[Report 1930] / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire County Council
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Regarding the Chepstow Rural District Council’s scheme for Improving the supply of water for domestic purposes to Devauden and the adjoining dis- tricts. which was referred to in the report for the year 1929, this is now prac tically complete. Service pipes are now being laid from the new mains to the houses, and in several cases supplies to farms are now available. These dis- tricts are on a very high level and there has been a difficulty for a number of years in providing a suitable water supply. It is not yet known how far this scheme can be extended, but, if after a time it is found that there is sufficient water available, there can be no difficulty in extending the scheme to other small hamlets in the vicinity, such as Llanishen, where at present difficulty is experienced in providing suitable drinking water for the children attending the school. This would, of course, be a matter for arrangement between the Chepstow and Monmouth Rural District Councils. The scheme which was under consideration by the Pontypool Rural Dis- trict Council for improving the water supply in that portion of the district surrounding Croesyceilog has been put in hand. Mains have been laid and connections made to the houses and an adequate water supply provided which has now remedied the previous unsatisfactory position. The question of the water supply to part of the village of Govilon and the surrounding districts, in the Rural District of Abergavenny, which has been the subject of comment in the Reports for the past few years, is still under consideration. Schemes have at various times been prepared, and samples of water taken from the various sources and analysed at the County Public Health Laboratory.* An inquiry was held by the County Council at the Govilon School, which resulted in the County Council informing the Rural District Council that it was necessary to provide this area with a sufficient water supply for domestic and other purposes and that this could be obtained by putting into operation one of the schemes which had been placed before the members of the inquiry for consideration . So far nothing has been done, as no agree- ment has been reached upon which of the schemes shall be adopted. Fur- ther sources of supply have been investigated ,and samples taken and analysed, and it is understood that these are being considered by the District Council. It can be again recorded that the Rural District Councils are paying strict attention to the water supplies in their areas, and during the past few years much improvement has been made in the water supplies to dairy farms and cottages. Samples of water from local supplies are periodically taken for analysis, these in many Instances being collected by the County Sanitary Inspector and examined at the County Laboratory. Where the water supply from which a sample is taken is found to be unsatisfactory, th^ cause of pollution as reported by the County Pathologist is removed, and very often a valuable supply of water is obtained.
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