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Event Surface Water Management: The Developing Picture and Key Lessons

The pace of change in surface water management is very fast with the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act and the rapidly developing involvement of Local Authorities. The aim of this conference is to focus on surface water management and the key issues of legislation, implementation and the need for change, funding and the role of water companies, planning, implementation and SUDS. Leading speakers from the policy, local authority, delivery and consultancy sectors are presenting with ample time for audience questions and points. 

Check out the programme 

Focussed themes on current topics to be covered are:

  • An overview of the current situation
  • The developing policy context
  • Surface water flooding - A local authority perspective – risk, consequences and political buy-in
  • Funding surface water schemes and the proposed new regime
  • Water Company Drainage investment  and surface water flood risk management – Partnership re F&WMA
  • Surface Water Management plan completion - sharing the lessons
  • Surface Water Management scheme delivery - Implementation – examples from Early Action
  • Mainstreaming  SUDs across all aspects of planning and delivery including retrofitting

Sponsors: Hydro International   Micro Drainage Ltd   MWH    Polypipe     RSK Group Plc     WRc

If you would like to sponsor this years conference please contact Lauren Goozee at CIWEM lauren@ciwem.org or ring her on 0207 831 3110

Over the last two years conferences 200+ delegates from over 110+  organisations have attended routinely; last year 33 local authorities were represented and 14 water companies.

This event is supported by LANDFORM

Contact information Lauren Goozee at CIWEM (email: lauren@ciwem.org)
Phone: 0207 831 3110
Event type Conference
File link http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/446
File link copy Surface_Water_Management.pdf (PDF, 256 Kb)
Source CIWEM
Subject(s) DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT
Relation http://www.coastms.co.uk/conferences/446.pdf
Geographical coverage United Kingdom,
Address Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London
Organizer Hydro International Micro Drainage Ltd MWH Polypipe RSK Group Plc WRc, LANDFORM
Target audience International
Duration 09:00 to 16:30
Period 14/06/2011
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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