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  • New Sewerage Sector Guidance documentation published
    April 16th 2020 in Blog, Industry news, SuDS

    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)…

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  • Battery Storage Infrastructure and Flood Risk
    February 17th 2020 in Blog, Flooding, Industry news

    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…

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  • Law Society Flood Risk practice note update
    February 6th 2020 in Blog, Flooding, Industry news, Property

    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…

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  • Groundwater flooding season begins early
    December 2nd 2019 in Blog, Featured, Flooding, Industry news

    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…

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  • Severn Trent Completes Groundwater Sewer Flooding Prevention Works with Innovative Technology
    January 29th 2019 in Blog, Groundwater Flood Forecasting, GW5, Industry news

    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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  • Autumn Statement – building a country for everyone
    November 23rd 2016 in Industry news, Property

    Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement was focused around house building, infrastructure and closing the productivity gap. The Home Builders Fund pledged just last month has just been effectively doubled in an attempt to unlock economic growth for all. Hammond reported in his statement that he…

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  • CIRIA publishes new edition of the SuDS Manual
    January 13th 2016 in Industry news, SuDS

    “The one-stop shop for the delivery of sustainable drainage systems” CIRIA has published a revised edition of the SuDS Manual which it describes as the “one-stop shop for the delivery of SuDS” and “the most comprehensive industry SuDS guidance available in the UK.” First published by…

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  • New study assesses impact of climate change on flood risk in the UK
    November 26th 2015 in Industry news

    New study assesses impact of climate change on flood risk in the UK. Recommends a wider uptake of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and further investment in flood defences to offset the likely impact of climate change The Committee on Climate Change has published the findings of four research…

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  • Severn Trent plans to double the number of sustainable drainage projects by 2020
    November 25th 2015 in Industry news

    New report says climate change adaptation plans will deliver more sustainable approaches to drainage Severn Trent Water says it intends to double the number of sustainable urban drainage (SuDS) projects in the next few years as a result of climate change. The plans have been set out in a new report…

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  • Planners give evidence to MPs on Housing and Planning Bill
    November 24th 2015 in Industry news

    Housing and Planning Bill represents “the end of English discretionary planning,” says Town and Country Planning Association Representatives of six bodies including town and rural planners gave evidence last week to the Public Bill Committee scrutinising the Government’s Housing and Planning…

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