Links to further information and associated organisations
Surfers Against Sewage
(Our fellow campaigners fighting for cleaner beaches
and seas)
Putney Town Rowing Club
(Our host club on the Thames tideway)
Environment Agency (EA)
(The environmental 'watchdog')
Department of Environment (DEFRA)
(Government department)
Office of
water (OFWAT)
The water regulator
Thames Water
The company in charge of managing sewage treatment
Port of London Health Authority
Health
Protection Agency
Information on infectious diseases
Thames
recreational users study
HPA health study
2005
ThamesWeb
Thames Estuary Partnership
World
Health Organisation
Information on infectious diseases
Amateur Rowing Association (ARA)
Kew
Steam (& water) Museum
(History of water and drainage in London)
EU
parliament - Directive 91/271/EEC
(Waste water treatment directive 1991)
Other sites of interest
Tideway slug
(Online rowing magazine from the Twickenham underground)
Rock
the Boat
Rowing clothing and apparel - including drinks
bottles with splash caps.
Tower
Hamlets Canoe Club
Yep - they canoe in the Thames too!
Please
click to vote for RATSLeo Blockley Memorial Campaign. Site promoting awareness of hypothermia to rowers, particularly the hazards of cold water immersion.