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October 5, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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Parish councils and local representatives are working together to launch an independent parish-wide survey on the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO), giving residents, businesses and communities an opportunity to put their views and concerns formally on record.
October 5, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Parish councils and local representatives are working together to launch an independent parish-wide survey on the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO), giving residents, businesses and communities an opportunity to put their views and concerns formally on record.
This is also true of SESRO which is very obviously not going to be ready by the 2040s. They should have gone with a much smaller reservoir with fewer technical and environmental challenges.
September 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is also true of SESRO which is very obviously not going to be ready by the 2040s. They should have gone with a much smaller reservoir with fewer technical and environmental challenges.
Thames Water has been trying to build a new reservoir for years but planning red tape and nimbyism continually blocks it.
thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
White Horse Reservoir - previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option - SESRO
We’re proposing to build a new reservoir near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
thames-sro.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Thames Water has been trying to build a new reservoir for years but planning red tape and nimbyism continually blocks it.
thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
But anybody objecting to SESRO is a NIMBY and that is that, no more thoughts required.
September 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
But anybody objecting to SESRO is a NIMBY and that is that, no more thoughts required.
This is broadly true, but SESRO does have unique design features that make it more problematic than other planned reservoirs. The enormous size, combined with using embankments to contain the water, makes it much more challenging and risky than usual.
September 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This is broadly true, but SESRO does have unique design features that make it more problematic than other planned reservoirs. The enormous size, combined with using embankments to contain the water, makes it much more challenging and risky than usual.
Thames Water SESRO water delivery rate = 271M litres per day; Thames Water pipe leakage rate = ~600 M litres per day. The issue is not a few retired NIMBYs, but TW's utterly catastrophic (and deserved) reputation.
September 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Thames Water SESRO water delivery rate = 271M litres per day; Thames Water pipe leakage rate = ~600 M litres per day. The issue is not a few retired NIMBYs, but TW's utterly catastrophic (and deserved) reputation.
btw this report from the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is worth a read on how Thames Water have short cut (cheapskate bodging!) the plans for the reservoir and removing long term benefits to many + employment & financial gains to locals & good flooding mitigation. wbct.org.uk/south-east-r...
South East Reservoir Strategic Option (SESRO) Statutory Consultation – Wilts & Berks Canal Trust
wbct.org.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
btw this report from the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is worth a read on how Thames Water have short cut (cheapskate bodging!) the plans for the reservoir and removing long term benefits to many + employment & financial gains to locals & good flooding mitigation. wbct.org.uk/south-east-r...
Thames Water have also dropped plans to relocate three existing solar farms on the land that will be used for the reservoir. They say they will continue to include floating solar panels on the reservoir itself. thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
White Horse Reservoir - previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option - SESRO
We’re proposing to build a new reservoir near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
thames-sro.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Thames Water have also dropped plans to relocate three existing solar farms on the land that will be used for the reservoir. They say they will continue to include floating solar panels on the reservoir itself. thames-sro.co.uk/projects/whi...
Oxfordshire County Council and local campaign groups are vigorously opposing the proposed South East Strategic Reservoir (SESRO) near Abingdon, demanding the project be scrapped.
August 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Oxfordshire County Council and local campaign groups are vigorously opposing the proposed South East Strategic Reservoir (SESRO) near Abingdon, demanding the project be scrapped.
A once-in-a-generation chance: put the canal into the White Horse Reservoir plans
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has launched a campaign to ensure the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO) includes full restoration of the historic canal, warning the opportunity could
lovecanals.uk/blogs/a-once...
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has launched a campaign to ensure the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO) includes full restoration of the historic canal, warning the opportunity could
lovecanals.uk/blogs/a-once...
August 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
A once-in-a-generation chance: put the canal into the White Horse Reservoir plans
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has launched a campaign to ensure the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO) includes full restoration of the historic canal, warning the opportunity could
lovecanals.uk/blogs/a-once...
The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust has launched a campaign to ensure the proposed White Horse Reservoir (SESRO) includes full restoration of the historic canal, warning the opportunity could
lovecanals.uk/blogs/a-once...
As far as I’m aware, opposition has been primarily against Sesro and the Teddington recycling plant. Happy to discuss why opposition to those projects is well grounded.
July 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
As far as I’m aware, opposition has been primarily against Sesro and the Teddington recycling plant. Happy to discuss why opposition to those projects is well grounded.
The floodplain around the Shire is full. The cricket pitch and footie field on Andersey Island are flooded, as is the riverside meadow upstream from the Abingdon bridge, the field between Culham Cut and the river is full, as are the fields opposite Tesco Extra. I can't see how SESRO would help...
UK weather: Flood warnings in place across UK as forecasters warn 'no sign' of dry spell
More than 90 flood warnings are in place covering south-west and south-east England, London and south Wales.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The floodplain around the Shire is full. The cricket pitch and footie field on Andersey Island are flooded, as is the riverside meadow upstream from the Abingdon bridge, the field between Culham Cut and the river is full, as are the fields opposite Tesco Extra. I can't see how SESRO would help...
I think that's probably right but I fundamentally don't believe that SESRO will be built at all, I think Thames Water will go bust first and if it does get built it'll be 3-4 times over budget and late, whereas knocking up a smaller reservoir would help much quicker
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I think that's probably right but I fundamentally don't believe that SESRO will be built at all, I think Thames Water will go bust first and if it does get built it'll be 3-4 times over budget and late, whereas knocking up a smaller reservoir would help much quicker
Is it more viable to build so many reservoirs and/or the Severn-Thames link? Or will it just lead to more delays and time than waiting for SESRO to fill?
