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The UK General Election is on 4 July. 
Register to vote by 18 June.
If you need to vote by post, you must apply to do this by 5pm on 19 June.
You need valid photo ID to vote in person. If you don’t have valid ID, apply by 5pm on 26 June for a Voter Authority Certificate.  
Find out more about voting and elections in Southwark

Water

Thames Tideway Tunnel

Storm water overflow is a major cause of poor water quality in urban rivers. When there's heavy rainfall, the combined sewers in London discharge directly into the River Thames. Although diluted by the rain, the overflow contains untreated sewage as well as water run-off from roads, hard surfaces, gullies and drains. The ‘first flush’ of storm water is particularly polluted.  

In London, a large-scale engineering project has begun to capture most of the storm water overflow and divert it into a massive holding tunnel under the Thames. The waste water is then pumped to Beckton Sewage Treatment Works to be treated before being released.

In Southwark, there are three construction sites related to the building of the Thames Tideway Tunnel - Chambers Wharf, Shad Thames Pumping Station and Earl Pumping Station. For more information on this project, visit the Tideway website.

Page last updated: 18 September 2017

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