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Reducing flood risk in Mansfield with SuDS: lessons learned
Join us in Mansfield to see the UK’s largest sustainable drainage scheme and learn about the impact, benefits and critical success factors delivering retrofit SuDS at pace and scale.
A susdrain event in collaboration with Severn Trent Water, CIWEM, Arup, and AECOM.
Background
susdrain is supporting those involved in delivering SuDS by sharing knowledge and good practice from the Mansfield project to maximise learning and identify future guidance needs.
Severn Trent has invested £76 million in Mansfield as part of a range of nature-based solutions to protect communities from flooding. Working with Mansfield District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, the Mansfield Sustainable Flood Resilience project is the largest project of its kind ever to be attempted in the UK.
More than 340 sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have been installed across Mansfield since 2022 to divert surface water away from sewers, slowing it down and helping its drains to cope.
The project serves as a blueprint for how we manage flooding in the future. Attendees will hear candid insights from the delivery partners as part of the project’s legacy.
Sponsorship opportunities
For information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tam Simmons.
Why attend
- Discover how Nottinghamshire is combatting urban flooding at scale.
- Gain insight into the good, the bad, and the ugly from the Mansfield project, including what they would do differently with the benefit of hindsight.
- Learn how the project was delivered from legal process agreements for building on 3rd party land, to SuDS ownership, establishment and maintenance.
- Learn about materials selection and specification (what worked, and what didn't, and why).
- Identify the barriers and opportunities, and how can these be overcome / maximised.
- Earn valuable CPD.
Who should attend
- susdrain and CIWEM members
- Water companies
- Engineering consultants
- Architects and designers
- Developers
- Urban designers
- Landscape architects
- Local planning authority SuDS approvers
- Members of lead local flood authorities
- Drainage engineers
- Highway engineers
- Tier 1 and 2 contractors
- Professional bodies
- Local community groups involved in SuDS
- Anyone with an interest in SuDS
Programme
09:00 Arrival and welcome coffee
09:30 Scene setting
10:00 Site visits
12:30 Networking lunch
13:30 Talks and interactive sessions including a mid-afternoon coffee break
16:00 End of event
Ticket Information
FREE, register to attend here.When
Wednesday 14 May 202509:00 – 16:00
Where
Mansfield District CouncilCivic Centre Council Chamber
Chesterfield Road South
Mansfield
NG19 7BH