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Thames Water Defer Flood Alleviation Scheme
28 May 2008
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The news last week that Thames Water were deferring their plans to implement a scheme to alleviate the effects of flooding in Keswick Close, Tilehurst, was greeted with dismay by local residents.
Local Councillor Ricky Duveen said, "after all the planning and consultation that has already gone on and raised hopes that something might finally be done for the residents of Keswick Close, this is a major blow."
He continued, "Thames Water have told me that they do not have the resources to carry out the scheme in their current round of works and it will be put back until at least 2010."
"They have given no information yet as to what other schemes are also being postponed."
"Given the events of July 2007 I would like to know why Thames Water are slackening off their efforts to alleviate flooding in Reading. It is difficult to understand why such a big company would go through all the preparatory works and then postpone the scheme for lack of resources when they made £427m profit last year (before tax) and another £283m in the first six months of this financial year. Also last year they paid out over £0.5bn in dividends to shareholders."
"I think they have got their priorities very wrong and the residents they serve are being short-changed."
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