Have we put the cart before the horse when it comes to ensuring quality in the construction of Sustainable Drainage Sy...
Who is best placed to own Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the UK? Until we put this enduringly thorny problem t...
As the UK looks to a future outside the EU with a new Prime Minister at the helm, and a new Environment Secretary in p...
If you asked a developer, a planning officer and a consulting engineer for a definition of SuDS, do you think you woul...
Engineers took a pragmatic approach to designing surface water drainage at Taylor Wimpey’s new Parc-y-Strade housing development on the outskirts of Llanelli, South Wales. Using Hydro-Brake® vortex flow control technology to engineer distributed s...
Aberdeen’s new International Business Park, built next to the City’s International Airport, is delivering a best-practice Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) scheme using filtration and bioretention technologies from Hydro International to meet strict pl...
A £4.28m award-winning flood defence project in Southwark, South London, is combining above and below-ground temporary flood storage to create a pioneering solution at two sensitive and historic parks....
A new £3.1 million flood alleviation scheme in the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton is using innovative vortex flow control technology to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses in the town....
Engineers challenged to solve a “tight-fit” surface water management challenge on a new homes development in West Yorkshire turned to Hydro-Brake Optimum® to keep flood protection measures well within safe limits. At the Saffron Park housing dev...
An ingenious drainage scheme has provided much-needed relief to a flood-prone Telford community. Engineers used complex vortex flow control technology to solve a difficult problem, maximising the storage volumes available to keep within flood protect...
A competition to encourage innovative and practical approaches to flood risk management in Cumbria following the winter's flooding has been launched by the UK Government. Building on the work of the Cumbria Floods Partnership, the aim of the competition is to create ...
Cities across Europe must step up their adaptation efforts if they are to handle the increasingly complex challenges caused by climate change such as flooding and drought, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report has warned The EEA report Urban adaptation to c...
The Government has set out its Cumbria Flood Action Plan entitled "Reducing Flood Risk from Source To Sea", it sets outs the first steps towards an integrated catchment plan for Cumbria. Cumbria Flood Action Plan In addition to the much-needed short-term acti...