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Is it more viable to build so many reservoirs and/or the Severn-Thames link? Or will it just lead to more delays and time than waiting for SESRO to fill?
Severn-Thames plus two normal reservoirs OR 3-4 normal reservoirs would also almost certainly be cheaper and way more resilient (SESRO will take years to fill and maintenance will be really difficult, smaller reservoirs adding up to the same volume would come online sooner + be easier to maintain)
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Severn-Thames plus two normal reservoirs OR 3-4 normal reservoirs would also almost certainly be cheaper and way more resilient (SESRO will take years to fill and maintenance will be really difficult, smaller reservoirs adding up to the same volume would come online sooner + be easier to maintain)
It's not, if anything it's the other way round and SESRO is the overcomplicated option, before you get to 'do you trust Thames Water to do this'.
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 AM
It's not, if anything it's the other way round and SESRO is the overcomplicated option, before you get to 'do you trust Thames Water to do this'.
You’re often right in general but SESRO is a stupid example, a gigantic white elephant that exists solely to pad Thames Water’s balance sheet. Just build two smaller, still very large reservoirs and the Severn-Thames Transfer.
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 AM
You’re often right in general but SESRO is a stupid example, a gigantic white elephant that exists solely to pad Thames Water’s balance sheet. Just build two smaller, still very large reservoirs and the Severn-Thames Transfer.
Thames Water has fired the starting gun on the “extensive” process for appointing a main contractor to design, build, test and commission its major new Oxfordshire reservoir in a deal worth £5.7bn
Full story:
Full story:
Thames Water discusses ‘extensive’ procurement of £5.7bn Abingdon reservoir contractor deal | New Civil Engineer
The contractor for the White Horse Reservoir – renamed from the working title South East Strategic Reservoir Option (Sesro) – will need to have
buff.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Thames Water has fired the starting gun on the “extensive” process for appointing a main contractor to design, build, test and commission its major new Oxfordshire reservoir in a deal worth £5.7bn
Full story:
Full story:
Thames Water has fired the starting gun on the “extensive” process for appointing a main contractor to design, build, test and commission its major new Oxfordshire reservoir in a deal worth £5.7bn
Full story: buff.ly/sBTCZiP
Full story: buff.ly/sBTCZiP
Thames Water discusses ‘extensive’ procurement of £5.7bn Abingdon reservoir contractor deal | New Civil Engineer
The contractor for the White Horse Reservoir – renamed from the working title South East Strategic Reservoir Option (Sesro) – will need to have
www.newcivilengineer.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Thames Water has fired the starting gun on the “extensive” process for appointing a main contractor to design, build, test and commission its major new Oxfordshire reservoir in a deal worth £5.7bn
Full story: buff.ly/sBTCZiP
Full story: buff.ly/sBTCZiP
The consultation has been extended until 23rd January.
We wrote a primer on SESRO oxfordclarion.uk/water-why-ab...
and Cllr Andy Cooke explored the subject further in a series of articles oxfordclarion.uk/abingdon-res...
We wrote a primer on SESRO oxfordclarion.uk/water-why-ab...
and Cllr Andy Cooke explored the subject further in a series of articles oxfordclarion.uk/abingdon-res...
Abingdon Reservoir: is there an alternative?
Few projects in Oxfordshire have excited as many column inches as Thames Water’s proposed Abingdon Reservoir. Is it a simple NIMBY battle – or are the issues more complicated than that? Andy Cooke, lo...
oxfordclarion.uk
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The consultation has been extended until 23rd January.
We wrote a primer on SESRO oxfordclarion.uk/water-why-ab...
and Cllr Andy Cooke explored the subject further in a series of articles oxfordclarion.uk/abingdon-res...
We wrote a primer on SESRO oxfordclarion.uk/water-why-ab...
and Cllr Andy Cooke explored the subject further in a series of articles oxfordclarion.uk/abingdon-res...
The public consultation for Abingdon Reservoir has been extended after complaints about word limits on their online consultation form. Thames Water will accept comments by email until 23rd January. The email address to use is sesro@ipsos.com
The public consultation for Abingdon Reservoir closes tomorrow. Thames Water is proposing a bunded reservoir between Abingdon, Marcham, Didcot and Grove which it says will “supply water to 15 million people across the South East”. thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
January 15, 2026 at 7:19 AM
The public consultation for Abingdon Reservoir has been extended after complaints about word limits on their online consultation form. Thames Water will accept comments by email until 23rd January. The email address to use is sesro@ipsos.com
If you're a Thames Water customer, you might want to have your say about the extortionate and disruptive plans for SESRO. Consultation closes at midnight tonight.
Respond here: thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
Read more on our website www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
Respond here: thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
Read more on our website www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
If you're a Thames Water customer, you might want to have your say about the extortionate and disruptive plans for SESRO. Consultation closes at midnight tonight.
Respond here: thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
Read more on our website www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
Respond here: thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
Read more on our website www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
A Thames Water consultation that conveniently no-one knew about we only have until midnight tonight to respond....
thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) - Statutory Consultation 2025
thames-sro.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A Thames Water consultation that conveniently no-one knew about we only have until midnight tonight to respond....
thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...