susdrain Plans unveiled for UK’s largest sustainable urban drainage network
An ambitious project cut the amount of clean rainwater contaminated in sewers is set to be launched this summer on the site of one London’s biggest affordable housing schemes.
Rainwater landing on an area the size of 20 football pitches will be channelled back into the Thames from the Nine Elms development to stop it entering the capital’s overstretched sewers where it would mix with raw sewage.
This will reduce flood risks and save the huge amount of energy and cost involved in treating rainwater after it combines with waste from sinks, toilets and washing machines.
The £14m project will be the biggest sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) in the UK and has been developed through an innovative partnership between Thames Water and the Nine Elms Vauxhall Partnership, which includes Wandsworth Council, Lambeth Council, the GLA and local developers including Ballymore. Click here to read more