construction works that
are needed to rectify the problems. The aim of an SMP is
to get the sewage
and industrial effluents into the foul
system, rather than the storm-water drains, and to
ensure that the fou l s ewers are large enough to receive
these wastewaters.
sew erage
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the
Study, was
The
The next step is to decide how best to dispose of
wastewaters that are collected by the sewerage system,
in a cost-effective and environmentally satisfactory way.
Accordingly, a further ma jor study, the Sewage Strategy
initiated by the EP D in early 1987.
objective of the Sewage Strategy Study is to review and
recommend water qulity objectives for the coastal waters of
Hong Kong, and to develop options to treat and dispose of
the sew age from existing developments and those planned for
the next decade under the SMP's. The possible options are
CON DENTAL