Thames Water to face music at Town Hall meeting
Residents invited to hear more on plans for 'super sewer'
Hammersmith residents will have a chance to learn more about plans to build a super sewer shaft in Hammersmith, which could see Furnivall Gardens dug up over a period of 8 years.
Thames Water will attend a public meeting on Monday 17 November at 7pm at Hammersmith Town Hall to answer questions about the proposed sewer.
At a Thames Water briefing for Hammersmith and Fulham Council on 20 October 2008, councillors were told that Thames Water had "rescinded" the letter that had said the super sewer would definitely start in Hammersmith.
Thames Water said no site had been chosen at this point.
Thames Water's proposal is for an overflow sewage tunnel running directly under the River Thames.
One of the main shafts of the tunnels could be located in Hammersmith or Chiswick. However, the decision will not be made for at least two years, and will follow a public consultation.
Work on the tunnel is expected to start in 2012 and finish by 2020.
Once complete, the 'super sewer' will stop sewage being washed into the River Thames following heavy rain.
At present, sewage washed into the Thames after storms regularly kills fish and has led to rowers and canoeists falling ill after swallowing dirty river water.
The works area for the super sewer would cover an area of about 2-3 football pitches.
Spoil from the tunnel would be brought up the 25 metres wide shaft, and ideally removed by barges, which could also be used to bring in materials and equipment.
If the 'super sewer' is not introduced by 2020 the Government could face heavy EU fines.
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