Thursday, June 12, 2025

Sewerage Network in the Town Centre

Image courtesy RPSGroup.

From the Draft Kilcullen Settlement Plan. The first number on pipes I think is diameter in mm, and the code that follows is the material: uPVC is unplasticised Polyvinyl Chloride, VC is vitreous clay, CO is concrete and CL is cast iron. Sewage flows through the sewerage network to the pumping station at the back of the Kilcullen Farm & Nature Trail. From there it's pumped to the Osberstown Sewage Treatment Plant.
A clay pipe seems to be visible in the bed of the river, south of the bridge. This is probably the original sewer from the southern part of the town to the old treatment plant in the woods across the river from the farm trail. (Maybe somebody more knowledgeable could confirm this?). Or possibly it's one of the overflows shown on the map? I'm not aware of any obvious outflow pipes above the waterline.