drainage

Boards called upon to be active in drainage plans

Collaboration, innovation and more involvement from company boards have all been highlighted as essential components in the creation of drainage and wastewater management plans in new guidance issued by the Environment Agency, Ofwat and Natural Resources Wales. The framework reflects the priorities of the government's strategic policy statement to Ofwat and the recently passed Environment Act, which aims to reduce harm from storm overflows.

21/02/2022

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Call to extend mandatory SuDS standards to England

Advice on sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should be ‘prominent, clear and unequivocal’ according to a review of surface water and flooding by Defra, which calls for SuDS requirements in force in Wales to be extended into England

26/08/2020

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Thames flushes out fatbergs across capital

Thames Water has shifted almost 700 tonnes of debris from its sewer network including fatbergs and concretebergs that form when improper materials are disposed of down the drain.

26/06/2020

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