LOCAL MP INVITES NEW ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY TO TEDDINGTON SEWAGE TALKS
Local MP Munira Wilson has written to the new Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds MP to invite her to meet local Teddington residents to discuss the controversial sewage recycling proposals known as the Thames Sewage Pump.
In the strongly-worded letter she states: “The truth is that we simply don’t trust Thames Water when they tell us that replacing river water with treated sewage in Teddington won’t have a harmful impact on people’s health, water quality and our environment.
“Our stretch of the River Thames is a beating heart of the local community on both sides of the river. On any given day, our beautiful river and its banks are alive with people and families enjoying nature, including paddle boarding, boating, rowing and swimming in the river itself.”
And she adds: “I would be very grateful for the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my and residents’ concerns in further detail. including how Thames Water’s TDRA proposals fit with the Government’s announcement last year that it would prioritise a polluted area of the River Thames in Teddington to make it clean and safe fort wild swimming. I hope Ian McNuff and I can welcome you to Teddington soon.”