Waste disposal company, Cevons Waste Management is seeking environmental authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to operate a sewage treatment plant on the East Bank of Demerara.
This was revealed in an advertisement that was published in the June 25th edition of Stabroek News by the EPA.
The notice said that the company has submitted an application to the agency for authorisation to construct and operate a Wastewater/Sewage Treatment Plant at Tract ‘A’, Plantation Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara, obliquely opposite the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill, which will be keeping in line with the development goals of the country.
The EPA said that the Wastewater Treatment Plant will contain seven major components, including: a receiving chamber, screening chamber, grit removal chamber, skimming tank, sedimentation tank, clarifier active sludge tank and sludge drying beds.
The plant is expected to collect an estimated average volume of 16,000 gallons of sewage or wastewater per day from Georgetown and its immediate environs for the next 20 to 30 years.
As a result, in keeping with the Environmental Protection Act, Cap 20:05, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required before any decision to approve or reject the proposed project is taken, since the development may have significant impacts on the environment.
Members of the public are now invited, within 28 days of the notice, to make written submissions to the agency, setting out those questions and matters they require to be answered or considered in the EIA.
A summary of the project can also be viewed on the EPA’s website or uplifted at their Ganges Street, Sophia office, where comments should also be addressed to.
