Teddington Direct River Abstraction: Thames Water events

Thames Water has announced that it will make changes to its proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project following feedback.

To help local residents understand these changes, Thames Water is holding several community information events (and those interested in attending are encouraged to register their attendance in advance here):

Tuesday 1 October 2024, 2pm-7pm, Isleworth Public Hall.
Saturday 5 October 2024, 10am-4pm, St Richards Church, Ham.
Wednesday 9 October 2024, 2pm-8pm, Doubletree by Hilton, Kingston on Thames.
Monday 14 October 2024, 2pm-8pm, York House, Twickenham.
Other general details may be found here.

By way of a reminder, TDRA would involve water being drawn upstream of Teddington lock and then being transferred along a new connecting pipeline to an existing underground tunnel. The water would then proceed to the Lee Valley reservoirs in East London, with a view to becoming drinking water.

To replenish the river, highly treated recycled water would be transferred from Mogden sewage treatment works and released into the river at a new discharge location upstream of Teddington lock. The proposal is controversial and has already attracted a high level of opposition, including from our local MPs and the Save Our Lands & River