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Water Abstraction: Teddington

Commons · Question 26078 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

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Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of (a) the daily quantity of raw water that the Teddington Direct River Abstraction Scheme would supply to reservoirs for onward transport to water t

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Sep 2026

The proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) supplies 67Ml/d during droughts. London’s water use is just under 2000Ml/d. Therefore, TDRA contributes just over 3% of Thames Water’s total demand in London and is needed to provide drought resilien...