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"Joint efforts have been made by the staff of Water Supplies Department, Drainage Services Department and Territory Development Department to avoid the recurrence of floodings of the pumping station and treatment works in the last two years," he said.
The major improvement works undertaken include:
of the site;
raising of the side walls of the open drainage channels in the vicinity
installation of flood alarms for the open channels;
* building of raised concrete kerbs and flood gates around the perimeter of the pumping station and treatment works;
low levels;
and
sealing or relocation to higher levels the openings of all buildings at
erection of flood gates and stop logs at the entrances of all buildings;
installation of large capacity sump pumps in the basements of the pumping station and the main building of the treatment works.
Apart from the completion of these works, Mr Watt noted that a number of measures have also been devised to safeguard the normal operation of the pumping station and treatment works in providing water supply to Tuen Mun residents.
"Whenever the No.3 typhoon signal or the red or black rainstorm warning is hoisted, a special standby team will be posted to the pumping station and treatment works to monitor the run-off conditions of the area and to enforce the predetermined emergency procedures.
"Coordinations between departments concerned have also been stepped up to deal with emergency situations arising from heavy rainfall," he said.
End/Thursday, April 20, 1995