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This is a report on the critical issues that must be considered when designing, constructing and maintaining SUDS schemes to effectively manage rainwater runoff from development sites.
BeST (Benefits of SuDS Tool) is used to evaluate the benefits and overall performance of sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS).
Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can dewater and deposit silt from SUDS without an environmental permit.
This project updated with the latest research the manual used by professionals to design and build Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
The Environment Agency has identified that an increased uptake of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) would have positive environmental benefits
This report looks at a cost benefit analysis of a small number of sustainable drainage options that could be retrofitted in urban areas.
Find out if you need to follow standing advice when completing a flood risk assessment and what to do.
Review of the benefits and impacts of making sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) a legal requirement for new developments.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
Collation of evidence that supports a group of measures to intercept field run-off.
Advises how to take account of and address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
The potential of constructed wetlands with sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) in urban catchments is reviewed.
Report published. Assessment of how strategic surface water management informs Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) delivery through the planning system.
Investigate the relationship between mine water and groundwater using new data tool.
This consultation sought views on Defra's proposals to implement the requirements for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in new and redeveloped sites in England, which are provided for in Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act (2010).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Employment Tribunal decision.
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