SuDS are designed to replicate as closely as possible the natural drainage from a site before development. It is accepted that apart from reducing the potential impact of flooding SuDS also offer many more benefits including impact upon water quality, amenity value and biodiversity. Apart from new development sites there are many excellent examples where […]
The UK’s most comprehensive SuDS guidance has been released to support uptake, manage floods and create better places and spaces.As the UK moves into winter, potentially a time of greater flood risk as seen during the 2013-2014 winter, CIRIA has launched the most comprehensive industry SuDS guidance available in the UK. This guidance focuses on[…..]
Richard Allitt Associates has joined an impressive cross-sector group of organisations dedicated to supporting the www.susdrain.org initiative, further demonstrating growing industry support for widespread delivery of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). Over the next two years, it is anticipated that there will be a significant increase and improvement in the delivery of SuDS, with positive change[…..]