Countless areas in the UK are designated ‘at risk to flooding’, including residential properties, commercial properties, agricultural land and infrastructure. Engineering, financial and social constraints prevent flood protection being provided in all these areas.
Where there is a high risk …
There is little data and analysis available to support the benefits of natural flood management (NFM) in large catchments such as that of the River Clwyd in North Wales. The potential benefits need to be understood.
WHS …
The Grade-II-listed Pont-ar-Ddyfi is a bottleneck on the A487, a critical part of the Welsh north-south and east-west trunk road network. Floods of the River Dyfi regularly close the bridge and divert traffic 16 miles to get to and from …
Structures with their foundations in watercourses, such as bridges, are susceptible to scour. Scour increases the risk of damage and can even lead to structures collapsing. This is particularly significant with bridges on public highways, where collapse can lead to …
Much of the East West railway project, with significant engineering including embankments, new bridges and tunnels, is located in flood prone areas of the River Thames floodplain. It is crucial that the development doesn’t increase flood risk.
The longest new domestic railway to be constructed in Britain for over 100 years runs partly through the River Tweed Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) requires an Appropriate Assessment for this part of the route.
This …
A 132kV powerline tower needs to be replaced and relocated with new infrastructure in Neath. This must be done without contaminating the nearby waterbody, the Cefn Cwrt Reservoir, or changing its inflow volumes.
The hydrogeology of the area is quite …
2007: the summer floods affect several key substations, highlight their potential vulnerability to major flood incidents and prompt a national review. Network owners assess levels of flood risk to substations in their area with the Environment Agency (EA) and make …
2012: the government launches its second tender process for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project in the UK. The White Rose project at the coal-fired Drax power station in North Yorkshire, and a gas-fired Shell power station in …
Flood map data for the flood zone of a minor watercourse in Nottinghamshire restricts the number of properties in a planned 87-unit housing development.
Flood map data used for planning purposes is sometimes based on coarse modelling techniques that can …