Knowledge Network

Drainage

1. Flood and Water Management

The 2010 Act enacted April 2010 requires:

  • SUDS on all new developments "where practicable", enforced by planning conditions
  • Permeable paving
  • Counties and Unitaries to adopt and maintain all new SUDS schemes
  • New national standards for approval, adoption and connection to the public sewer.

Find out more in Chris Saunder's report on IHE's special seminar on 21 April 2010 and view the presentations from Defra, EA, Oxfordshire, Cambridge and Water companies.

Read IHE's summary of the Act.

Read CSS (now ADEPT) guidance on highway management aspects of 2009 Flood & Water Management Bill (now enacted).

2. SUDS resources

  • www.ciria.org.uk/suds/ for Interim Code of Practice, training, adoption issues, publications and case studies.
  • SUDS for Roads - the Scottish Government Guide (published August 2009) - an invaluable comprehensive guidance.
  • SNIFFER the Scottish research forum.
  • Understanding Permeable Paving: Designed to help all those involved with development to understand permeable paving and SUDS.. It includes overall design, long-term performance, costs and adoption issues.
    Free from Interpave www.paving.org.uk/permeable.php
  • Designing for SUDS: CIRIA courses.
  • Case studies from CIRIA, Mayer Brown's research trials at Waterlooville and the Scottish SUDS database.
  • SUDSnet: the UK national SUDS network. Register for news and events.

3. Design and adoption guides

4. Assessing flood risk

5. Training

  • CIRIA is the leading provider of training for England and Wales.
  • Culvert design and operation guide (C689) published by CIRIA, April 2010.
  • Email Phil Chatfield to request access to the Environment Agency's web-based training on SUDS and the Flood & Water Act (Local Authorities only).

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