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Flood risk management and surface water drainage
CIRIA has delivered a range of collaborative guidance and initiatives on flood risk management and development, property level flood resilience and protection as well as guidance on sustainable drainage and drainage exceedance.
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Key Performance Indicators for water use in offices
Key Performance Indicators for water use in hotels
Engineering to live within planetary boundaries: Civil engineering research needs
Guidance and standards on flood damaged buildings
FRMRC: Quantitative assessment methods for the monitoring & inspection of flood defences
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Designing for exceedance in urban drainage - good practice
C635F
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Planning for SuDS - making it happen
C687F
FREEPUBS
Flood resilience and resistance for critical infrastructure
C688F
FREEPUBS
Culvert design and operation guide
C689F
FREEPUBS
Site handbook for the construction of SuDS
C698F
FREEPUBS
Retrofitting to manage surface water
C713F
FREEPUBS
Quantitative assessment methods for the monitoring and ...
C717F
FREEPUBS
Land use management effects on flood flows and sediments ...
C719F
FREEPUBS
The International Levee Handbook
C731F
FREEPUBS
Dam and reservoir conduits. Inspection, monitoring, ...
C743F
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News
susdrain SuDS Awards 2026 are open for entries
New CPD training: Suds for Highways - new build and retrofit
A new pro-forma for the national standards for SuDS in England
New guidance helps secure high-quality SuDS from the start
Discover the winners of the Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2025!
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Water Sensitive Urban Design - download the ideas book and watch the animation...
Find out more about CIRIA's Local authority network on drainage and flood risk management.
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Code of practice for property flood resilience
C790F
FREEPUBS
Pipework, valves and associated equipment in dams
C789
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Pipework, valves and associated equipment in dams
C789D
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The SuDS Manual
C753F
FREEPUBS
Dam and reservoir conduits. Inspection, monitoring, ...
C743F
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Projects underway
susdrain - the community for SuDS (P3301)
Rainwater Management Platform (P3305)
Asset management of blue green infrastructure – guiding principles (P3219)
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Project proposals
susdrain - the community for SuDS (P3301)
Property level SuDS (P3298)
Good practice management of gully pots for improved performance and road runoff quality (P3242)
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Events
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11/5/2026
Biodiversity Challenge Awards 2026
E26102
10/30/2099
Capacity Building Workshops (By invitation only)
E13700
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Training
SuDS foundation
Designing SuDS
SuDS and SABs facilitation
Control of water pollution
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Briefings
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SuDS in the community: suitable case for treatment?
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