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Home > EA adds support for Thames Tunnel

EA adds support for Thames Tunnel

Tris Thomas

Written by Tris Thomas on 07/11/2011 in News

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The UK’s Environment Agency has added its voice to the Government’s support for the 32km long Thames Tunnel project. The agency, which is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body which plays a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of the UK central government, has identified 34 “unsatisfactory” Combined Sewer Overflow points built into the existing sewer network that the proposed tunnel needs to address.

Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith said: “The River Thames has improved significantly over the last 20 years, but further improvements are needed to deal with the unsatisfactory overflows of sewage.

“London’s sewerage network has nearly reached its capacity. In future due to increased population and volume of sewage it will exceed its capacity.  This will steadily worsen the impact of the overflows as they will spill sewage more frequently into the river.”

“Doing nothing is not an option. We consider the Thames Tunnel the best solution available to limit pollution from sewage in the Thames. “

“We will continue to work closely with both the Government and Thames Water as the second phase of consultation progresses over the next 14 weeks.”

Last Friday Thames Water launched a 14-week consultation on its updated list of preferred sites for the tunnel’s construction and operation.

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