03 Nov 2021
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 […]
18 May 2021
The Environmental Audit Committee will hold an evidence session on 26th May from 2.30. those appearing include Alastair Chisholm, Director of Policy at Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Bronwyn Buntine, Sustainable Drainage Team Leader at Kent Council Ian Titherington, Lead drainage officer at Cardiff Council Dr Gabriela Dotro, Senior Research Fellow in Environmental […]
06 Apr 2021
01 Jul 2020
The shortlist for the susdrain 2020 SuDS awards has been announced. The 2020 SuDS Champion will be decided via public vote, so please vote now for the individual you believe has gone the extra mile to inspire, inform and influence the delivery of SuDS. The winning Award submissions and new SuDS Champion will be announced […]
16 Apr 2020
Urban tree challenge funds from Defra https://www.gov.uk/government/news/second-round-of-urban-tree-challenge-fund-opens-today £10m to boost tree planting in second auction of Woodland Carbon Guarantee Farmers and land managers can apply for the scheme to create new woodlands that help tackle the effects of climate change. Defra: The Forestry Commission has today (Tuesday 14 April) announced that £10m will be available […]
25 Feb 2020
This supplementary planning document sets out the standards required to meet the visions, objectives and policies of the Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Local Plans as sustainably as possible. It comes at a critical time in the approach to climate change and the environmental crisis by both local and national government, and after Parliament revised the […]
06 Nov 2019
Water companies have seen their proposals for new sector guidance on sewerage asset adoption given the go-ahead from the water industry regulator. The sector was challenged by Ofwat in 2017, through its Code for Adoption Agreements, to devise new standards for the construction by developers of new sewerage assets that are to be transferred to the […]
21 Aug 2019
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