16 Mar 2016
Flood Loss Avoidance Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management This modeling study estimates the flood loss avoidance benefits from application of small storm retention practices for new development and redevelopment nationwide. Twenty HUC8 watersheds were modeled in areas where significant growth is expected between 2020 and 2040, using the FEMA Hazus model and national-scale […]
10 Feb 2016
Water Briefing ‘The Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has now formally issued new charging guidance to Ofwat since it was laid in Parliament for consideration on 9 November 2015. The Guidance to the water sector regulator establishes the policy framework within which Ofwat sets charging rules for the water industry. Its purpose […]
17 Nov 2015
SuDS Manual (C753) is released The UK’s most comprehensive SuDS guidance is released to support uptake, manage floods and create better places and spaces. As the UK moves into winter, potentially a time of greater flood risk as seen during the 2013-2014 winter, CIRIA has launched the most comprehensive industry SuDS guidance available in the […]
17 Nov 2015
Comments on: LONDON SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE ACTION PLAN – draft for public consultation Emeritus Professor Richard Ashley, 12th November 2015 Now that Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 has not been commenced, England is in a rather uncertain position regarding the promotion of the use of SuDS and who should shoulder the […]
11 Nov 2015
London is at increasing risk of flooding from its sewers during heavy rainfall. Growing challenges, more people, more buildings and more rain – will mean that out sewers and drains will become increasingly overloaded. Starting now, London needs to deliver lots of new sustainable drainage measures to support its struggling sewers. The Mayor in partnership […]
07 Sep 2015
This blog is taken from the SusDrains Newsletter to sign up for this go to: http://www.susdrain.org/ A number of years waiting in the wings, the SuDS Standards finally made centre stage, but perhaps now not in the manner that many of us had anticipated. The release of the ministerial statement and updates to national planning […]
29 Jul 2015
SuDS, Barriers and Climate Change In its latest report to Parliament, the Government’s own Committee on Climate Change has warned of the barriers that still remain to the uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems and called for measures to be put in place quickly. In his latest blog, Alex Stephenson examines the report’s implications. Muddle over […]
15 Jul 2015
We’re delighted to launch BeST (Benefits of SuDS Tool, W045), a new, free Excel tool for use on PC. The tool and guidance has been developed to make assessing the benefits of SuDS easier, without the need for full scale economic inputs. BeST provides a structured approach to evaluating a wide range of benefits, often […]
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