Awareness of groundwater flooding has increased this past winter following heavy rainfall which has caused levels in aquifers to rise. Jon Haycox, Data Manager As early as August 2019, GeoSmart Information was informing users of our groundwater flood forecast service that the recharge season had…
Read more…New Sewerage Sector Guidance documentation has been approved by Ofwat under its Code for Adoption Agreements, and has been implemented from 1 April 2020. The rules will allow English water and sewerage companies to adopt a wider range of sewer types, including those with sustainable drainage (SuDs)…
Read more…GeoSmart welcomes Martin Lucass to the board of directors as a Commercial Director. Martin has worked in the Environmental sector for 12 years, with a focus over the last 6 years on the property and development markets. He is passionate about the built environment and the role that environmental…
Read more…Over the last decade, the mix of generation providing electricity to the National Grid has undergone a significant change. In addition to the familiar wind turbines and solar farms are a new breed of battery storage facilities. Like electricity substations, their location must be balanced between…
Read more…Geosmart is raising awareness of the update to the Law Society’s Flood Risk practice note How will it affect your property purchase or development? The Law Society has revised its practice note on Flood Risk, with stronger guidance on the importance of undertaking flood searches and investigating…
Read more…Detailed Drainage Design is usually the final stage within the Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) planning process. Detailed drainage proposals may be submitted with a planning application but may also be subject to planning conditions for approval later in the development process. The…
Read more…In line with the drainage hierarchy, Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) should first consider the discharge of surface water runoff from impermeable areas to ground. This is also known as infiltration testing or percolation to ground. GeoSmart’s SuDSmart Pro report is a desktop based…
Read more…Fourteen warnings or alerts issued by the Environment Agency relating to groundwater flooding are in place (as of 6 January 2019) and groundwater flood risk is highlighted in the flood guidance statement, issued by the national Flood Forecasting Centre. Groundwater is predicted to rise further,…
Read more…If you’re preparing to submit a planning application that includes basement development, you may receive a request from the Local Authority for a ‘basement impact assessment’ (commonly referred to as a ‘BIA’.) It may also be referred to as a ‘Basement Method Statement’ by some Local…
Read more…GeoSmart’s Data Manager Jon Haycox attended the Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets Using Geospatial Insights Event in Birmingham this November. The event, organised by KTN Geospatial Insights Special Interest Group, brought together organisations involved in looking after infrastructure…
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