The Phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Happier diner said: http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=65532&headline=Manx Utilities to use Garwick for its sewage works§ionIs=news&searchyear=2022 Well until the locals complain about having a sewage works to treat their own sh#$. Then the planners will buckle again. And around we go. Three roundabouts, shedding money as they spin. Peel, laxey, baldrine? Anyone seen plans for this? Not much room down in Garwick that I can think of and the access is a bit of a nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, The Phantom said: Anyone seen plans for this? Not much room down in Garwick that I can think of and the access is a bit of a nightmare. The plan is for the new pumping main to go under the MER tracks from Laxey out to Garwick. It makes sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, 0bserver said: The plan is for the new pumping main to go under the MER tracks from Laxey out to Garwick. It makes sense. Ok, that bit does make sense. But where are they going to put it in Garwick? It's a pretty steep sided valley with little flat area apart from directly on the beach (raw sewage is pumped out there anyway). There is literally room for two parked cars down there and that's it. Unless they mean somewhere in Baldrine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 minute ago, The Phantom said: Ok, that bit does make sense. But where are they going to put it in Garwick? It's a pretty steep sided valley with little flat area apart from directly on the beach (raw sewage is pumped out there anyway). There is literally room for two parked cars down there and that's it. Unless they mean somewhere in Baldrine? I think we'll see it in the next few months. Perhaps with it being so isolated that is a good thing? It may reduce the number of objections to the scheme. It also sounds like they're leaving the option open to pump it elsewhere? There's also plenty of fields either side of the tram tracks so perhaps treat it up there and then pipe it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I am sure the good residents of Garwick/Baldrine will be delighted to receive Laxey's sh1t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Hmmm, I'll await seeing these plans with interest. Still seems like a lot of extra effort and cost, when there are two very obvious options in Laxey already. The footy pitch and the holiday lodges/waste ground at the harbour. At least the current outflow at Laxey is sensibly placed and doesn't end up with (too much) sewage on the beach. Unlike Peel which is genuinely foul. As I've noted elsewhere on the Forum, I play in the sea a fair amount. Never got sick in Laxey, but have done several times in Peel and I won't go in the water at the main beach there anymore. Edited January 27, 2022 by The Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadAsHell Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 28 minutes ago, The Phantom said: Ok, that bit does make sense. But where are they going to put it in Garwick? It's a pretty steep sided valley with little flat area apart from directly on the beach (raw sewage is pumped out there anyway). There is literally room for two parked cars down there and that's it. Unless they mean somewhere in Baldrine? Clay Head Road, fewer residents to complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I never really considered what the actual volume discharged would be. But this had me choking on my lunch! https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/millions-of-litres-of-sewage-pumped-into-island-waters-daily/ 2.9 million litres at Peel, and between 1.5 & 4 million litres is pumped into Laxey Bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, The Phantom said: I never really considered what the actual volume discharged would be. But this had me choking on my lunch! https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/millions-of-litres-of-sewage-pumped-into-island-waters-daily/ 2.9 million litres at Peel, and between 1.5 & 4 million litres is pumped into Laxey Bay. Crap reporting 1) A litre is a small unit. It like saying my drive to work is a hundred thousand millimetres per day. 2) It gravitates into Laxey Bay if I remember correctly. Is there a pump station? Whats the story anyway. We know all this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Crap reporting 1) A litre is a small unit. It like saying my drive to work is a hundred thousand millimetres per day. 2) It gravitates into Laxey Bay if I remember correctly. Is there a pump station? Whats the story anyway. We know all this Yes, it's literally crap reporting. A litre is indeed small, but it's relatable metric. You could guess fairly accurately how many litres in a sink or a toilet flush etc. If it was decalitres or cubic km or something, you'd have a point. Yes we're aware that raw sewage is pumped into Peel & Laxey, but it's the sheer volume that blew me away. Edited February 7, 2022 by The Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Could have described it in acre feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 For context an Olympic sized swimming pool holds around 2.5 million litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubbiali Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, finlo said: For context an Olympic sized swimming pool holds around 2.5 million litres. Thanks finlo. So that means something in excess of 2 Olympic size swimming pools per day. Blows me away too Phantom. Good old IRIS, how much did that lot cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happier diner said: Crap reporting 1) A litre is a small unit. It like saying my drive to work is a hundred thousand millimetres per day. 2) It gravitates into Laxey Bay if I remember correctly. Is there a pump station? Whats the story anyway. We know all this Rubbish, A litre is not a small unit, its weighs a kilo so every 1,000 litres is 1 Metric tonne of sewage. That is a lot of sh1t. Whichever way you want to polish it................. ETA Laxey shit flows by gravity to the harbour area and is then held in a tank until high tide, then released. Peel - I dont know, other than the bay and surrounding areas should have a very large Health Warning attached due to the shit and heavy metals. Edited February 7, 2022 by Boris Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Boris Johnson said: Rubbish, A litre is not a small unit, its weighs a kilo so every 1,000 litres is 1 Metric tonne of sewage. That is a lot of sh1t. Whichever way you want to polish it................. ETA Laxey shit flows by gravity to the harbour area and is then held in a tank until high tide, then released. Peel - I dont know, other than the bay and surrounding areas should have a very large Health Warning attached due to the shit and heavy metals. The point was there was no point. Everything that gets flushed down ends up in the sea. It always will. It sounds a lot but then there are a lot of properties. Peel is all pumped to sea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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