Groundwater flooding represents a significant part of the overall flood risk in the UK, but is widely missed as it results from subsurface flow processes that are not very well understood and hard to observe. This brief review of last Winter brings a useful illustration of the groundwater hazard. …
Read more…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…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…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…
Read more…Prolonged rainfall in October and November 2019 has seen unprecedented rises in water levels across several parts of the UK including Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, meaning the groundwater flooding season appears to have begun early. North Lincolnshire Council are…
Read more…GeoSmart Information is forecasting groundwater flooding by providing the Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC) with a groundwater flood forecasting service for a fifth year. FFC will use the groundwater flood forecast service to support operational decision making on groundwater flood risk for the Flood…
Read more…The UK’s climate is changing, and this will potentially increase the frequency, severity and extent of groundwater flooding. Businesses and individuals should take action to assess vulnerability and improve resilience if they are at risk to groundwater flooding and climate change. The first step…
Read more…The update will offer more accurate data than ever before to a growing user base of customers. Since its introduction in 2013, the GW5 map has been used to screen more than 2.2 million UK property transactions. The map is used by water companies, local authorities and developers to assess risk to…
Read more…England’s water companies have signed up to a number of pledges, including tripling the rate of leakage reduction across the sector by 2030. The new Public Interest Commitment has been created by the water industry following engagement with customers. It showed that the public want companies…
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One of DEFRA’s fundamental responsibilities is to collect and manage data and ensure it is converted into actionable information for citizens, businesses and other agencies. GeoSmart is a key contributor to this data feed and uses it to ensure communities and clients are prepared and can mitigate…
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