Tag Archives: Sewage

Environment Agency backs Thames Tunnel

04-Nov-2011 The Environment Agency has added its voice to Government’s support for the Thames Tunnel project, following a statement to Parliament by Defra minister Richard Benyon. The tunnel, which would run beneath all other infrastructure under the capital, would transfer … Continue reading

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Statement from the Friends Of the River Crane Environment about Pollution

FORCE trustees and members have been very saddened to see the effects of a major pollution incident in the River Crane over the last few days. This has been caused by raw sewage flowing into the river by the A4 … Continue reading

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Environment Agency update on the River Crane pollution

River life along a seven mile stretch of a tributary of the River Thames has been wiped out following a major pollution incident, the Environment Agency confirmed today. An estimated 3,000 fish have been killed so far following a pollution … Continue reading

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Thames Water pledges to ‘repair’ polluted River Crane

Thames Water have today issued a statement promising to 'repair' the River Crane in West London that has been devastated by raw sewage. Local groups including the Thames Anglers Conservancy have been invited along for a meeting to discuss the … Continue reading

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TAC part of ‘Thames Tunnel Now’ coalition

Major environmental charities and amenity groups representing over 5 million people have come together in a unique coalition in support of proposals to construct the Thames Tunnel to end the scandal of 39 million tonnes of untreated sewage which enters … Continue reading

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Super-sewer aims to relieve strain

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River Crane Devastated by Raw Sewage

The River Crane in West London has been devastated by a massive sewage spill, wiping out thousands of fish. A faulty valve at Heathrow left Thames Water with no option but to release an unspecified amount of sewage straight into … Continue reading

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A summer of Sewage and why London needs the Thames Tunnel Now

The summer of 2011 has been one of the worst in recent memory for the devastating sewage discharges into the Tidal Thames. Figures obtained by the Thames Anglers Conservancy reveal that the Western Tideway has seen in excess of five million … Continue reading

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Environment Agency tackling fire foam in River Wandle

Environment Agency 23-Sep-2011   Officers from the Environment Agency are monitoring quantities of foam that have collected on the River Wandle. The foam escaped into the river as fire fighters fought to tackle a serious fire at a waste tyre … Continue reading

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David Walliams’s Thames swim: it will take a super-sewer to get London out of this mess

If I were not so infernally busy, I think I would go to the banks of the Thames and cheer for David Walliams as he continues his epic downriver migration – like a lost whale or some vast confused salmon … Continue reading

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