Tagged: FCERM
Wigan Flood Alleviation Scheme Wins ICE Award
CONGRATULATIONS to all involved in the Wigan Flood Alleviation Scheme which fought off stiff competition to win the Large Project Award at the North West Civil Engineering Awards 2013. According to the ICE’s North West branch report the £11.2 million scheme “stood out for several reasons: It was well optioneered; it was a non-mechanical sustainable [...]
CIWEM: Invest in flood infrastructure or homeowners will suffer
Increased investment in flood infrastructure and more robust, realistic planning policies must be implemented soon, warns the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) to avoid homeowners being left ‘up the creek without a paddle’. Underinvestment in the UK’s flood infrastructure is unacceptable and insurers should be proactive in investing alongside Government, said the [...]
Water and Ecosystem Goods and Services
Translating this into operation in the ‘real world’ The aim of this meeting organised by CIWEM will be to accelerate the practical application of ecosystem goods and services thinking into workable procedures throughout the wider water sector, including the periodic review process to 2014, water quality (WFD 2015), water resources and flooding, in order to [...]
Partnership funding arrangements boost 60 new flood defence schemes
The Government today gave the go-ahead for 60 flood and coastal risk schemes providing protection to more than 25,000 homes Defra and the Environment Agency say the new partnership funding approach, which encourages funding from external sources such as councils and businesses has helped secure over £72 million of contributions to fund flood and coastal erosion [...]
Flooding ‘could be the worst outcome of Climate Change’
The risks of flooding are projected to increase significantly in the UK – making it possibly the worst climate change threat facing the UK, according to a new Government environmental study. DEFRA today published its The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), a groundbreaking study looking at the top 100 challenges to the UK and our [...]
Insurers Propose Flood Risk Subsidy for High Risk Homes
The Association of British Insurers have warned of up to 200,000 homes left uninsured, if the government does not subsidise flood insurance households in high risk areas. Recent press reports say the ABI and its members have called on DEFRA to “seriously consider” subsidising flood insurance in high risk areas, once the Statement of Principles [...]
Raising a Glass to Visionary Flood Prevention
Official celebrations to mark the success of two pioneering flood prevention schemes have highlighted their pioneering approaches to flood storage and deserve hearty congratulations. Glasgow City Council’s hugely impressive White Cart Flood Prevention project celebrated its official inauguration to much-deserved engineering plaudits on October 31 while Wigan’s visionary Flood Alleviation project was marked with celebrations [...]
Wales Launches First National FCERM Strategy
The Welsh Government has launched its first National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. One in six properties in Wales is at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water. Every local authority in Wales will now produce its own strategy, based on the national one. The National Strategy sets four [...]
England and Wales ‘well prepared to respond to major flooding’ says report
England and Wales are now better prepared than ever to respond to major flooding, says an independent report. 10,000 people took part in Britain’s biggest ever civil emergency exercise, Exercise Watermark, last March to test the country’s response to floods. According to Defra, the Exercise Watermark shows that emergency services in areas at risk of [...]
Government planning reforms must not lead to unsaleable, uninsurable and uninhabitable properties warns the ABI
Government plans to reform the planning process must not lead to developments being built in flood risk areas, so making flood insurance more expensive or even unobtainable the ABI warned today. Around 1 in 6 properties – 5 million homes and 185,000 businesses – in England are currently at risk of flooding, and the ABI [...]
Free Microdrainage Workshops
Micro Drainage is pleased to announce a series of free half day workshops during November; Thursday 3rd November: Micro Drainage Office, Newbury, RG14 1BD Monday 14th November: Weetwood Hall, Leeds, LS16 5PS Tuesday 29th November: Arup Campus, Solihull, B90 8AE Wednesday 30th November: Dillington House, Ilminster, TA19 9DT Registration will take place between 9:00-9:30am and refreshments are [...]
Environment Groups Slam Lack of Progress on Pitt Review
The Government is failing to deliver on its wildlife and landscape promises – including on the implementation of the Pitt Review – according to a report compiled by 29 of the UK’s leading environmental, wildlife and conservation groups. The Nature Check study has been published by the umbrella body Wildlife and Countryside Link to Government’s progress [...]
Local authorities build up flood management skills
Local authorities’ expertise on flood risk management has increased significantly in the last year, according to a report in New Civil Engineer. According to the report, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) surface water team Roger Orpin told an ICE East of England flooding conference, that council’s understanding had increased dramatically. Read the [...]
Planning reforms could increase development in flood risk areas and make properties uninsurable, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned that the draft National Planning Policy Framework could lead to a ‘rise in inappropriate developments’ in flood risk areas according to recent press reports. Writing in an article in the Daily Telegraph on 20 September, ABI Director General Otto Thorensen warned that “It is essential that the [...]
182,000 English households now better defended against flood risk, says EA
Since the floods of 2007, 182,000 households in England are now better defended against flood risk – more than a quarter of those in the East of England. The figure exceeds the three year government set target by 37,000 homes – a report published by the Environment Agency reveals. In addition, a record number of [...]
CIWEM Coastal Flooding and Erosion Risk Management – Understanding Change: Risk and Organisational Responses
This conference will take stock of the past 18 months of new guidance, legislation and the changing emphasis of the Government’s policies in coastal flood and erosion risk. It will also look at our developing understanding of the risks to coastal communities, businesses and environment and the next steps that are needed. The conference will [...]
CIWEM Surface Water Management Conference 14 June 2011
CIWEM held its Surface Water Management Conference in London on 14 June 2011. The conference reviewed the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act and progress made by Local Authorities, especially Lead Local Flood Authorities in carrying out their flood risk management roles. The conference focused on surface water management and the key issues, [...]
Is Localism Good for SUDS?
The Government’s localism agenda may not have moved the goal posts of the Flood and Water Management Act – but it is certainly changing the game.
Hydro International Hosts SuDS Round Table Debate
Hydro International hosted SuDS: The State of the Nation, a Round Table debate to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing SuDS delivery.
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