There's a sewage works indicated on the AtoZ maps close to a house I'm considering buying.
But you can't see anything on Google Earth.
Who would you contact to find out what's there, or if something is planned?
2006-08-14 20:26:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
google the way things work, also wikipedia.
Dan.
2006-08-14 20:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) buy a larger scale map (Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale) which are detailed enough to see most things like sewage works.
2) check out the Environment Agency website: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/maps/
You can type in your postcode, and this brings up a whole load of environmental information, including the largers sewage works (although some of the small ones that service rural villages don't seem to be marked).
Unfortunately, Google Earth is unlikely to be of sufficient resolution, and the images are often out of date. Don't even think about Wikipedia!
3) Contact your local planning office (local council) for anything that's planned. The local planning officers are usually happy to oblige. If it's planned, it's not going to be already on the AtoZ map, so it sounds to me as if it's already up and running!
4) Conduct your own "field survey" i.e. take a walk around the area of the property and see what you find!
Lastly - sewage works vary enormously in size and environmental impact. You might not want to live next to some of the really huge ones (like in London), but small ones should be no problem. I can think of worse things to have next door (rubbish dumps, open-cast mines, power stations, busy roads, factories, airports, etc, etc) so it's all about perspective!
Note that it isn't necessarily true that the water supply company in any given area also operates the sewerage system.
2006-08-14 20:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by grpr1964 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write to Thames Water
2006-08-15 06:36:17 · answer #3 · answered by delboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either your local planning dept at the council or the local sewage dept
Honest
2006-08-14 20:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by Patchouli Pammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local water company is responsible for sewerage, so contact them. (Address/phone etc on their bill)
2006-08-14 20:56:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
from your regional water board
2006-08-15 19:02:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the city engineer's office maybe?
2006-08-14 20:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just follow your nose..
2006-08-14 20:34:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