River Action, have written to OFWAT raising their concerns about the Teddington DRA and the further impact it will have on an already sewage affected river. River Action have said to SOLAR they will continue to support the push to raise awareness and improve the quality of the water for all. Read the River Action …
Over the last few months, it appears that not one week has gone by without more shocking revelations about the performance of Thames Water. Whether that be in their negotiations with investors, their strained relationship with Ofwat, their seemingly constant discharge of untreated sewage or their failure to meet leak targets. Headlines building on headlines, …
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At the start of April, with little communication or further information being provided by Thames Water, SOLAR wrote to Ofwat to raise our significant concerns about the numerous failings of the TDRA. Including the lack of transparency about the best value methodology, the significant environmental impact of the scheme and the failure to consider the …
Paddle UK is the National Governing Body for paddlesports in the UK and the membership body for England. The CEO of Paddle UK, Ashley Metcalfe, wrote to Mr Philip Duffy, the CEO of the Environment Agency, about Paddle UK’s opposition to the Thames Water TDRA scheme on social, health and environmental grounds. We believe that …
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British Rowing, the national sports governing body representing around 34,000 rowers nationwide, has written to the Mr Philip Duffy CEO of the Environment Agency urging them to press for a rethink of Teddington DRA. Their letter is published here. Ian McNuff of the SOLAR campaign said: To the ever-increasing number of members of the public, …
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Letter from Save Our Lands and River campaign to Chris Weston, CEO of Thames Water, to request information about Best Value measurements.
Letter from the Save Our Lands and River community campaign to Philip Duffy, CEO of the Environment Agency, detailing community objections to Thames Water’s TDRA scheme.
Letter from Munira Wilson MP and Sarah Olney MP to Steve Barclay MP calling on him to stop Thames Water’s TDRA
This email, and a letter, was sent to the representatives below for and on behalf of the SOLAR campaign. Conor Loughney has been contracted on behalf of Thames Water to manage community education activities between the community affected by TDRA and Thames Water. By email and in reply to Thames WaterEmail dated 31 January 2024Letter …
The Guardian Newspaper covered Thames Water’s success in bypassing local planning authority to fast-track the TDRA scheme by going straight to DEFRA under a Section 35. As we explained in this post, this means Thames Water was able to convince DEFRA that this scheme was of national significance. It also means that all local opposition …
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