The Royal Flush

by YankeeJim | May 31, 2011 at 02:53 am

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London water management

The business of managing water in London has been happening for a long time, beginning when the public learned that it should not be polluting the rivers and streams with their waste as it was unhealthful. Remnants of yesteryears management is seen in places like the Middlesex Filter Beds Weir.

“The Middlesex Filter Beds Weir, or Lea Bridge Road Weir, marks the start of the Hackney Cut, an artificial channel of the River Lee Navigation built in 1770, in the London Borough of Hackney. The weir lies between the former Middlesex Filter Beds – now a nature reserve – and the Thames Water treatment works at Lea Bridge Road.

Excess water from the Navigation passes over the weir into the former natural channel of the River Lee that passes in a large loop to the east of the modern water course, as the Old River Lea. The natural water course travels 2 miles (3.2 km) and rejoins the Navigation below Old Ford Lock.”

“The London Water Strategy

1 AUGUST 2009

Public Consultation Draft August 2009

Most people In London expect to turn on the tap and get water without having to think about it. Equally, people want to be able to pull the plug and let the water run away without having to worry about what happens to it afterwards. However changes, including our growing population, climate change and our ageing water infrastructure, mean that we will all have to pay more attention to where our water comes from and goes to.

The draft London Water Strategy is intended to complement the plans and strategies of other organizations by presenting a London-specific view of managing water resources. The draft strategy has been developed with the support of Thames Water and the Environment Agency. Its goal is improved water management – both the water we want (such as drinking water) and the water we don’t (such as sewage and floodwater in the wrong place).”