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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Severn Trent Water has just completed a £1.4 million scheme in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire to alleviate groundwater flooding issues impacting on the sewer system in the local area. A total of 1.4km of pipe was renovated, together with new tank sewers to ensure greater resilience from…
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We are pleased to report that GeoSmart has delivered groundwater and soil infiltration data layers to Wessex Water as part of their new development connection assessments. As developers approach the West Country water company, there is a need to assess in detail the proposed scheme and how it will…
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GeoSmart Information, the innovative environmental reports and data business, has announced that it has agreed a new contract to provide the Flood Forecasting Centre with groundwater flood forecast alerts through to Winter 2020/2021. The Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC), a partnership between the…
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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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A live GWFlood web map. Example web map can be accessed from this link. We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Esri Customer Success Award in the Operational Awareness category for our groundwater flooding forecast service, GWFlood. Now into its third successful year of operation, the GWFlood…
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Groundwater flooding in parts of Southern England provided a final, disruptive signature on what has been another challenging winter. We review a specific event, showing how it was tracked to provide communities with the best preparation possible. The Winterborne Valley in Dorset can be affected…
Read more…The Water UK Sewerage Infrastructure Network has launched an excellent, informative video for the general public and practitioners on the impact of groundwater flooding on the sewer network. The video explains how groundwater collects in vulnerable parts of the UK, especially the chalk downlands of…
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