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Public Meeting over Sewage Concerns
Oct 9, 2016
Above: RCA representatives on an earlier visit to Chesham Sewage Treatment Works
We are holding a public meeting on the 3rd November at Chesham Town Hall (HP5 1DS) at 6.30pm to hear how Thames Water plan to prevent further sewage pollution of the river. You can download the agenda here (PDF, 22 KB). This meeting was originally intended as an update on their work to reduce pollution following the 4 months in 2014 when sewage was continuously pumped into the River Chess from Chesham Sewage Treatment Works.
We were very pleased that it had been over 18 months since the last sewage pollution incident from the Chesham works. However, following the heavy rain of 16th September, the sewage works became overwhelmed once again, and sewage was discharged into the Chess for nearly 11 hours on that day. You can read more about that here.
We are deeply concerned that these incidents continue to occur. We want to hear from Thames Water how they intend to meet increased pressure that will be placed on the Chesham Sewage Treatment Works in light of future building in Chesham. We also want to know how the company intends to improve the quality of the effluent that enters the river.
Clearly there is plenty to be addressed at this meeting. We would encourage anyone with an interest in the river to attend. For any futher information please contact riverchess@tiscali.co.uk.
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