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Golbirn Gives Lead
SEWERAGE FARM
PROJECT
Effluent Disposal
UNDERTAKING LAUNCHED
BY MR. PERKINS
When Mr. J. A. Perkins, Member for Eden-Monaro,
turned on a switch at the Goulburn City Council's No. 1
farm at the sewerage treatment and effluent disposal works
yesterday afternoon he set two motors in operation where
by nearly 80,000 gallons of water can be pumped hourly
over the 27 acres at No. 1 farm near Kenmore, and the
182 acres of No. 2 farm at Murray's Flats.
The occasion was the officl al opening of the Improved sewer.
age treatment and disposal works scheme undertaken by the
City Council in July of last yea r and now practically complete,
and in response to invitations is sued by the council, a large
gathering was present from a nu mber of surrounding shires and
municipalities, including Yass, Gunning, Mulwaree, Nattal, Talla
ganda, Wingecarribee and Yarrowlumla.
Amonlg those l'reRelnt were Mr. T.
B. Nichol, who depllutied for tile
ipresident of the Metropolittal Water
and Sewr age Board: Mr. 1'. I'. Ta'y
lor, of the State Soil Erosion Service;
Melors. Robert Scott (contractor);
P. It. D. Hollis, president Goulburn
Rletailers' Association; E. Cooper,
president 'of the Chamnber of Conl
mlerce; Lee Manfred, secretary: .j.
1]. FraIser, solicitor, and Colonelc T.
Rutledge.
NEW FEATURES
The lllundertaolllg, which elmbraces
several entirely new features, is one
of thle nmost inmoderl and extensive
in tile State andll, llfter viewing its
operation anll value as nilll rrigatllon
schemIe on No. 1 faLe? yesterday,
vihllors were greatly lllll'mressedI 1111(1
I dolulbt the venturllle will prove,, the
i'orerllner of sihilar undertaklings
in othel cenlltres. Although still in
the experilmental stage, tile worjt
that has aIlready been lacconplished
It No. 1 fa':, sitlluatedl in close prox.
unlty to tile Refo'ormatory, s a rove
ltlion oI' what it is possible to alhiove
by tile dliposal of sewerage effluent
by lalln Irrligallion.
'J'The offhlellt plasses throllgh sell
IllelllOnto tllllanks anidi after goillng
through severlal clarifying processes
la distrlbulted by large Iltary splrays
to a filter bed, where It seeps
thlrougll Ihe stones and11 flows into
dozing ltankll, and thence into the
hIumlnls8 tank. 'The whole egnlplex
process of refinin' g is relpeated and,
whell the effluent is finally rprayed
through the 1I11)5 alld onl to tile
farml by chalnnel Irrigation, it has
been cleanedl of all studsll.
On No. I farm, which is now
In full oplelrtlon, rnlttle anld(
slheep ar thriving, ' whiile It, will
not, lie very long l'efore the
grass planted oil Ml''ray's Flaits
will be shouting upl'ards to pro
idle ieed on its 182 acldes forl
allnllyl Ilore additionall stockl.
It sl the Intention of the Coun
cil to lease the arneas 0 lld theroeby
reap a rletlrn for Ihle -20,000 ex
lended on the w0ork In thie nalt lthree
OPiENING CIEIIIKMONY
In opulilg iile eorinlony yester
day tihe Mayor, Ald. I'. 1. lanloin,
expllhtined that the City Council had
tlunchel d this very comprolehonsive
Inlprl'ovenlllt elhenlo with 'vliew to
proventing anlly 1posibhl pollution of
the W\ollOndlly River and followlnig
complaintsls froll tile Ilulwaree Shire
Council anld owners iadjacent to the
rlver.
'ile Delpartnent of Public Works,
he continullloed, hal recommllended tile
provislon of an1 Inlhoff lei1nk, two
sednlllllontalll lllon tnks, Imlprovelent
to thile digestion systemn, Ild1ll an ad
ditional syrttal of. filter bou, to lbe
fitted with rotary dlstlbuitora,
"After full consliolaition," decIlatr
od ltlle liMayol', "coullcil, oil the ad
vice of tile City ilginrlaoe, Mr'. ,liniix,
doulded to carl'y out tile deplrtnlent's
recoilnondatilonas, ; th the e'oxecitlon
of tile filter beds, In which aseo It
wais argued that, notwlithtanding
aetIslafuetory truetteott of offlulent,
a11y 113' olotratioll or contalltlltlionl
of thile river woull I attribuled to
cOllieill's sIOwerage,"
Counci ll had ioeled, theorforo,
the Malyor lroceeoo d, to ulldorlllta
thoe dliolosal of the effluent by irTi.
