The greater good
The Water Framework Directive 2000 (WFD) commits EU member states to achieve ‘good’ qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies by 2015. Post-Brexit, the WFD has been fully transposed into UK law.
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 …
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 …
A High Note
Three countries, 23 miles, 3,064 metres of ascent. Here is the story of the WHS National Three Peaks Challenge.
On 21 June 2019, after months of training, WHS faced the Challenge. We climbed in support of WaterAid, a mountain of …
Time to Peak!
We are walking the Three Peaks Challenge for WaterAid. Help us raise funds for their vital work supporting clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
Access to clean water, toilets and general hygiene are aspects of everyday life that many …
Going with the flow
Artificial structures and modifications such as bridge crossings, culverts and dams present a major challenge to river systems globally.
They can disrupt the natural flow of water, slowing certain parts of the flow upstream and constricting and accelerating flows downstream.…
A reservoir of possibilities
Dam failure can mean catastrophe; for people, property and far more.
While there has been no loss of life from dam breaches since 1925 in the UK, fatalities still occur overseas.
A risk-based approach to dam breach assessment puts public …