Research and industry experience from across Australia consistently identifies the need for comprehensive and accurate lifecycle cost information for water sensitive solutions. In part, this call for better information on costs is to counter the persistent perception that maintenance costs for water sensitive solutions are a significant barrier to their widespread adoption. To address this […]
Since the sheer mind boggling scale of the 400,000 events a year was revealed. At the height of the row over how Conservative MPs voted against a duty for water companies to control sewage pollution, especially from CSOs, the weekend before the now notorious Government U turn. MPs were actively telling their constituents on social […]
Costs – the 5th pillar of SuDS – Great blog shows how easily costs of SuDS are over-estimated. The new 5 pillars. SuDS should be: much cheaper than conventional drainage, whilst (costs) attenuating storm-water (quantity) filtering at source (quality) providing beautiful spaces to relax (amenity) and supporting a wide range of local wildlife (biodiversity) The […]
In early 2016 Scottish Government established fisheries restrictions in Scottish Marine Protected Areas to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems. The ‘mobile’ fishing sector (i.e. the part of the fishing industry most likely to be affected by these MPA) raised many concerns about the negative impact the restrictions could have on coastal communities. This report looks at […]