The countdown begins. I am really looking forward to celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Jubilee River (JR) or whatever they decide to call it nowadays. I see this as an opportunity to review the design, the construction, the performance, inspection, maintenance, current condition and cost of the JR. I will of course also mention the LTFRMS, the RTS, the DHEFIM and the condition of the local land drainage infrastructure.
EXTRACT FROM THE FILES: ICE News – Mid July 2002
Royal opening for ‘natural’ Jubilee River
JUBILEE RIVER -The award-winning £90M Maidenhead, Windsor & Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme, was officially opened by HRH Prince Andrew this week.
At an opening ceremony attended by over 200 invited guests and members of the public, the Prince was quick to praise the engineers who had made the scheme happen.
Contaminated land was a major issue, with the route passing through a 19th and 20th century industrial waste disposal ground and a disposal site for sewage sludge from the nearby Slough sewage treatment works.
With a significant danger of heavy metals entering the Thames, the Environment Agency decided to construct a secure, 5.6ha containment cell above the groundwater table.
The cell houses 135,000m 3 [cubic metres] of contaminated material, topped by 2m of soil to allow grass and trees to grow.
More to follow – please be patient.