Designed to handle storm overflows, the Thames Tideway Tunnel opened its gates today, capturing 589,000 cubic metres of sewage within 24 hours during heavy rainfall in September. The 25km ‘super ...

It also stopped five and a half million tonnes of sewage, the equivalent of 2,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools, from entering the Thames as it began functioning. “This is anothe ...

Construction workers walk in a completed section of the main tunnel of London’s Thames Tideway Tunnel or ‘super sewer’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA) PA Archive “The public demands Thames Water and ...