Baldrine and Garwick Sites for sewerage

Summary

The requester asked for details on 8 specific Baldrine sites identified for sewerage treatment works to prevent raw discharge into Laxey Bay. The Manx Utilities Authority disclosed the requested site details as an attachment, noting that the full source report is already publicly available at the Tynwald Library.

Key Facts

• The request concerns 8 sites in Baldrine suitable for sewerage treatment works.
• The sites were identified to prevent raw sewerage discharge from the Garwick pipe into Laxey Bay.
• The Manx Utilities Authority provided the specific site details as an attachment to the response.
• The full Dalrymple Associates report containing this data is publicly available at the Tynwald Library.
• The authority cited Section 20 of the Act regarding information already reasonably accessible.

Data Disclosed

• 8 sites
• 40 sites
• 2019-11-12
• 2019-12-04
• 2008
• 1044361
• Section 20

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

The MUA have now published following a previous FOI request that in addition to the considered 40 sites in Laxey for the installation of a sewerage treatment works. Within this information they also identified 8 sites in Baldrine suitable for siting sewerage treatment works to prevent the raw discharge of sewerage into the Laxey Bay from the Garwick discharge pipe. The request is made to identify each of those Baldrine sites todate in both name and location and any necessary comments or reasons to show why each site was not suitable or indeed suitable.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Utilities PO Box 177, Douglas Isle of Man, IM99 1PS

e: enquiries@manxutilities.im t: 01624 687687 www.manxutilities.im

Our ref: 1044361 4 December 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 12 November 2019 and which states:

"The MUA have now published following a previous FOI request that in addition to the considered 40 sites in Laxey for the installation of a sewerage treatment works. Within this information they also identified 8 sites in Baldrine suitable for siting sewerage treatment works to prevent the raw discharge of sewerage into the Laxey Bay from the Garwick discharge pipe. The request is made to identify each of those Baldrine sites todate in both name and location and any necessary comments or reasons to show why each site was not suitable or indeed suitable."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. The full Dalrymple Associates report is publically available from the Tynwald Library, as part of the Appendices ‘IRIS Regional Sewage Treatment Strategy - Business Case Report 2008’. Reproduction of reports that are held by Tynwald Library do incur a charge/production fee; more details can be obtained direct from them at www.tynwald.org.im However to provide help and assistance in this case, as with the previous Laxey request, we have extracted the detail you require for Baldrine please find attached copies of that information.

Please quote the reference number 1044361 in any future communications.

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If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper

version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely