Thames Tideway Strategy
Contents i Solutions Working Group ReportVolume 2 Refinement ReportFebruary 2005
Contents Page0
Executive Summary
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0.1
Introduction
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0.2
The Refined Proposed Option A(ref)
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0.2.1
Changes to the Project
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0.2.2
Detailed Refinements to Design and Construction
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0.2.3
Description of Refined Solution A(ref)
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0.3
Risk assessment
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0.4
Estimated Costs
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0.5
Conclusions
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0.6
Recommendations
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1
Introduction
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1.1
The Solutions Group
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1.2
Background to the Reports
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1.3
Volume 1 - The Recommended Option
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1.4
Changing Objectives
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1.4.1
The Refinements
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1.4.2
Legal Requirements and Drivers
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1.4.3
Prioritisation of the CSOs
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1.4.4 Abbey Mills
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1.4.5 Treatment Issues
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1.4.6
Design and Construction
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1.4.7
Impact on Risk, Cost and Programme
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1.5
Continuation Works - CSO and STW Monitoring
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2.
Refinement Studies
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2.1
The Inclusion of Abbey Mills and Wick Lane
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2.2
Treatment Issues
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2.2.2
Level of Treatment
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2.2.3
Pump-out rate
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2.2.4
Storm Treatment Plant
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2.2.5
Outline arrangement of treatment plant at Crossness STW
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2.2.6
Proposed Plant
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2.3
Design and Construction
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2.3.1
Tunnel Construction
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2.3.2
CSO tunnel connections
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2.3.3
Review of Main Shafts and Site Compounds
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2.3.4
Alternative main shaft sites
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2.3.5
Tunnel Construction Logistics
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2.3.6
Building and Ventilation requirements
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2.3.7
Internal lining
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2.3.8
Revised route of main tunnel
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2.3.9
Pumping
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2.3.10
Tunnel Choking
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2.3.11
Tunnel flushing
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2.3.12
Options for Renewable energy
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3.
Risk
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3.1 Risk Register
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3.2
Construction Overrun
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3.3
Land acquisition and planning risks
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