Research by topic: Flood risk management and surface water drainage

Projects underway

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Management of gully pots for improved runoff quality

This scoping study will identify the changes in regulation, research, technology and practice that have occurred in the past 20 years with a view to subsequently updating the guide.

Guidance on the delivery of blue roofs

This project will develop guidance on blue roofs and the delivery of multiple benefits to improve confidence in their specification, design and delivery.

Thrust blocks on buried pressure pipelines

This project will review and update CIRIA's 1994 guide to the design of thrust blocks for buried pressure pipelines to reflect new materials - particularly polyethylene, practices and changes to standards and codes.

Asset management of blue green infrastructure – guiding principles

This project sets out to develop an asset management framework document for the efficient management of blue green infrastructure.

Project proposals

P3043 - Scoping study on innovative funding and financing for Integrated Water Management

This project will scope out and provide guidance on national and international approaches that might support UK IWM delivery by different stakeholders (including organisations, individuals and the community).

Guidance on enabling community maintenance for local flood risk management – Phase 2

This project will explore approaches to enable and empower local community groups to undertake appropriate and routine maintenance of local flood risk management infrastructure

P3256 - SuDS Manual update

This project will update the current 2015 edition of the SuDS manual to coincide with proposed new SuDS legislation.

P3255 - Getting SuDS right from the start

This project will provide principles for the cost-effective integration of SuDS within developments that makes efficient use of available land and informs the earliest stages of the development process.

P3270 - susdrain 2022 - 2024

This project will focus the next phase (2022-2024) of the susdrain project. Supporting those involved in the delivery of high quality SuDS schemes.