Darren Beriro and Chris Jackson, British Geological Survey [Download the PDF] Urban infiltration With predicted increases in the intensity of rainfall events under future climate, there is, of course, a need to reduce flood risk by ‘slowing …
Emily O’Donnell, Nottingham University Overcoming barriers to the widespread implementation of blue-green infrastructure and SuDS is challenging, particularly as many are systematic and embedded within organisational cultures, processes, policy and practices. Nonetheless there are many examples in the UK …
Paul Hurcombe, Severn Trent Whilst we are all looking to identify opportunities to incorporate multiple benefit SuDS features within our flood alleviation schemes we need to be mindful that we don’t overlook opportunities to be innovative with existing infrastructure …
Written by: Graham Fairhurst, Chair of susdrain’s project steering group Rather belatedly, due to very enjoyable holidays, I thought I should share my thoughts on the status of SuDS especially for who was not fortunate enough to attend …
Mark Fermor, GeoSmart Information New mapping shows infiltration SuDS potential is good across 80% of England and Wales, supporting widespread adoption. Water balance studies demonstrate that SuDS can boost water resources to match the increased demand represented by …
Celeste Morgan, AECOM To what extent can SuDS be retrofitted in a high density urban environment? That question has rung out in the industry in response to a number of great examples being forwarded from the UK and abroad …
Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting The assumption that SuDS are less affordable is one of the dogmas which have dogged the SuDS debate for a number of years now. Unfortunately, to come up with a comparable cost estimates of …
Owen Davies, Sustainability Engineer, Lambeth Council There is a distinct divide between who provides flood defence and who benefits and it is apparent that this divide should or does not need to be questioned it’s a basic formula which …
Steve Wilson, Technical Director, Environmental Protection Group. Allowable surface water discharges from previously developed sites are often based on maintaining the status quo. This means that new surface water systems discharge water at the same rate as the …
Alex Stephenson, Director of Hydro International’s UK Stormwater Division There’s no doubt that we are making tremendous steps forward on the road to widespread use of SuDS in the UK, but there is still a long road ahead. That’s …