Tag Archives: Thames

SE Water reports shows February as a near normal month

Posted on 10/03/2013 by Admin

Below average rainfall has been recorded during February and it has been a month of two halves. Most of the rain fell in the first two weeks of the month when rivers responded. Thereafter, river levels fell back, but remained … Continue reading →

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Boris Urged to stand firm over Tideway Clean-up

Posted on 25/02/2013 by Admin

Anglers join environment coalition in call for Mayor to back Thames Tunnel planning permission to end pollution and fish kills The Angling Trust has joined the Thames Tunnel Now coalition of environmental and amenity groups to urge the Mayor of … Continue reading →

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December was the 7th consecutive month of above average rainfall

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Admin

The Environment Agency water report for December shows it was the 7th consecutive month of above average rainfall for the South East Region. Flows and groundwater levels continued to respond to rainfall on already saturated catchments. Most of the key sites … Continue reading →

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Tideway Times – Winter 2012

Posted on 22/12/2012 by Admin

Tideway Times is a quarterly newsletter featuring the latest news and events on the London Tideway Improvements, which includes the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel, the Lee Tunnel and Sewage Works Upgrades. http://www.thameswater.co.uk/tw/common/downloads/aboutus-projects-tidal-thames/tideway-times-winter-December-2012.pdf

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The ZSL’s ‘Citizen Science’ European Eel monitoring Report 2012

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Admin

The Zoological Society of London’s Citizen Science, European Eel monitoring project Report for 2012 Executive Summary Over the past 30 years it has become apparent that European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment into European rivers has declined rapidly and despite the … Continue reading →

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Thames Area Fisheries get welcome boost to stocks

Posted on 09/12/2012 by Admin

Rivers and a Stillwater in the Thames region have received a welcome boost after the Environment Agency fisheries team stocked 15,000 juvenile fish over a three-day period. The fish which included Barbel, Chub, Dace, Roach, Rudd and Tench came … Continue reading →

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Sustainable drainage and the ‘Supersewer’

Posted on 01/12/2012 by Admin

Richard Aylard, Thames Water’s Director of External Affairs and Sustainability, explains in Thames Estuary Partnership’s magazine ‘Talk of the Thames’ why the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) each have a vital role to play in … Continue reading →

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Environment Agency Interim Briefing Note on the new Invasive shrimp

Posted on 13/11/2012 by Admin

The purpose of this briefing note is to give an update on the current situation regarding the recent discovery of Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, a relative of the killer shrimp, D. villosus. Photo © APEM Limited www.apemltd.co.uk The first population … Continue reading →

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Thames Anglers get coaching at Free Annual Pike day

Posted on 02/11/2012 by Admin

The Thames Anglers Conservancy 3rd annual Free Thames Pike day proved a great success with anglers of all ages learning about fish care and the best fishing methods to use. Angling Coach Ian James The event was held for the … Continue reading →

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New invasive shrimp found in Thames – Check, Clean and Dry

Posted on 31/10/2012 by Admin

Environment Agency Stakeholder Brief: New shrimp found on Thames (31st October 2012) The shrimp, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, which is a relative of the ‘killer shrimp’, has been found on the River Thames between Romney lock (Windsor) and Bell Weir lock (Staines). Photo … Continue reading →