SuDS Tips: Avoiding failure with underground SuDS attenuation
Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), highlights the possible causes of failure that would-be asset owners should be aware of.
There’s a...
Isle of Wight roads to undergo green roads revolution to help reduce flooding and storm overflows
The Isle of Wight Council and Southern Water have agreed a new partnership to transform roads across the island in an effort to cut...
UKWIR’s innovative research programme transforms sewerage management
Sewage pollution in surface waters in the UK and Ireland is one of the most high-profile environmental issues in the country. Water industry research...
SuDS Tips: When grey is good
Under the new Government, cleaning up our water courses is a priority. That means that more robust approaches to treating polluted surface water, says...
Celebrating winners of the susdrain SuDS Awards 2024
The CIRIA susdrain SuDS Awards 2024 recently reached a thrilling conclusion at a ceremony hosted by Arup in Cardiff.
Launched in 2018, the awards highlight...
Southern Water projects awarded share of £40m Innovation Fund
Southern Water’s work to innovate as part of its wider goal of driving down use of storm overflows, has been recognised with two projects...
Wavin outlines steps to achieve urban climate resilience in latest report
As the climate crisis worsens and its impact on infrastructure increases, surface water management experts, Wavin, have launched their first whitepaper exploring the issue....
Chancellor wants to “get Britain building again”, but Wavin says not without clarity on water
In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves laid out plans to rebuild Britain, starting with an end to the effective ban on onshore...
Detention basins to be installed as part of Severn Trent’s £76 million project to reduce flood risk in Mansfield
As Severn Trent’s £76 million Mansfield project to reduce flooding by turning to nature continues, the company will be creating detention basins on the...
GeoSmart Information creates multiple jobs due to demand
Environmental consultancy, Geosmart Information has created 16 new jobs in response to the increasing demand for its flood risk reports, data and services.
The Midlands-based...
More than 45 schools to play their part in reducing storm overflows in £1.2m project
Dozens of schools across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent and Sussex will have sustainable drainage solutions (SuDs) installed over the next few months as...
SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores water qualitatively and quantitively
Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), looks at how ‘good’ SuDS addresses water quality as much as water quantity when it...
SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp explores Defra’s ‘Plan for Water’
In April 2023, Defra published its so-called ‘Plan for Water’ (fully titled Our integrated plan for delivering clean and plentiful water).
The aim of...
£450k scheme to better protect a Mytholmroyd school from flooding
A Mytholmroyd school hit by several devastating floods in Calderdale is more resilient to the impact of climate change following a £450,000 project.
Burnley Road...
SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part Two
In the second part of two on the choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems available, Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS),...
Fear of flooding affects home purchasing decisions
Nine in ten Brits are so concerned by the increased possibility of flooding that it’s now affecting their purchasing decisions when buying a new...
SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part One
There’s a choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems for new developments, each with their pros and cons. In the first article in a series...
SuDS Tips: Regular columnist Stuart Crisp looks at looming legislation for SuDS
In January 2023, the Government announced plans to finally implement Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, which will make the...
ADS pleads StormTech in pollution mitigation
StormTech, the stormwater management system from Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), is the first combined SuDS attenuation and water quality management system to obtain third...
From a range of responsibilities … to a one-stop-shop
The water industry is unusual in the plethora of parties who play a role in the management of foul, rain and storm water. But...
Defending our infrastructure from the impact of drought
With the news that the UK experienced its hottest June on record earlier this summer, and as global temperatures continue to soar, the devastating...
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