'Recycling' plan aims to replace water from Thames with treated sewage

Thames Water puts forward controversial proposals to utilise major effluent plant to tackle shortagesThames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in west London to help tackle water shortages.The company, which leaks 630m litres a day from its network, is putting forward what it calls a "water recycling" plan to cope with shortages resulting from the rising population and predicted droughts caused by climate change over the coming decades. Continue reading...