Thames Water's 'super sewer' gets the green light

摘要

Thames Water's £4.2B Thames Tideway Tunnel has been given the go-ahead with the government approving planning consent for the scheme following a six-month investigation by its Examining Authority (ExA). The tunnel will be paid for by Thames Water sewerage customers, who will see an increase of up to a maximum of £70-80 by the mid-2020s. It is needed to tackle the millions of tonnes of raw sewage that discharges into the River Thames every year. Andy Mitchell, chief executive of Thames Tideway Tunnel, said: " If the tunnel had been in operation last year, it would have captured 97% of the sewage that poured in to London's river. Hardly a week goes by when untreated sewage is pouring in to London's river and we are pleased that we can now start to tackle this archaic problem.