China Buys Stake In Thames Water
Does China’s move herald new capital inflows into the capital’s outflows?
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Reminder: Thames Tunnel Super Sewer Consultation
Have you had your say yet?
Save Water Now, We’re Heading For A Drought
Lower than average rainfall has forced Thames Water to use underground aquifers to boost supplies.
Boris Johnson Backs Water Grid
Save water. Bath with a friend.
London’s Drinking Fountains…Mapped
Could come in handy over summer.
World Water Day: Walk For Water H2O
Come up with a fiendish and imaginative H2O route across London and we’ll do it for Walk for Water Week in June.
Book Review: I Never Knew That About The River Thames
London’s river goes other places as well. This fascinating volume takes you from source to sea on a current of trivia.
Too Sweaty For Harrods
Harrods’ door policy scuppered two runners on the scout for rehydration and a snack last Friday on the grounds that they were excessively sweaty after a 20 mile run. Whilst ‘sweat’ isn’t detailed on the dress code, it forbids “athletic singlets, cycling shorts and dirty …
Our Tap Water Stinks, Say Walthamstow Residents
Thames Water are investigating claims of brackish tap water in north-east London. Three hundred residents of the Walthamstow area have complained about the noisome supply, whose taste and aroma are described as intermittently ‘foul’ and ‘gone off’. The cause remains a mystery (ill-informed speculation in …
Quenching London’s Thirst
Londonist is a sucker as much as the next city dweller. Drink more water, they’ve been telling us for years: and so we do, bottles and bottles of the stuff. In spite of repeated assurances by Thames Water of the quality of their tapped product. …
Save Water, Shower Shorter
If you want to help reduce CO2 emissions and save money on your gas bill, cut your shower short. Research by the Energy Saving Trust estimates, “Londoners could save around £18M per year and 110,000 tonnes of CO2 filling Wembley Stadium 14 times, if everyone …