gatlois of certain pIlLturo land, Afler
exhalnstive toisa, with tIle able ns
sistacee of thie Dloiiartlant of Agri
cutllturo, It had boen do0lded no iam
lriove thile lore of alllproxllmatel5' 28
aroes iadjacent to the I roatlllent
worlts, and to Iiiipurhlleo' 182 ari'es
of lllnd+ oppoasiteo Ktlllllar and 'to
Instanll oleoti'lo pumpnIIIg plants, ,pipo
lines andi slay I .,astoneIH,
'1110 arll'exi to ilnorogo of nllll)I
oareas of No, .1 Iarm sown in Dl)eon
io', 19l0, exllained Aid, Aiinloin,
wore: Now Zealand ry, I 1 0col rolld
clover, (lore1; lucoern (Cowal),
orO,. , .
The aoeolhilI germiniliated ithlily?
Ilsil i Mail'rh to ay tile i luilitioial
alrolia .woee plainted with It millxuse'
of gl'rnas enl 'ider'
'01ou1tl.0oe noreo of flalt-i grontor
piortion of the flalts wore ouetlutiod
by'lagooss neo(ed for pOlldnlg offhlont.
ldll the .whole aiOit Covrl'ed Wllth
rank growth of dolk and other
woods. The tlgoonns wore filleld with
spoll front on?livaiion front Inlhoff
ild sedli enlllt olIl tInllks and the
aIrel0o Ioelolleii alndl proparod for 81b
of rye, 211i white Clover, 2 cookltfoot,
2 alyaro olovor, anll 11ii of rod elovor,
"The hill liandi wnhe plan1tell with
(lb rye, lib tlicorn', 2 white cloveor,
2 alaylho olover, ai(ld 11 riod clover,"
Conililing, ilio ,lMayor aidl
l that tLollOleln hat .bco1 n ollol for
the loslelng of thlu land from1
the middle of August to Dc
comber 31, and It had since car
ried an acreage of 70 head of
cattle and 400 sheep, besides
one or two horses. "You call see
for yot'raelves what it now looks
ilke," he added.
7150,000 GAiAILONS ' A DAY
"An average quantity of 750,000
gallons 'Iper day had to be disposed
of," he went on, "(the lmain flow
being in1 the tinay time, but this flow
varied considerably by nfiltratilon
and tihe fact that a greater portion
of sewerage Is delivered to low
level llplllumpig stations where pulnips
comle itn automatliclly as the wells
fill,
"The inflow, after passing throutgh
tihe treatluent works, is collected in
at punllulig tItnk of 234,000. gallon
cnapaclty. This calacity la equal to
thrlee-quartere of the night flow attl
il'ovhles fort' a overflow of 50,0010
to 100,000 gallons per night to tbe
dllstributed by open channel irrliga
tion on the 14 teres of flat land.
"'The day flow of five or six huin
dtred thotlutnid gaollons Is sprayed
over Nos. 1 an(d 2 flrls at at rate
of' apptroximaltely two inches per
acre per hour, anIId by systematic
wvatering the equivalent of ati aiddl
Lionlli 50 Inlches of rain per year la
llspra'yed over the arel,
"'li Is. is one 'II st?I th a IIIIIn
nor that e.ach--thete aIre four
1. mla1n1 spraying areais-rieceioes
the 'eq(1tl of ilthottt 4' to Incihes
of rain per month,"
The following detalls of (th cost
of the schellnt were lhen givue ty
the Mayor: Renewnlg filter bied
aterlial itn 1 938-38, £3000; inlioff
landtl edlimentation lankl, £39.15;
pumping tank, £859; rotary distribu.
tors for filter Ibedts, £14100; luecilntlc.
i eCscreens, £690; acquisition of tltllid,
ipumps), spraying equipmentlll, rOepl)al',L
tlo nllad planting of land, pllpe lene,
£10,900; Ialking II total cost of
£20,00(0 over the Iasl three yCears.
"Council 18 sattifled that they hav\'
Itaken at progressive step and feel
sure that other councils will b? in
tereslsod tlttd follow ttit," iecilroed
Alderman Malnlon.
(;OVIitNMIENT GRANT
Hio explalnted that about £8000 of
the total amlount wllas It Governmenlt
grant; i.lld tile savilg i1n chlorine gas,
ctly twater and Illto of cleaning at
the treatment works would go at long
way towards (tse cost of electric
power for ptunhping, 1nld1 the protldc
tiotn of reunt from the fai'rms was
estllinltet to ltltt e utl tihe ll'fferonceo,
Therefore the additional charge to
the ratolpayers would be lpproxllt
altely one farthing ih the £ oni sew
orago rates,.
