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Topic: Re:Re:Toxic Thames.
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 07/04/24 16:51:00

You would have to ask Thames Water that.  With old infrustructure all the upheaval in mending one bit of pipework can put pressure on other bits of pipework causing other leaks.  You need to keep up the pressure on Thames Water to make sure that any leaks are fixed satisfactorily.

Many people seem to be unable to cope with any roadworks delaying their daily routines - but to get something fixed you need to keep on reporting it and expect the road to have to be dug up causing delays in order to fix it.  There's a lot of work that has to go in to assessing what the problem is and how it needs to be carried out, liaising with the LA and organising traffic lights etc.  Sometimes problems are easy to fix sometimes not so easy.

https://www.thameswater.co.uk/help/report-a-problem#/view-problems-map

It doesn't help when people despite being asked not to insist on putting stuff that shouldn't go down the loo down the loo eg wet wipes.  They block the sewers sticking to congealed fats and grease creating fatbergs and cost the water companies millions to get rid of.  With the sudden heavy and increased rainfall we are getting there is a lot more volume in the combined sewers.  Surely nobody wants the sewers to back up depositing waste in their homes?

Fleur Anderson MP has been trying to get a Bill through Parliament banning these wet wipes which contain plastics so that they don't block our sewers and cause problems in our rivers.

The water companies say only pee poo and loo paper should be flushed. Everything else should be binned.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Toxic Thames.27/03/24 10:31:00 Barbara Stevens
   Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 10:35:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 11:02:00 John Kettlekey
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 12:25:00 Michael Ixer
   Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 12:37:00 Philippa Bond
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 12:42:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 12:52:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 13:46:00 Andy Pike
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 14:03:00 Barbara Stevens
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 16:51:00 Andy Pike
   Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 15:01:00 Ivonne Holliday
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 17:01:00 Richard Carter
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 21:51:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.27/03/24 22:04:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 07:20:00 Richard Carter
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 09:26:00 Alexander MacLeod
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 09:30:00 Alexander MacLeod
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 10:32:00 Richard Carter
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 11:11:00 Philippa Bond
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames: even worse than I rhought28/03/24 11:25:00 Philippa Bond
                     Reply28/03/24 11:25:00 Michael Ixer
                  Reply28/03/24 11:24:00 Richard Carter
                     Re:Reply28/03/24 11:46:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Reply28/03/24 11:52:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Re:Reply28/03/24 11:56:00 Andy Pike
                              Reply28/03/24 12:57:00 Michael Ixer
                                 Re:Reply28/03/24 13:07:00 Andy Pike
                                    Reply28/03/24 13:24:00 Michael Ixer
                                       Reply28/03/24 13:29:00 Michael Ixer
                     Re:Reply28/03/24 12:13:00 Ivonne Holliday
                        Re:Re:Reply28/03/24 12:46:00 Richard Carter
                           Re:Re:Re:Reply28/03/24 14:12:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Toxic Thames.28/03/24 15:17:00 Fross Walters
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.28/03/24 16:48:00 Richard Carter
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.28/03/24 17:27:00 Alexander MacLeod
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.29/03/24 07:52:00 Richard Carter
   Re:Toxic Thames.29/03/24 16:18:00 Vic Condon
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.30/03/24 08:09:00 Richard Carter
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.30/03/24 12:13:00 Ed Robinson
   Re:Toxic Thames.03/04/24 08:40:00 Richard Carter
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.03/04/24 10:26:00 Barbara Stevens
      Reply03/04/24 10:48:00 Michael Ixer
         Re:Reply03/04/24 11:12:00 Andy Pike
            Reply03/04/24 11:28:00 Michael Ixer
               Re:Reply03/04/24 11:47:00 Richard Carter
               Re:Reply03/04/24 13:55:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Reply03/04/24 14:03:00 Barbara Stevens
                     Re:Re:Re:Reply03/04/24 16:10:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply03/04/24 16:19:00 John Kettlekey
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply04/04/24 14:14:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply05/04/24 14:20:00 Richard Carter
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply07/04/24 07:48:00 Andy Pike
   Reply05/04/24 15:27:00 Michael Ixer
   Re:Toxic Thames.05/04/24 23:32:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:Toxic Thames.06/04/24 22:30:00 Canice Valentine Kelly
      Re:Re:Toxic Thames.07/04/24 16:51:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:Toxic Thames.11/04/24 07:48:00 Philippa Bond
   Reply13/04/24 08:30:00 Richard Carter
      Re:  It really should list ALL of those companies who are guilty of this!17/04/24 15:58:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:  It really should list ALL of those companies who are guilty of this!19/04/24 15:38:00 Philippa Bond

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