XN000022-1976-09-17 — Page 5

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1976

+THE NEW SYSTEM WILL ERASE UNNECESSARY LOSS OF TIME AND THUS CUT THE TIME REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING AND APPROVING PLANS,+ HE SAID.

MR. STEAN SAID THAT WHERE COMMENTS WERE OF SUCH A MINOR NATURE THAT ONLY SIMPLE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANS WERE NECESSARY THE APPLICANT WOULD BE INVITED TO MAKE THESE AMENDMENTS SO AS TO ALLOW THE PLANS TO BE APPROVED ON FIRST SUBMISSION.

+WHERE PLANS ARE RESUBMITTED, PROVIDING THE PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY REPLANNED, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE WILL UNDERTAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CLEARING OUTSTANDING POINTS AND COMPLETING ALL PROCESSING WITH A VIEW TO ISSUING AN APPROVAL WITHIN THE FURTHER STATUTORY 30 DAYS, HE SAID.

MR. STEAN SAID THE NEW SCHEME MARKED AN IMPORTANT STEP IN SIMPLIFYING THE BUILDING CONTROL PROCESS AND COINCIDED WITH A MARKED UPSWING IN THE PRIVATE BUILDING INDUSTRY.

IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, HE SAID, THE NUMBER OF BUILDING PLANS SUBMITTED FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT HAD RISEN BY 42 PER CENT OVER THE FIRST HALF OF 1975 AND THERE WAS EVERY INDICATION THAT THE FIGURE WOULD INCREASE FURTHER.

SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT FOR ABERDEEN *****

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ABERDEEN SEWAGE SCREENING PLANT IS EXPECTED TO START THIS NOVEMBER.

THE PROJECT, WHICH FORMS PART OF A MAJOR SEWERAGE SCHEME FOR THE ABERDEEN SEWERAGE DISTRICT, INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, A STATION CONTROL ROOM AND VARIOUS FACILITIES FOR THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE.

ON COMPLETION, THE SEWAGE WILL BE ADEQUATELY TREATED BEFORE IT IS DISCHARGED THROUGH A SUBMARINE OUTFALL INTO THE SEA FOR DILUTION AND DISPERSION.

THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL TAKE 20 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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