Rising seas
It is almost certain that sea levels will rise by at least one metre because of climate change. Our coastlines will change too. We must prepare for this.
Sea-level rise is one of the major challenges identified in Global warming …
Mind the gap!
There has been much talk of ‘levelling up’ between the poorer and wealthier regions of the UK. Spending on flood defences is a case in point. Does the Treasury’s revised Green Book 2020 give this the green light?
We all …
What’s the worst that could happen?
Nothing is more essential to reservoirs than the dams that hold them in. For these, we calculate Probable Maximum Flood – because it could happen.
Dams contain the body of water in a reservoir, with a spillway to ensure water …
Cairn Duhie Wind Farm EIA
Cairn Duhie is a proposed 16-turbine wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. Since gaining project consent in 2017, the site layout has been redesigned to accommodate updated turbines. Application for the proposed redesign is expected to be submitted within 2020.…
Wind on the water
The UK government plans to ‘Build Back Greener’ and make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy. Any impacts of wind farms on the water environment must be minimised.
How wind farms can affect the water environment
The …
Keeping things on track
The detailed hydraulic modelling by WHS supported the development of a successful Flood Risk Assessment for the East West Railway.
How WHS was involved
The East West Railway Project is a significant infrastructure development to establish a direct rail connection …
The devil’s in the detail
Our hydraulic models have an eye for the detail, but this planner’s guide won’t give you an earful of jargon.
The limits of regulator flood maps
Flood maps hosted by the environmental regulators of England, Scotland and Wales can provide …
A new partnership to manage flood risk
We’re pleased to announce that WHS, Burroughs and TACP have formed a new Flood Risk Management (FRM) partnership.
We have worked with Burroughs and TACP on several major transport infrastructure projects that have included flood risk management measures. We have …
A natural progression
In England, in the summer floods of 2007, around 55,000 properties were flooded and nearly 500,000 people were left without water or electricity. After this, whole-catchment responses to flood management were required, including changes to upland land use.
Whole-catchment responses …
Can Brexit reduce flooding?
After Brexit we will move away from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and landowners will be paid to produce ‘public goods’. Can this be used to help deliver flood risk management?
Why doesn’t the CAP fit?
Paying farmers based …