AuntyRinum
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That's alright. Couldn't understand what you meant anyway.
Joint agencies exercise re illegal boats
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Actionmat
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The EA machine at Molesey goes straight into the sewer, not a holding tank. So you're paying a tenner for 5mins hire of a pump. If you're a customer of Thames Water, you're paying them to treat sewage anyway and if there's heavy rain, they will happily dump it in the Thames for you via the water works further downstream. During a storm, it could be argued that certain liveaboards are merely cutting out the middle man.
Outinthedinghy
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To be fair Thames Water will soon be constructing the Thames Tideway tunnel which it claims will divert material from the existing combined Sewer overflows and divert it to Beckton where the existing ...t farm is going to be expanded.
So hopefully the discharge into the River by Thames Water will at least reduce significantly . that'd be good in my view and if tideway based residential boats are required to follow suit all the better.
So hopefully the discharge into the River by Thames Water will at least reduce significantly . that'd be good in my view and if tideway based residential boats are required to follow suit all the better.
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Actionmat
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Don't be fooled by Thames Water. They spent millions of pounds of public money on Mogden Sewage Works in Isleworth over two decades, greatly increasing capacity and installing new equipment, but when the rain comes they still chuck it in the tidal Thames, lumps and all.
Apologies for hijacking your thread B1, but at least discharge in the river is almost bringing it back to the original topic of illegal boats
Apologies for hijacking your thread B1, but at least discharge in the river is almost bringing it back to the original topic of illegal boats
Alan ashore
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I just stumbled on this press release from Kingston Council. I'm guessing these may have been boats which were on the mooring at John Lewis just below the bridge the previous weekend, but aren't now. I hope that this heralds a comprehensive phase of real Action by both Kingston and Richmond.
Published Friday, 5th June 2015
Our enforcement officers have removed and destroyed two illegally moored boats yesterday (4 June 2015).
The decisive action was part of Operation Riverside, a joint initiative between four councils, two police forces and the Environment Agency.
In addition to the two boats, a number of unauthorised structures were also removed from the riverside.
Councillor David Cunningham, Lead Member for Environment and Transport at Kingston Council said:
“Yesterday’s action sends out a very clear message to people who illegally moor their boats along this stretch of the river - you are not welcome here. This action is just the beginning - our enforcement officers will continue to patrol the riverside and take quick, decisive action where appropriate.
“The results of our All in One borough survey showed that residents and visitors value our green spaces and riverside highly. We intend to keep these spaces clean and safe, for the enjoyment of all. Illegally moored boats are a menace and do not have a place in our borough and I am grateful for the support of the Police and the Environment Agency in helping us stamp out this problem.”
Nick McKie-Smith, Waterways Enforcement Manager at the Environment Agency said:
“This joint venture shows that we are serious in cracking down on unauthorised mooring and that, together, we are evicting those who don’t respect our waterways and the borough of Kingston.”
Operation Riverside was a joint day of action from Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge and Spelthorne Councils, the Metropolitan Police, Surrey Police and the Environment Agency.
Published Friday, 5th June 2015
Our enforcement officers have removed and destroyed two illegally moored boats yesterday (4 June 2015).
The decisive action was part of Operation Riverside, a joint initiative between four councils, two police forces and the Environment Agency.
In addition to the two boats, a number of unauthorised structures were also removed from the riverside.
Councillor David Cunningham, Lead Member for Environment and Transport at Kingston Council said:
“Yesterday’s action sends out a very clear message to people who illegally moor their boats along this stretch of the river - you are not welcome here. This action is just the beginning - our enforcement officers will continue to patrol the riverside and take quick, decisive action where appropriate.
“The results of our All in One borough survey showed that residents and visitors value our green spaces and riverside highly. We intend to keep these spaces clean and safe, for the enjoyment of all. Illegally moored boats are a menace and do not have a place in our borough and I am grateful for the support of the Police and the Environment Agency in helping us stamp out this problem.”
Nick McKie-Smith, Waterways Enforcement Manager at the Environment Agency said:
“This joint venture shows that we are serious in cracking down on unauthorised mooring and that, together, we are evicting those who don’t respect our waterways and the borough of Kingston.”
Operation Riverside was a joint day of action from Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge and Spelthorne Councils, the Metropolitan Police, Surrey Police and the Environment Agency.
Actionmat
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That's interesting, thanks for posting. I wonder which two boats they're talking about and what the illegal structures were? I wrote to Kingston Council a couple of weeks back and asked what was going on with the visitor moorings. They wrote back to me and insisted on knowing the name of MY boat and EA licence number!
If Spelthorne was involved in this 'day of action', I'd love to know if anything has happened between Molesey and Sunbury?
If Spelthorne was involved in this 'day of action', I'd love to know if anything has happened between Molesey and Sunbury?
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Flynnbarr
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Where they liveaboard or abandoned ?
Big John
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They need to start to look at the liveaboard boats moored in the Windsor to Maidenhead area. But if they show a licence and the land owner does nothing about it the EA will not get involved.
Actionmat
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If it's the ones I'm thinking of, they were liveaboards who were moved on from Teddington. Those boats didn't move at all, but there are a few others who think they've got it sussed by spending the night on the council moorings by the Kingston Mill and moving to the Royal Palace moorings opposite during the day.
Actionmat
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I think that press release is BS. Having spent the weekend in the area, I can confirm that all the usual suspects are still in place and the moorings where Kingston Council apparently cleared and disposed of two boats, are occupied by the same boats. I see no change whatsoever and any threatening notices have been removed and I suspect are filed in the rubbish bin.
The TMBA may be interested to know that one of those Kingston boats(which was previously unnamed), has been named by its owner and in poorly applied red paint now displays the name 'Legacy'
The TMBA may be interested to know that one of those Kingston boats(which was previously unnamed), has been named by its owner and in poorly applied red paint now displays the name 'Legacy'
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Ramage
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LOL!!