Reduced risk of sewage discharges into the River Chess
Article by the River Chess Association: In recent years Thames Water who manage the Chesham Sewage Treatment Works have been struggling with a system with insufficient storage capacity resulting in untreated sewage being introduced into the River Chess usually during times of sudden, heavy rainfall. Since 2009 the River Chess Association has worked with Thames Water to reduce the number of sewage discharges from the Sewage Works into the river. Over this period we have developed a positive working relationship with Thames Water. Thames Water has now just completed the expansion of the storm water overflow storage, doubling capacity at Chesham, which [...]



