As part of our ongoing site investigations for the Thames Tunnel, we need to undertake some more boreholes on the river. The boreholes will be about 15m deep and will provide us with information about the geology near the foreshore.
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Every time more than two millimetres of rain drops onto the streets of London a combination of raw sewerage and rainwater overwhelms the Victorian sewers and pours into the River Thames, killing fish and disgusting the users of the river. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c7pqq
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The newly formed Rowers against Thames Sewage, and members of Thames Tunnel Now, are regularly ‘knee deep in crap’ as frequent users of the River Thames. The group used this as the basis for a strongly-worded submission to the Thames Tunnel Consultation last week. The second phase of consultations closed on Friday February 10th. See [...]
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"This new super-sewer is the right thing to do for the environment – and it is above all the right kind of thing to do for a country still struggling to get back to growth."Daily Telegraph, 2011
The report outlines the company’s response to all the comments it received during the 14-week consultation, which ran from4 November 2011to10 February 2012. It confirms the project’s preferred sites for construction work remain unchanged, but pledges an ongoing dialogue with local people to modify proposals, where possible, to try and reduce impacts on surrounding communities.
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The future of the Thames supersewer was in doubt today after Boris Johnson announced plans for a full consultation over the project.
Mr Johnson said he is “concerned over the rising cost” of the scheme as well as the disruption to Londoners living along the route.
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