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Thames Water releases online education resources for post-16 students
A new set of education resources for post-16 students focussing on the Thames Tideway Tunnel is launched today by Thames Water. The updated ‘Tunnelworks’ site will build on the success of the Key Stage 3 and 4 resources launched in…
How to be involved in the examination of ‘Supersewer’ plans
Members of the public will shortly be able to register with the Planning Inspectorate to be involved in the independent examination of plans for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, it was confirmed today. Thames Water’s 50,000-page development consent application for the…
Green light for examination of Thames Tideway Tunnel proposals
An independent, public examination of Thames Water’s detailed proposals for the Thames Tideway Tunnel will commence after Easter, it was confirmed today The Planning Inspectorate has today confirmed that the application for Development Consent for the ‘Supersewer’, submitted by Thames…
Application for Development Consent submitted
Following a decade of study and over two years of public consultation, Thames Water today (28 February 2013) officially submitted an application for Development Consent for the Thames Tideway Tunnel. Members of the project team accompanied the 50,000-page document as…
Timetable confirmed for Thames Tideway Tunnel planning scrutiny
Detailed plans for the construction of London’s proposed ‘Supersewer’, developed by Thames Water, will be delivered to the Planning Inspectorate on 28 February 2013. The company has today confirmed that is the date it will submit its 50,000 page Development…
January Jottings
The project team is focused on finalising our application for Development Consent, which is on schedule to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in the first quarter of 2013. Meanwhile, we’ve also been busy out and about across London to…
Philadelphia in the media – our response
Phil Stride, Head of Thames Tideway Tunnel at Thames Water, said: “We support the type of measures Philadelphia is seeking to put in place. “They could help extend the life of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, but in no way replace…
Are sustainable drainage systems enough for London’s river?
We have looked at the role of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in tackling combined sewer overflows (CSOs) using case studies from Philadelphia, Portland and London. Philadelphia aims to tackle 85 per cent of CSO discharges through SuDS measures over a…
Sustainable drainage and the ‘Supersewer’
It’s not a choice. London needs both. 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…
Thames Estuary Partnership Annual Forum
Over 150 River Thames stakeholders attending the Thames Estuary Partnership’s Annual Forum (14 November) heard Martin Baggs, Thames Water’s CEO, explain why London needs both the Thames Tideway Tunnel and Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDS). Afterwards, Martin answered questions about the…