31 Jan 2019
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Flood Briefing:
Reduced capital costs and faster planning approval are among the benefits showcased in its infographic.
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21 Jan 2019
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Flood Briefing:
Report reveals no formal SuDS policies in place and national level guidance is inhibiting success of SuDS.
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13 Jan 2019
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Flood Briefing:
The Regulations for Sustainable Drainage Systems for new property developments came into force on 7 January.
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Europe, UK
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22 Nov 2018
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Brownfield Briefing:
Sustainable drainage systems must be incorporated into new property developments following the introduction of Government regulations.
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25 Oct 2018
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Flood Briefing:
Anglian Water looks to implement SuDS schemes for schools across East Anglia.
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19 Oct 2018
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Flood Briefing:
It believes it is important to create a complete record of SuDS assets as the industry expands.
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27 Sep 2018
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Flood Briefing:
GreenBlue Urban is using the tree pits to manage rainflow without incurring major costs on a test site in Middelburg, Zeeland.
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10 Aug 2018
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Flood Briefing:
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers makes recommendations for improving resilience of the UK to drought and flood events.
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Europe, UK
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20 Jun 2018
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Flood Briefing:
The Government seeks tenders to redevelop a west London playground and implement sustainable drainage features.
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7 Jun 2018
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Flood Briefing:
SuDs proposed as part of housing development could have posed a drowning risk claims resident.
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17 May 2018
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Ecology Briefing:
The London Environmental Strategy seeks to make the capital cleaner, more energy-efficient, biodiverse, and flood resistant.
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29 Mar 2018
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Flood Briefing:
Northumbrian Water’s CEO Heidi Mottram used her 15 minute speech at Flood & Coast Telford to advocate the benefits of partnership working to deliver SuDS.
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Europe, UK
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16 Feb 2018
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Flood Briefing:
Welsh environment minister Hannah Blythyn said this week that the Welsh Government wants all new developments to incorporate effective sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).
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12 Jan 2018
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Flood Briefing:
SuDS, natural flood management solutions and property-level flood protection all feature in Theresa May's 25 Year Environment Plan.
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Europe, UK
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1 Dec 2017
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Flood Briefing:
The government’s lack of a long-term strategy on SuDS is one of the three main threats to effective water level and flood risk management, according to the chairman of the ADA.
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1 Dec 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Water companies should make more use of SuDS to keep rainwater out of the sewer network, a report published by the Consumer Council for Water has recommended.
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1 Dec 2017
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Flood Briefing:
The Welsh government is consulting on the draft statutory instruments and national standards which provide the detail of how the approval process for SuDS will work.
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16 Nov 2017
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Brownfield Briefing:
Anglian Water is to offer a discount on infrastructure charges to developers who include water use reduction methods such as rainwater harvesting and water efficient showers in their homes.
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15 Nov 2017
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Flood Briefing:
CIWEM Urban Drainage Group has published a new code of practice for the hydraulic modelling of urban drainage systems.
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1 Nov 2017
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Flood Briefing:
SuDS are “different but not difficult,” according to a new CIRIA guidance published today.
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1 Nov 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Jo Bradley, market development manager, SDS Limited, the best technologies need to be applied to help reduce pollution from streets and highways.
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18 Oct 2017
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Flood Briefing:
The chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Neil Parish, has written to Michael Gove expressing concern about the government’s “reluctance” to address the stress on the wastewater system caused by the right of new developments to connect to sewers.
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18 Oct 2017
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Ecology Briefing:
The UK and Welsh governments must make SuDS mandatory in new developments as part of intensified efforts to clean up the 40% of rivers polluted by sewage, according to a new report.
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29 Sep 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Sustainable drainage schemes must be fully integrated into sites rather than placed on the periphery if their full benefits are to be realised, Robert Bray has told an audience of surface water management experts.
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28 Sep 2017
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Flood Briefing:
The Welsh government has received “widespread support” for its proposed implementatIon of Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act, according to one of its policy advisors.
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19 Jul 2017
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Ecology Briefing:
It is essential to improve the way water-related issues are communicated to non-technical people if the multiple benefits of urban rivers and streams are to be realised, an independent environmental consultant has said.
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12 Jul 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Not only is the business case for SuDS and green infrastructure “very strong,” but the costs of operating and maintaining them are usually less than for conventional drainage schemes.
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5 Jul 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Efforts to increase water efficiency should be integrated with SuDS schemes in order to maximise additional benefits such as flood risk reduction, a new strategy document has said.
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5 Jul 2017
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Flood Briefing:
National planning policy and local guidance should promote the use of multi-functional SuDS as a tool to reduce the disproportionate flood risks faced by socially vulnerable neighbourhoods, a report by Sayers and Partners has said.
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27 Jun 2017
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Flood Briefing:
Developers must work out in detail how they’re going to maintain SuDS features before construction begins, a leading consultant has said after working on the Great Western Park project, near Didcot in Oxfordshire.
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