Amount awarded: £959,243
Led by: Southern Water Services Limited
Partners: Anglian Water, Brighton & Hove Council, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, HR Wallingford Ltd, Hull City Council, Thames Water, Yorkshire Water
SuDS-iQ will deliver a national online collaborative Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) platform that will support a collective understanding of what SuDS are, how SuDS work, and the benefits they provide. The platform will accelerate efficiencies in partnership working and consideration for and implementation of environmentally beneficial drainage solutions.
“ Through investment in Sustainable Urban Drainage, Southern Water is aiming to drive a future of Cleaner Rivers and Seas in the water industry. The SuDS-IQ tool will work to promote collaboration between the stakeholders required for adoption of nature-based solutions. We’re aiming to build future resilience and regenerate the environment.” – Greg Mullet, Chief Engineer, Southern Water
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Prior to contract agreement and project start-up, HR Wallingford have undertaken a number of early preparatory activities: Development of the SuDS-iQ logo (June 2024) Development of dissemination flyers for distribution at the CIWEM Flood & Coast conference 2024 (June 2024) Initial draft of the SuDS-iQ Impact & Engagement Plan (September 2024) Initial draft of the SuDS-iQ Technical Scoping Document (September 2024) Industry survey on SuDS research needs (September 2024) Southern Water has been working on the collaboration agreement, writing the baseline report and organising the kick-off meeting. Currently at the stage of project set up.
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