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River Crane Pollution briefing from the Environment Agency

The Environment Agency have issued a update on the River Crane pollution following the devastating incident in October 2011. The Pollution incident which decimated all fish is being investigated by the EA. Carp killed by Sewage   Current remediation of the … Continue reading

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TAC Newsletter Spring 2012

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Appalled ocean rower backs Thames Supersewer

Roz Savage, the ocean rower, is appealing for opponents of a super sewer for London to take the long-term view, saying: “We need to accept some short-term pain for the long-term gain.” The 44-year-old told a House of Commons reception, hosted … Continue reading

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Thames super-sewer a ‘necessity’ to prevent EU fines

A super-sewer for London is not a choice but a necessity, and must go ahead despite opposition in order to preserve the Thames and cope with London's rising population, according to Lord Chris Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency. Read … Continue reading

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Thames Tunnel Public Exhibition dates

Thames Water have announced a series of public Exhibitions follow the start of the Phase 2 consolation period. Phase two consultation public exhibitions Thurs 17-Sat 19 November 2011  London Rowing Club, Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB (Thurs and Fri 2-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm) … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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