Sewage Discharge Notification

bound to set a couple off today with all this rain.

Clegg is in india telling them how to clean the Ganges like GB has done with the Thames how clean it is now, all that has happened is industry has gone and flats are built, it is pumped full of sewage and waste plastic I would like to drag him through it .have got pics Ed still trying to post them my son will help me  cheers

Been away for a week, to a place where there was lots of sun & no rain whatsoever until today just as we were leaving

Had notifications from both sites on Monday 25th:
25-Aug-2014 13:11 Hammersmith pumping station
25-Aug-2014 15:53 Mogden sewage treatment works

Hammersmith - 28
Mogden - 18

19-Sep-2014 03:11 Hammersmith pumping station
From: Rower Notification Rower notification from Thames Water:Hammersmith Pumping Station (PS)
Following the recent rainfall, Hammersmith PS has in the last hour discharged untreated storm sewage into the River Thames, due to lack of capacity in the existing sewer network. We are working hard to develop the Thames Tideway Tunnel to address the unacceptable volume and frequency of these discharges. The proposed tunnel would capture flows from the 34 most polluting 'combined sewer overflows' (CSOs) discharging to the river, including Hammersmith PS, and transfer the sewage to our works at Beckton in east London for treatment. For more information view www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk Regards Thames Water
Hammersmith - 29
Mogden - 18

02-Nov-2014 15:59 Mogden sewage treatment works
From: Rower Notification
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

Hammersmith - 29
Mogden - 19

A reminder of the end-of-year guessing contest:

Thames Water: Hammersmith: ??, Mogden: 2

Patrick: Hammersmith: 42, Mogden: 26

Richard: Hammersmith: 65, Mogden: 52

Wully: Hammersmith: 71, Mogden: 61:

Me: Hammersmith: 60, Mogden: 45

(have I missed anyone?)

Patrick you're looking good to win the golden turd award

ed,you missed loads,

Both Mogden and Hammersmith discharged tonight, in fact I was (accidentally I guess) CC'd on an email notifying the EA bubble boat controller that every site down the river is discharging:


TQ 1682 7565
(Old Deer Pk)
Mogden STW will be storming to river within the next hour

TQ 2302 7795
(Hammersmith Bge)
Hammersmith SPS has begun discharging to river,

TQ 2865 7776
(Grosvenor Bge)
Western SPS and/or Lots Rd SPS have begun discharging to river

TQ 3955 8015
(Bugsby’s Reach)
Abbey Mills SPS has begun discharging to river

TQ 4645 8115
(Barking Reach)
Beckton and/or Crossness STW have begun storming to river

So the score so far this year is now Hammersmith - 30, Mogden - 20

All that rain on Saturday, triggered:

08-Nov-2014 19:56 Hammersmith pumping station

09-Nov-2014 00:15 Hammersmith pumping station

09-Nov-2014 00:22 Mogden sewage treatment works

Score: Hammersmith 32, Mogden 21

so when all the updates for mogden came on line and the water company predicted 2 discharges per year. are we certain there wasn't a typo and they meant 2 per month, cos that would be pretty close to being right. if they did in fact mean 2 per year, perhaps we could collar a spokes person from said water company and get an explanation for the gross understatement. my reckoning is they would say 'well we have had some unseasonal rain' which if i remember most of my previous 40 odd years happens every year. hurry up the tideway tunnel.

And they keep coming, they must be reading this as they have changed the wording on the Mogden emails

14-Nov-2014 09:15 Hammersmith pumping station
Rower notification from Thames Water:Hammersmith Pumping Station (PS)
Following the recent rainfall, Hammersmith PS has in the last hour discharged untreated storm sewage into the River Thames, due to lack of capacity in the existing sewer network. We are working hard to develop the Thames Tideway Tunnel to address the unacceptable volume and frequency of these discharges. The proposed tunnel would capture flows from the 34 most polluting 'combined sewer overflows' (CSOs) discharging to the river, including Hammersmith PS, and transfer the sewage to our works at Beckton in east London for treatment. For more information view www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk Regards Thames Water

14-Nov-2014 10:35 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW)
Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

That's Hammersmith - 33, Mogden - 22
The increased capacity should as least catch the worst of it though, so what gets dumped should be mostly dirty rainwater.   If we exclude the "exceptionally wet" months up until the end of March, we've still had 11 discharges since then, not good  

Missed this one last Monday
17-Nov-2014 08:45 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented. Regards Thames Water Thames Water Customer Services - Mogden Line (24hr/day): 0845 641 0030

