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Rupert Wolfe Murray's avatar

Excellent article

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Mick Reilly's avatar

The Peoples Revolution, just what is possible?

https://youtu.be/dHC7p24Mmrk?si=u6vasUQE1bGii7hH

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Steve's avatar

"Scottish Water is responsible for managing what goes into the river"

That isn't accurate, they are only responsible for discharges from their sewers, whether that be from surface water sewers or from combined sewer overflows.

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Rob Bradley's avatar

What a wonderfully balanced and researched wee article! As a water professional, the detail with which the mechanics and historical legacy of our inherited infrastructure severely constrain radical redesign is mostly lost in outrage. Which makes your piece all the more refreshing to read.

The tidal lock aspect was actually unknown to me but immediately highlighted a fundamental weak point in the context of increasingly random flash flooding.

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Jackie Kemp's avatar

Thank you very much! Yes - I think these kinds of issues are not uncommon in urban waterways - I have had quite a bit of input from people who know more than I do on ths.

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