"it. Is interesting to IlOte,"
hie reit'ilIkedl, "'h1i1t, no less Ithos11
00,0l00 sheep atre fltstelted ealict
yetar' it tihe .Worribteo Heelago
-anri trea andt att Miltlurt. At,
rAldei~do anid other ares,' Iho(110
lt?nIn '(res t'll' tused foP' fIit le(ngll
holh )sheolp iid clltloe,
"In concluslon, I would like11 to
thilnk theo aildorinlln for thleir 'co
operation antid the City 13gitltoor for
his work in bringing tilis groat Ut
idortaltnhg to aI. successful coilchl
sol, Alro I wouldt llko to thanlik
tioe D)oplrtment of Agrlcultlure, t nore
prtLieularly Dr, Pllrbuity andi Mr,
Judd and thello local rpresentllatvoe,
1Mr, 'Taylor; Mr, Hardy, who gavtt
willling atidvlo and natlsistance at all
telost; iattd t.le DoeptarLotont of Public
Works, partloictitrly i'r. Anderson,
for hits lssistalhince; and the rrigal
tion Workt',"
31ONUMI11NT T''O 1,N(IINIO113
In offilcilly opening tlhe tidtler
Intlkinlg, M', J,;A. :eorkilns oxtlndell
silttere congriitultiotls t toithoe Maor,
OCity Cotuitell antid the onglitour, lr,
1V, I, Mlltlt , on the conlitullatloin
'of tho vontitr9,
Mir,' Iorkltl anl. Id hlat, theo rower
aigo t'realmn0it \'oI'l1R would al t till
Ilalto 8stlll to i l I itt I grolt Iiot1110111111
to the work Illht tIhe ellgineeor'hid
do(10 f'or Clotulllurn,
Whllo Irtigaltion tlholoa wor' coli
tldcritl (lutto othe nasurio thtbii g It
Ihel w nt, MrI'. Porkilll' -i that. 11111110 y
wloro stoplltil of sl c1011 villtllt'O In
the aonl'.eri, dItlrlctH par'tlcuhltly 11
it lolll tie l 5 " ol l co ai (o tti11b111t11'l ,
"ittlh" he d(tlode, "wu have htits rd
the mnlOllnt of slock thalt thlls a1ll
plo f of l 0itld ? 1n a 3rry nllld't II nn
uyo-openor to 11s,"'
It ti(lu one ronllo, hoe0 conthallu(d,
lhitl l many mioro poopl01 oould ei paclk
eil ntto the oeterln, dllislott of Ibo
tatlut. The undrtlainllg revouetld (ho
coutitry's greut potontiltitte.
As an ex.-Mayor, Mt. Prlrkitu ,pobv
of tie ubuec which wvau eucoutt ieCed
by men ti eilvic tlf, but he tshl hi,
fll pil'outld to bIe the reiprcseltatitve
of (toulbultll, teirltttt' of r) he creat
nInielpal]II insprlovenll|Ient that hladt
beetn effected hitert. ioulunit'ti, tie
chlilme?il, wits ilol lclklillg 111 tilly eo'
the itlttetlls of ii city., it hbiI wtiier,
eleclrlici.ty, gias, tnilitcitltil aleiryltrdlt,
and l v'ery tiotlern ewetrage schemne.
tijiciking iih litejoec•y tactrlns
of lhiI Ioilti (cvelltrnillllnet Act,
?lMr. Perk sI ttS l tlail, ea: tills
of It, c'olIntr' lt wI hlnld bIeenl .
"hianitsttung. t'llTe At ihl niot
give tile tOwu.ltN OlllttshlLe i(te
tIlllrlopolin tlilalt' trily Ioulgh snlt'ti(e.
"I dlon'i know inyv Io) l'ln," dle
cltirelt the ipteltker, "thtit looks to
the o\'verinelit sIo Ituich its (outl
blurn does, 't yet tio tw hti,, tut ll to
iutch ts Goulltlultn." Hle itlstlaiced
the metittal hoiutitaiil, gol, rtiilwtiy tud
posial fuclllties as exatinlles of the,
tretimientelt inlellt itit to ihts city.
ilowt ver, hie c(littinleld, tie cll'ty
Ilnl beeni bitrllighit ul io il cerltitll
iitlcll ind tile people were atsihitg wh)'
it w\ itht it tI i illlt growt, whIy it ws
lot a great lllilnll i'Ity.
'iThe (overntnnt hild Inot tisslstcl
tle iLn:tllttii tovt IoiII tihe exlollt
httl it might liiive itone, dtcl.iuetid MrI'.
