September 3, 2010

Lard work: Thames Water digs out London’s ‘fatbergs’

Photo: Thames Water/Stewart Turkington

There’s a common misconception that once something has disappeared down your plughole it’s gone forever. I can vouch from first-hand experience that this is not the case, having gone into the Victorian sewers under London on a fair few occasions. Just because you can put things … [Read more...]

Londoners enjoy UK’s best quality water

Thames says the London On Tap campaign has led to an increase in consumption

London's tap water has been scored the best in the UK by the the Government's Drinking Water Inspectorate for a third year in a major PR coup for Thames Water. The latest Inspectorate report found that water drunk by Londoners in 2009 was 99.98% compliant with official standards … [Read more...]

“Rainy” London ain’t so rainy

Intake pipes taking water from the tidal River Thames into the Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works at Beckton

People would be forgiven for wondering why “rainy London” has just got a brand-new desalination plant, something more commonly associated with the sun-scorched Middle East or southern Spain. Well, "rainy" London is less rainy than you might at first think. It gets half as much … [Read more...]

Poo power – no flash in the pan

Thames Water's newly unveiled Poo Power logo

Here’s a curious, if earthy, one to ponder next time nature calls: Thames Water, London’s water and sewerage company - and producer of renewable power. Most people know about the first bit. Fewer, however, are aware that we also generate electricity, and lots of it, from our … [Read more...]

Thames Water fund to help hard-up customers

Citizens Advice (CAB) says its South East bureaux have seen a 36 per cent rise in enquiries about water and sewerage debt problems between April and June this year compared to the same period last year. That’s a big increase in anyone’s book, reflecting the tough economic … [Read more...]

Thames Water on the tap-v-bottled debate

Thames Water is investing £25m to combat flooding

Before we get stuck into this issue, let’s be clear: the last thing we want to do is be in conflict with the bottled water sector. We’ve always said that the goal of our London On Tap - www.londonontap.co.uk - campaign is simply to promote the quality of Thames Water’s tap … [Read more...]

VIPs and community groups to share 10,000 Tap Top carafe give-away

Thames says the London On Tap campaign has led to an increase in consumption

Thames Water is to give ten thousand 'Tap Top' carafes to the capital's restaurants, businesses and community groups. The four-spouted carafe was designed by Neil Barron in a competition to find an attractive vessel to help promote tap water as a viable alternative to bottled brands. … [Read more...]

New sewer ‘will reduce risk of flooding’ for 600 homes

Work has started on a new sewer running under West Ham, as Thames Water works to reduce the threat of sewer flooding to 600 homes. The company expects the sewer, which will measure 2.8 metres in diameter and run 20 metres below ground from  its Abbey  Mills  sewage  pumping  station … [Read more...]