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New information from HS2/Align indicates a much greater risk of aquifer contamination than previously admitted.
Daily sewage releases into the river could continue into May, but work is underway to tackle groundwater infiltration into Chesham's sewers which is big contributor to this problem.
In March, Thames Water is beginning work to fix groundwater infiltration hotspots in Chesham's sewers.
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Sewage Release Into the River
Oct 2, 2019
Following heavy rain, Thames Water's Chesham Sewage Treatment Works discharged sewage into the Chess downstream of Blackwell Hall on the 24th September. The discharge occurred for two hours starting at 9.30am.
We were particularly disappointed that the text warning system from Thames Water that should have alerted us was not activated.
Below: The Chess filled with sewage
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