Issued: December 2016
Welsh public bodies using the NPS Framework to tender for flood risk are saving money and delivering value to taxpayers.
We are delivering too. WHS was delighted to be awarded a place in the Framework (Construction Consultancy
The River Grudie hydroelectric scheme is under construction. The success of this remote and sensitively located development has demanded the expertise of the entire WHS team over seven years.
In 2009, Innogy commissioned WHS …
A pollution incident upstream could affect 16 public water supply intakes in the Thames basin. How long will it take?
WHS needed to develop an operational tool to map the travel time of a pollution incident at …
The Environment Agency (EA) and UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) have been working together to develop a water-quality model to allocate the proportions of loads and concentrations of priority substances from different sources in the river network (source apportionment).
Information on the magnitude and variability of flow regimes, at the river-reach scale, is central to water resource and water quality management. It is also essential to know the difference between natural and artificial components of stream flow data.
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Scotch whisky production is the third biggest industry in Scotland. It is worth more than £5bn for the UK economy and growing fast. Can available water resources cope with demand?
Water is critical for many aspects of production, but mainly …
A fifth of Scotland is peatland. Healthy peatlands with high groundwater levels are crucial for trapping carbon – essential for Scotland to meet its emissions reduction target of 42% by 2020.
It is vital to ensure that peatlands remain effective …
A District Council with a local development plan in Oxfordshire. A proposed 1,000-house development needs a flood risk assessment to confirm it will meet sustainability criteria.
The Witney area has been subject to flooding from the River Windrush and from …
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 …