Hammersmith - 33 Mogden - 23

Almost inevitable with the rain on Sunday
23-Nov-2014 07:18 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

23-Nov-2014 16:05 Hammersmith pumping station
Rower notification from Thames Water:Hammersmith Pumping Station (PS) Following the recent rainfall, Hammersmith PS has in the last hour discharged untreated storm sewage into the River Thames, due to lack of capacity in the existing sewer network. We are working hard to develop the Thames Tideway Tunnel to address the unacceptable volume and frequency of these discharges. The proposed tunnel would capture flows from the 34 most polluting 'combined sewer overflows' (CSOs) discharging to the river, including Hammersmith PS, and transfer the sewage to our works at Beckton in east London for treatment. For more information view www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk Regards Thames Water

Hammersmith - 34
Mogden - 24

Not even raining here but just received a Mogden notification

29-Nov-2014 12:55 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

H:34 - 25:M

We had a fair bit of rain over the past few days, it really kicked off on Thursday night with the rain from the so-called "weather bomb" storm reaching the south; By Friday morning all the sewers would have been full, and once again Mogden went off:

12-Dec-2014 06:25 Hammersmith pumping station
Rower notification from Thames Water:Hammersmith Pumping Station (PS) Following the recent rainfall, Hammersmith PS has in the last hour discharged untreated storm sewage into the River Thames, due to lack of capacity in the existing sewer network. We are working hard to develop the Thames Tideway Tunnel to address the unacceptable volume and frequency of these discharges. The proposed tunnel would capture flows from the 34 most polluting 'combined sewer overflows' (CSOs) discharging to the river, including Hammersmith PS, and transfer the sewage to our works at Beckton in east London for treatment. For more information view www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk Regards Thames Water

12-Dec-2014 08:58 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

Mogden went off again on Saturday lunchtime, it was a pleasant sunny morning, my guess is there was rain over Friday night which took a while to reach the works, as ever this comment leaves me feeling as if I'm defending Thames Water which I'm not, just guessing at an explanation.  

13-Dec-2014 14:28 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW)
Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

This takes us to a score of
Hammersmith: 35
Mogden: 27

EYE THIK they did not make it biganoth when they egg-span-ded it, some 1 messed up

They messed up their sums big time. In the early hours of Wednesday 17th Dec:-
17-Dec-2014 04:37 Mogden sewage treatment works
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

17-Dec-2014 02:36 Hammersmith pumping station
Rower notification from Thames Water:Hammersmith Pumping Station (PS) Following the recent rainfall, Hammersmith PS has in the last hour discharged untreated storm sewage into the River Thames, due to lack of capacity in the existing sewer network. We are working hard to develop the Thames Tideway Tunnel to address the unacceptable volume and frequency of these discharges. The proposed tunnel would capture flows from the 34 most polluting 'combined sewer overflows' (CSOs) discharging to the river, including Hammersmith PS, and transfer the sewage to our works at Beckton in east London for treatment. For more information view www.thamestunnelconsultation.co.uk Regards Thames Water

Hammersmith - 36
Mogden - 28

I think thames water are struggling to cope with the sewage at the moment as a main sewer pipe gave way in Castlenau rd two weeks ago they are having to have tankers all around the area sucking out sewage so I would think more will be going in the river with the slightest drop of rain what a system.

Merry Christmas from Mogden sewage works
26-Dec-2014 20:44
Rower notification from Thames Water: Mogden Sewage Treatment Works (STW)
Within the next hour, Mogden Sewage Treatment Works will be discharging heavily diluted storm water into the River Thames. Storm water is screened, settled in tanks and mixed with fully treated wastewater before it reaches the river. Work has been carried out at Mogden to increase the treatment capacity during and after heavy rain in our catchment. Regrettably, there are still times that this capacity is exceeded, and with nowhere else for the excess storm sewage to go, these discharges to the river are legal and consented.

Hammersmith - 36
Mogden - 29

Final notified discharge numbers for 2014
Hammersmith - 36
Mogden - 29

I declare Patrick Barker the "Poo Predictor-in-Chief" having guessed the total nearest, within 7 dumps.  Well done Patrick!

Thames Water are awarded the TAC "Golden Turd" award after spending £140m on Mogden works and guessing 2.


I'm sure we will receive the final tonnage figures for 2014 in due course.  
Looking forward to the Lee tunnel being completed later this year and eventually the Supersewer.

Thanks Ed I've always been a crap guesser, so never won guess the weight of the cake. But very proud to have won such a prestigious title as this. I would like to thank my.....