CIRIA’s work on SUDS
Paul Shaffer, CIRIA
November 2005
www.ciria.org/suds
Participation
Who’s been involved?
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Arup
Atkins
Biwater
Black and Veatch
EarthTech Engineering
Entec UK
Ewans
GIBB
HR Wallingford
Kelogg Brown and Root
Microdrainage
Morrison / Brown & Root
MWH
Richard Allitt Associates
RSK ENSR
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Sustainable Drainage Associates
EPG
The Natural Step
WA Fairhurst
Wardell Armstrong
Weightman Vizards
White Young and Green
WSP Development
ABG Geosythetics
Atlantis Water Management
Formpave
Hydro International
Wavin plastics
Hepworths
Interpave
www.ciria.org/suds
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Polypipe Civils
Proctor Group
SEL Environmental
Tarmac/Carillion
University of Sheffield
Imperial College
University of Abertay
University of Coventry
Borough of Telford Wrekin
County Surveyors' Society
South Gloucestershire Council
Stevenage Council
Ealing Housing Association
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Fairview Homes
Gallaghers
House Builders Federation
NHBC
Norwich Union
ABI
Defra
DTI
ODPM
Ofwat
RTPI
SEPA
The Environment Agency
The BOC Foundation
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The Wildlfe Trusts
Dwr Cymru
North West Water Ltd
Severn Trent Water
Southern Water
Scottish Water
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Yorkshire Water
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CIRIA SUDS publications
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Infiltration drainage – manual of good practice (R156)
SUDS design manuals (C521/C522)
SUDS best practice manual (C523)
SUDS compilation CD (X105)
Source control using constructed pervious surfaces
(C582)
 SUDS – hydraulic, structural and water quality
advice (C609)
 Model agreements for SUDS (C625)
 Sustainable water management and landuse
planning (C630)
www.ciria.org/suds
Work in progress
RP697: SUDS updated guidance
 Due:
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Summer 2006
HR Wallingford
Black & Veatch
Uni of Abertay
 SUDS compendium ‘one stop shop’
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SUDS guidance (500+ pages)
Guidance on construction for contractors
Briefing notes on research
Going to be a free download(s)
www.ciria.org/suds
Work in progress
RP698: SUDS- promoting good practice
 Project in fourth year
 Website provides summary information
 Biannual newsletter circulated to
1,300 readers
 Disseminates good practice
 Working with journalist
 Website > 10,000 hits per month
 Electronic SUDS forum
www.ciria.org/suds
Work in progress
RP699: Designing for exceedance in urban
drainage
 Due:
 Contractors:
Winter 2005/06
MWH
HR Wallingford
Imperial College
 Guidance document
• Guidance on design and management of
drainage pathways
• Guidance on planning
• Development of risk assessment methodology
• Linkages with current work on urban flood risk
management
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Work in progress
RP714 : Biodiversity in buildings
 Due:
Summer ‘06
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Green roof consultancy
 Guidance document & web
• Dispel myths
• Opportunities to integrate
• Rainfall attenuation
• Biodiversity
• Thermal efficiency
• Focusing on green roofs and green walls
• Looking at technical and planning challenges
• Developing website too!
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Work in progress
RP716: Sustainable water management in schools
 Due:
Winter ‘06
 Contractors:
Atkins
 Guidance document (pdf) & web
• Targeted at LEAs, governors and designers
• Capture disparate guidance on SUDS and water
conservation
• Facilitate integration to develop SWM
• Provide case studies of what can be done
• DFES huge programme to refurbish schools
• Provide a business case for sustainable water
management
Bob Bray Assoc
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Work in progress
SUDS training
Now and early ‘06
Sustainable drainage
Associates
 Training provision
 Due:
 Contractors:
• Encouraging feedback from 2004/05
• Training on pervious paving for Interpave
• Modular training
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SUDS fundamentals
Designing SUDS
Planning and evaluating SUDS
Maintenance and adoption of SUDS
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Work in progress
General dissemination
 Construction Industry Environment Forum
• Informal seminars to construction and
environment professionals
 Disseminate research outputs
• WaND
• AUDACIOUS
• Others?
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CIRIA proposals
SUDS guidance for planners
 Simplify guidance for planners
• Understand role of planning
process
• Development of planning
documents
• Setting SUDS design criteria
• Assessing/evaluating SUDS
designs
• Demystify adoption
 Fundraising: Winter ’05/06
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CIRIA proposals
SUDS – promoting good practice
 Continuation as before
• Develop web content
• Work with other organisations
• Develop SUDS design competition
• Student - ‘hypothetical’ design
• Consultant – case study
• Improve ‘exposure’ of good
practice
• Balance advocacy with lobbying
 Fundraising: Winter ’05/06
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CIRIA proposals
Local Authority Drainage and Flooding Network
(LADAF)
 Improve planners understanding of
challenges/opportunities for SUDS
and flood risk management
• Opportunity to share experience and
knowledge
• Enable regulators and key stakeholders to
liaise with LAs
• Provide mechanism to disseminate policy
and best practice (regionally – nationally)
 Initial scoping: Winter 2006
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CIRIA proposals
Standing Conference on Stormwater Source
Control & International Conferences
 Working with Prof Chris Pratt and EPG
to:
• Continue to run seminars and conferences
on sustainable drainage
• Obtain sponsorship to maintain low cost of
attendance
• Maintain and where necessary develop
content
 Next event:
April 06 - Sheffield
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CIRIA proposals
Other training
 Current proposals being developed
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SUDS training in NI/RoI
SUDS Expert Classes
Green roof training
Flood risk management/assessment
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Who at CIRIA?
 Paul Shaffer
• paul.shaffer@ciria.org
• 020 7549 3309
 Victoria Cole
• victoria.cole@ciria.org
• 020 7549 3308
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