Tagged: Flood Prevention
Flood Defences go Underground, Overground in London Parks
Stormbloc® and Stormcell® modular geocellular stormwater storage systems retain Grade II listed park landscaping whilst preventing flooding in Southwark, South London, UK A £4.28m award-winning flood defence project in Southwark, South London, is combining above and below-ground temporary flood storage to create a pioneering solution at two sensitive and historic parks. The project, led by Southwark […]
Government is ‘Missing Opportunities’ to Protect Communities from Flooding
The Government has been strongly criticised by MPs for failing to heed a report calling for far-reaching reforms to better protect communities from flooding. In November, the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) select committee called for an overhaul of governance and flood management in England (MPs Demand Major Flood Reforms). Now the Efra committee […]
Scottish Flood Alleviation Scheme Targets Rail Flood Risk
A long-standing flooding issue for Falkirk Council has been protected from peak rainfall risk with a robust stormwater storage solution from Hydro International that saved space and preserved nearby recreational facilities for local residents. Crossing under the main Edinburgh to Stirling railway, the Chapel Burn has caused repeated flooding close to the town centre of […]
Are Water Companies the “Missing Link” for SuDS Adoption?
The recommendations of the parliamentary Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee for a major upheaval of flood risk management in the UK are, perhaps, unlikely to be accepted with enthusiasm by a Government with many other current preoccupations. Yet the recommendations (EFRA MPs Demand Major Flood Reforms) do send a clear message: flood risk […]
Are Upstream Storage and Natural Flood Management the Same Thing?
Upstream storage is a vastly underestimated tool for catchment-wide flood prevention that is already well proven. The White Cart Flood Prevention Scheme, for example, is an upland storage solution that has now been operating successfully for more than six years with the cooperation of the farming community. It forms an important part of the wider […]
EFRA MPs Demand Major Flood Reforms
UK MPs have called for a root-and-branch review of flood management in England and major reforms to the way it is governed. An influential parliamentary select committee says that current flood management is “inefficient, fragmented and ineffective”. Far-reaching changes intended to achieve more joined-up, holistic and catchment-based flood management are outlined in the Future Flood […]
FLOODrisk 2016
3rd European Conference on Flood Risk Management Floods cause distress and damage wherever they happen and flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people in Europe. Insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990 and flood management in Europe is changing with a move from flood protection and defence to […]
Flood Expo
The world’s leading flood exhibition and conference. The Flood Expo is the largest event of its kind in the world presenting solutions to widespread flooding problems from the world’s leading flood prevention companies, alongside an extensive seminar and workshop schedule highlighting new, cost-effective ways to prevent and manage floods. Over the two day event there […]
Defra Launches a Competition on Flood Risk Management in Cumbria
A competition to encourage innovative and practical approaches to flood risk management in Cumbria following the winter’s flooding has been launched by the UK Government. Building on the work of the Cumbria Floods Partnership, the aim of the competition is to create an opportunity for a wide range of interested parties to apply their expertise […]
Engineered and natural solutions both needed to tackle urban flood risk
A new briefing note by the Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST) collates current expert opinion to provide a valuable policy review on Adapting Urban Areas to Flooding. The note stresses that “there is no single solution that can manage all flood risk”. Instead “a portfolio of engineered and natural solutions can be implemented” […]
Chancellor promises £700 million for extra flood defences
An additional £700 million spending on flood defences was announced as part of Chancellor George Osborne’s March budget. The extra funds are on top of the £2.3bn of planned spending up to 2021 and exceed the Government’s commitment to building 1,500 flood defence schemes. Yorkshire and Cumbria, which were badly hit by flooding at the […]
EFRA Committee Seeks Answers to Recent Flooding
EFRA Committee questions EA executives about flooding The parliamentary Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has questioned community representatives and senior Environment Agency executives on recent flooding in the UK. The one-off enquiry, which took place on 6 January 2016, was organised in response to Storm Desmond in early December. Since then, Storms Eva and Frank […]
Let’s Work with Farmers to Manage Upstream Flood Storage Schemes
More use of upstream storage as a solution to flash river flooding is being considered by senior Government spokespeople, as the review time begins following another period of flooding misery. In the first week of the New Year, UK Environment Secretary Liz Truss and Neil Parish, Chair of the EFRA committee, both seemed to suggest […]
£4.28 million Flood Defences Go Underground, Overground in London Parks
A £4.28m award-winning flood defence project in Southwark, South London, is combining above and below-ground temporary flood storage to create a pioneering solution at two sensitive and historic parks.
Northallerton Flood Alleviation Scheme is Built with Sustainable Vortex Technology
A new £3.1 million flood alleviation scheme in the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton is using innovative vortex flow control technology to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses in the town.
Flow Controls Bring Much-needed Flood Relief in Telford
An ingenious drainage scheme has provided much-needed relief to a flood-prone Telford community. Engineers used complex vortex flow control technology to solve a difficult problem, maximising the storage volumes available to keep within flood protection limits. The existing drainage scheme in a part of Wellington, between the M54 and A5, was failing to prevent flooding […]
Flood Prevention Ideas Sought Through Film Competition
A new film competition on the theme of flood prevention has been launched by the Landscape Institute, the Royal Chartered institute for landscape architects. The ‘How to Prevent Flooding’ competition invites entrants to send their best ideas on how to prevent flooding and communicate them through the medium of film. Entrants are asked to consider […]
Glasgow Flood Prevention Scheme
The world’s largest ever Hydro-Brake® Flow Control devices have been installed as part of Glasgow City Council’s £53 million White Cart Water Flood Prevention scheme.
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