Designing SuDS to remove pollution from surface water must match likely levels of pollution with the performance of SuDS elements. Advanced Drainage Systems UK manager Stuart Crisp reports.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) should be designed with water quantity and water quality in mind. Yet often the water quality element is overlooked,…
Surface water management will improve with sustainable drainage systems becoming mandatory for new developments, but what regulatory structure is needed to make it work?
The frequency and severity of extreme flooding in the UK has increased in recent years as a result of climate change, but until recently there has been…
This video is from NCE's Flood Resilience Forum 2023 held on 19 April 2023. ADA chief executive Innes Thomson, Cardiff Council flood and coastal risk management team leader Simon Dooley, Thames Water head of partnerships and catchment management Alex Nickson and Wavin global urban climate resilience director Friso Klapwijk discuss…
Thames Water has published its drainage and wastewater management plan for the next 25 years, which will see the adoption of a nature-based approach to tackling sewage discharge and flooding.
Thames Water’s co-created Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan 2025-2050 (DWMP) outlines the water company’s proposals for reducing the risk of sewer…
Designers of new developments must start to factor in government requirements for sustainable drainage systems which are due to come into effect soon.
With legislation mandating sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and their adoption for new developments on the horizon, developers and designers must upskill to ensure future designs meet tough…
Changes to the design and construction guidance for adoptable sewers gives the green light for arch-shaped attenuation chambers.
Water UK’s design and construction guidance (DCG) for sewers offered for adoption has been updated to include information about arch-shaped below-ground water attenuation chambers. This will make it easier for water companies…
The climate crisis means that water scarcity could become a long term reality for the UK while intensive rainfall also increases the frequency of floods. This means more value must be placed on the water resources available.
In the face of climate change, water is becoming an ever scarcer commodity.…
Stormtech SuDS attenuation system targets the UK market
StormTech arch-shaped SuDS attenuation chambers from Advanced Drainage Systems have been used on over 50,000 projects worldwide. New Eurocode modelling demonstrates they pass muster for projects in the UK and Europe too. The StormTech underground SuDS attenuation system, that exploits the structural properties…
Despite the increased recognition of sustainable drainage systems as an effective surface water management tool, several factors are hindering their wider implementation.
In July 2021 London was hit by two flash floods, with some areas receiving more than twice the average rainfall for that month in just two hours. These…
Three industry leaders have been lined up for the free webinar, which NCE is working on with Wavin, to consider the potential of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to improve water quality in the UK.
Joining event host NCE editor Claire Smith will be Wavin UK head of stormwater management Martin Lambley,…
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