10 Jul 2018

Anglian Water’s new wetland in Ingoldisthorpe has been formally opened by children from the village primary school. The one-hectare site acts as a natural treatment plant to over a million litres of water, with treated water passing through to be further filtered before returning to the River Ingol. This natural filtering process improves the quality […]

19 Jun 2018

Welcome to the susdrain Designers Hub – the one-stop shop for anyone designing SuDS. We know how important it is to get your designs right first time – not only to save time but also money. This section of our website has been specifically crafted to provide you with the knowledge, resources and support tools […]

10 May 2018

Innovation – Integrating SUDS with Water Harvesting – Two for the price of one A new technology that combines water reuse and flood resilience is apparently “set to take the water sector by storm”. The system combines rainwater harvesting, attenuation and intelligent data gathering into one system. Where deployed, it is expected to drastically reduce […]

21 Feb 2018

The Welsh Government wants all new developments to incorporate effective sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) – and views them as key to reducing flood risk. The Welsh Minister for Environment, Hannah Blythyn, has highlighted how Wales is moving towards more sustainable methods of dealing with rainwater which reduce the risk of flooding and protect water quality. […]

15 Feb 2018

Scottish Water unveils new storm water strategy to address long-term sewer flooding risk Flooding incidents in Scotland could be significantly reduced by managing storm water on the surface rather than in the country’s sewers. A new strategy launched by Scottish Water highlights that more effective ways of dealing with storm water above ground will substantially reduce […]

15 Feb 2018

SuDS Awards Have you delivered a great SuDS scheme, or do you know a SuDS Champion who deserves recognition? Why not enter the 2018 susdrain SuDS Awards? The Awards invite leaders from across the construction industry to showcase outstanding and innovative SuDS schemes, with a focus on projects that deliver multiple benefits and people who […]

21 Nov 2017

The Welsh Government (WG) wants your views on the draft statutory instruments and National Standards needed to implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 for the use of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) on new developments. The administration is consulting on proposed regulations and orders which provide the detail of how the […]

07 Nov 2017

United Utilities has become the first water company to introduce a charging scheme for developers to encourage them not to connect new developments to the public sewer network. The company has told developers that from next April, development sites that do not connect surface water flows to the public sewer network will receive a discount […]