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The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is a body based in London, Ontario, Canada.It was created in 1947. It was responsible for the construction of the Fanshawe Dam, completed in the 1950s, to control flooding from the Thames River, which runs through London.
In 1989 the Thames Water Authority was partly privatised, under the provisions of the Water Act 1989 [3] with the water and sewage responsibilities transferring to the newly established publicly quoted company of Thames Water, and the regulatory, land drainage and navigation responsibilities transferring to the newly created National Rivers Authority which later became the Environment Agency.
In 1989, the responsibility for navigation, regulatory, river and channels management was transferred from the Thames Water Authority to the National Rivers Authority, which later became part of the Environment Agency. [4] The remainder of the Thames Water Authority was privatised as Thames Water Utilities Limited. [5]
The River Thames (/ t ... When Thames Water was privatised in 1990, its river management functions were transferred to the National Rivers Authority, ...
The Act made special provision for the River Thames and Lee Conservancy catchment boards, enabling them to act as if they were river authorities and their catchment areas were river authority areas. There was also special provision for parts of London , defined as the London excluded area under section 125 of the Act.
Fanshawe Dam is a dam located on North Thames River near the eastern edge of London, Ontario. The crest of the dam is 625 metres long. It is 30.5 metres in height and drops the river surface 12 metres. Fanshawe Lake is the reservoir created by the dam. The hydroelectric generator of the Fanshawe Dam generates enough power to run 400 households. [1]
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He held scientific posts related to rivers and rose to become chief executive of Thames Water Authority from 1978 to 1984. During this period the water quality improved so that over 100 species of fish were present, [1] and a salmon was caught in 1985. [2]