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Wapping residents were left frustrated as their questions over the use of King Edward VII Memorial Park for the proposed super sewer went unanswered.

A public meeting organised by the Thames Water at St Paul's Church Hall last Thursday outlined their plans for their "preferred option" to locate waste outlet pipes for the Thames Tideway Tunnel on the park's foreshore.

Thames Water has announced revisions to its proposed super sewer and it's still not too late save the foreshore at Wapping's King Edward VII Memorial Park.

A second consultation is underway on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will help tackle the 39million of raw sewage that washes into the river every year.

Thames Water has been urged to reconsider its plans to build a £3.6billion super sewer along the River Thames.

A report published this morning recommended a moratorium on the scheme, which could add up to £65 a year to Thames Water customer bills without addressing the wider problems of dealing with sewage in London.

Officials from two American cities are warning Thames Water not to rely on the proposed sewage tunnel to resolve London's problems.

The utility giant is planning to build a 20 mile-long pipe underneath the capital to stop waste getting into the river.

Solar panels are to be installed by Thames Water on the roof of the Beckton desalination plant in Newham. Solar panels on three sites are expected to save an estimated £100,000 a year on the firm's £80million energy bill.

Solar panels are to be installed by Thames Water on the roof of the Beckton desalination plant in Newham. Solar panels on three sites are expected to save an estimated £100,000 a year on the firm's £80million energy bill.

Campaigners aiming to prevent a Wapping park being used as part of a "super sewer" project are urging residents to step up their protests against the development.

Thames Water is proposing to use the Thames foreshore next to King Edward Memorial Park to base one of its ventilation towers for the river long construction.

Plans to build a £3.6billion super sewer along the Thames are to be reviewed.

The Thames Tunnel Commission, sponsored by Hammersmith and Fulham Council, will look at whether the 20-mile tunnel is the best solution to bring an end to the leakage of sewage into the river every year.

Boris Johnson is the latest high profile figure to support the campaign to stop building work on a Wapping Park.

The Mayor of London has written a letter to Thames Water director Richard Aylard about plans to use part of King Edward VII Memorial Park for its proposed super sewer.

Campaigners fighting to stop the building of part of the proposed super sewer in Wapping's King Edward VII Memorial Park are holding a public meeting tomorrow.

The SaveKEMP group will hold the meeting at 7pm at Glamis Residents' Hall, on the corner of Glamis Road and Cable Street.

Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman has held a meeting with Thames Water in a bid to stave off the threat of a super sewer being built in King Edward VII Memorial Park in Wapping.

Mr Rahman, along with his deputy Ohid Ahmed and cabinet member Alibor Choudhury, met representatives of the utility company to stress their opposition to plans to site its sewer outlet there.

Despite over 5,000 signatures against the proposed 'Super Sewer' route at the King Edward VII Memorial Park in Wapping, Thames Water has made it clear they intend to build on the site.

Thames Water has published a report on its four month phase one public consultation on the proposed Thames Tunnel and it indicates they will go ahead with plans to turn the park into a construction site.

Improvements to London's water pipes are due to start next month.

Thames Water engineers dedicated to improving the service of tap water to Londoners have started a programme of mains replacement in South East London.

Campaigners took their fight to save King Edward VII Memorial Park to City Hall last week in a bid to stop Thames Water threatening the future of the area's only green space. London Assembly member John Biggs, Limehouse and Poplar MP Jim Fitzpatrick and comedian and Limehouse resident Lee Hurst joined protesters to hand in 4,000 signatures to Mayor Boris Johnson against proposals for the Thames Tideway Tunnel that they fear will ruin their park.

Campaigners turned out in force at City Hall today in their fight to save King Edward VII Memorial Park from proposed work on the Thames Water 'super sewer' tunnel.

London Assembly member John Biggs, Poplar and Limehouse MP Jim Fitzpatrick and comedian and local resident Lee Hurst joined protesters to hand in 3,500 signatures to the London Assembly against proposals for the Thames Tideway Tunnel that they fear will ruin their only local park.

By Peter Golds

Wharfers from Millwall to Wapping have been contacting their elected representatives about plans by Thames Water to utilise some of our limited green and open spaces to build overflow points for the upgraded route to the sewage treatment works at Beckton. Thames Water's preferred site is the King Edward Memorial Park in Shadwell and part of the rear of Narrow Street.

A water treatment plant has been opened in east London to help deal with shortages during droughts.

The desalination works at Beckton will turn sea and river water from the Thames into high-quality drinking water.

NEW London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped a high court challenge against a £200million water plant near Beckton.

The incoming Mayor cut a deal with Thames Water to remove the legal action filed by his predecessor in exchange for pledges to reduce the impact of its roadworks in the capital.

The challenge against the plant in Jenkins Lane in Barking was due to be heard in the High Court this week.
Ken Livingstone filed the action last year, describing the Government’s approval of the plant in July as “a step backwards in the battle against climate change�.

But the new man has taken a different view, arguing the drought-busting plant will provide 140million litres of drinking water a day for the ballooning London population by taking water from the north bank of the Thames.