§ Mrs. Lena Jegerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools are not linked to main drainage; and what methods of sewage disposal are used in these cases.
§ Miss BaconThe information is not available. Regulation 58 of the Standards for School Premises Regulations, 1959, lays down the following requirements
Drainage and Sewage Disposal
(1) Where a system of public sewers and a constant water supply under pressure are available, water closets shall be provided in every school and in all boarding accommodation and the waste matter therefrom (hereinafter called after called "sewage"), together with the liquid waste from urinals, baths, showers, wash basins and sinks (hereinafter called 297W " drainage ") shall be conveyed into the public sewer by means of drains.
(2) Where a supply of water under pressure is available but no public sewers are available, water closets shall be provided and the sewage therefrom, together with the drainage, shall be discharged either into a cesspool or into a treatment plant comprising a settlement tank and either a filter or surface land irrigation.
(3) Where public sewers are available but no water supply under pressure is available, the drainage shall be discharged into the public sewer and earth or chemical closets shall be provided.
(4) Where neither public sewers nor a water supply under pressure are available, the drainage shall be discharged either into a cesspool or into a treatment plant comprising a settlement tank and either a filter or surface land irrigation, and earth or chemical closets shall be provided.