Petkint, but it wvitti niot tetelty teh
'full of tle (overnmnlltte tho peoille
of the cotitily t IoVltin wrv'e oftell iIS
nuch to Ilttilie for their illlatiy" I't
gorting civic itiffitrs.
iiH clte (Ilt. cAise of tow\is tlltt ltlt
cotiLe iteto Iellig i1It ? tile itte tlimie,
uIlchI Is Melb( 11lour'il aIil(l IedIln. The
orlit~ner hldt growvn illto Ii greltt (ll y,
vlle thi e latler had ieltnlhitel tI( it
tantdstlill Ibecltuse It wat hItulltrituntg
by lotil govenl'llent.
If tountry towns wlteri glveti greultiier
lO\w'etrs itidetr ih tie ySteitI if i(ictii gutV
ornnlo, nt, Ihle)' would ip'o(Hlperl' rupidly,.
nitllty works of' thle Itn(I lte ils oil'
ficlihly Opetitng IhIt uidhy toittit tie
uinldertalitken with confltienc.
ALL 31IICHi Hll'L
"tult you hilve io ciulltivlie iniongtltl
,ollr ctize(!li," utll'esee(I ltr. Pel'kis,
'the ilen lhill It Is ihe I ow l Iin\'ll
tOlver nt l in Goul ut In uh n oll Iannllle
hitng to n ke' iil, inger ind better
ila(·('."
I-he wonl l o to ?o.iellel tislltnt ingliy
ift the Icolie who illvestel tthehi
ntonitc- itt city COitllllitiies iisi(Leti of
giliigll their own towii tile h?nelefll.
Itevertitg to the stiwVttiige troot
lllnot Unlllerlig, Mr. Perkina d Il'c9 Ll
I w ilsl oldl (t illy i crledit I111([ It ntonuI
nlutlL to Mr. ?hiullt , hbut it wi tles ltilnel
o tie Ii crtedit io the iwhole oif thi
Sttie.
"We hil p\'lenty o' wilier luIn
niing, hrmughout ,ustlali'Li"I he
otttid, "'iut. ciotihl lie auntui'i'vedi
muIt used'~."
ioulliuli Iotslet i cotunucil tut
ttI olltd toel' evythtlig loinOtutle to. (l'
viirti tie i0 teriests oif the city, wittint oli
,ilr. P'ettliiti. A coucill thlllt tile cill
rells crouldl Ie. pIroulld or. Tile Mliyior
litl titatlie ii fill-tlne Jolb of i\t s ioet
lon ll ttll ili htlart tnt(I utoul WlS ihi ttie
veolflro of the city. Thie ihlormoni
utid oficers, too, htt tie ltlieoglees itf
ioulliurn ill hoeti.l
"I hive mlUch lplenSulre Indlcod,"°
nlclllutli M r. i tt'ltle s , Iti Il'nl nn oil
his sittllch its i tllt\'lt of iprogseit .of
Iheo city of (lolllburn."
'Thie rll tiy thoi i ins pc ial(h?'h worl :i
td ti vieiwd (hio otitriyiyng of ilie effitl
tll ovt 1 til he fiirii I'eCii Of 27 t'(]ct'e.
in ltsinectionI of No, 2 iteitn wiil I lihen
tllluto Iind iII t sIeittu tinltsie nilIly' CoItt
tld'tellltltr) y 'ofltencel coscettiirnlnl theli
inlel'lu lllrt ng ai mllltl n o lllll olnl S ll
quilrics ilt to Its opelritloln.
)llPU'l'TY ClIlIlII"H (C)OMtlItNlu
"I Ihhlnk thait ithe Ulllrlei'tak~lnlig is
i -ltol in th1v right illr(ectlon," ir(etniirk.,
eti thtr Deputy thitiof ttinginmet oif (hte
vetroliolltiin Witelr Holerd(, ,Mr. Nhcol,
yesteroliy, wtheil liitrontiiheii by aii
Past rtcIreoetiitltive rergi ngi~hi the City
founcil's projoect.
"The colllrvitiolltn of utilter Is onte
of th(e thiliigs which iiUSt lie Ih iveilolutlI
n the fluliln," he Hniti, "to onlalblo
his coulntri to clltrry i higgel' ifotttlil
Jell." The woetkI done a t GIloub'lurlln
tltod tc l tR. Nicol, wii aI crettlll o (lie
lltiit~teot trtl Ltie cotuteli\tl i\ h col
:riluhulatle tm l ol n oil brinlanching out hito
u n1w fhetl.
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