More alternatives for Thames Water
While we await Thames Water’s next moves, it’s worth recalling further alternative proposals made to Thames Water by local residents in recent months.
1. Tring Road solution
Expert opinion has demonstrated that it is possible to carry out the ‘online’ solution to fully upgrade the Tring Road sewer – without closing the Tring Road for a long period. This illustration shows how the work could be done with single-lane traffic, controlled by lights (click for a larger version). This would mean no work would be needed at Daly Way Green.
Even with the Daly Way Green solution, extensive roadworks will be needed at the Tring Road/Limes Avenue junction and along Limes Avenue. Installing the full solution under the Tring Road would just extend these roadworks by a few weeks.
2. Broughton Lane solution
An alternative/additional solution to the Tring Road work is to install a new sewer along the Tring Road, to link to the high-capacity sewer at Broughton Lane/Richmond Road (tunnelling techniques could be used to minimise disruption). This new link sewer could carry excess water during flood conditions to discharge safely (see image below - click for a larger version). Thames Water have already indicated this solution would theoretically solve the alleged problem, and we await their feedback on practical implementation.
1 comments:
The cause of the flooding is the result of poor maintenance and lack of cleaning causing silts and fats to build up resulting in blockages occurring.
Who says so. Thames Waters sewer flooding manager.
Who cut the funding for maintenance - OFWAT DID
Who says they did - Thames Water did
Who are OFWAT - A Government appointed body supposedly here to protect us, the consumer and customer from being shafted by TW.
What did OFWAT do - They increased significantly the funding to deal with sewer flooding.
By 10times the amount they cut the maintenance funding by.
Who pays for this increase. We do, the consumer and customer that OFWAT was put in place to protect.
Thanks very much OFWAT. You couldn't make it up could you.
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