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…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…
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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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The Government this week released its Surface Water Action Plan, aiming to tackle surface water flooding which affects up to 3.2 million properties in England. It seeks to bring our preparedness more closely into line with that from main rivers and the sea. We review the key points. Improving…
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Our GWFlood groundwater flood forecast service combines modelling with open data from the Environment Agency. In a recent blog for Defra Digital, our Chairman Mark Fermor explained: what our groundwater flood forecast service is; how our modelling works; and how it’s used in practice. Read the…
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