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Drainage Theatre Day 1 -

TIME 11:15

An innovative use of natural, volcanic materials to enable lined sewer networks to operate effectively and efficiently for the next 100 years!

Presented by: Robert Kostolány / Richard Seargent, Eutit / Greenbank
DRAINAGE THEATRE

Volcanic Cast Basalt lining systems have for the last 30 years been successfully installed across Central Europe as a long-life lining solution for their cities and towns storm drains, wastewater, and sewer networks. Is volcanic basalt a viable alternative to traditional concrete and brick for UK contractors?

This paper sets out how, with case studies illustrating basalt’s unrivalled resistance to abrasion and corrosion basalt can have an environmentally and cost-effective impact. We explore how basalt can help the sector rise to Amp 8 challenges, while successfully upgrading ageing sewers and drainage systems so they’ll last deep into the next century!

TIME 12:15

Future Water Report Card

Presented by: Paul Horton - CEO, Future Water Association
DRAINAGE THEATRE

A transition from reactive to proactive maintenance efforts is underway, with network monitoring initiatives providing valuable insights for performance enhancement.

TIME 14:15

A Risk-based approach to Gully Management for Carbon Reduction and Cost Savings

Presented by: Alex Taylor, Business Development Manager - Map16 Asset Management
DRAINAGE THEATRE

Exploring the innovative concept of a risk-based approach to gully management, aimed at addressing critical environmental challenges while optimizing financial resources.

Drainage Theatre Day 2 -

TIME 10:30

Water Dragons Panel 2023

Presented by: Panel
DRAINAGE THEATRE

Now in its 15th year, Water Dragons continues to evolve with the introduction of virtual heats attracting a wide range of entries from both across the sector and around the world. Like all the best ideas, the fundamentals underpinning Water Dragons are simple and straightforward. Companies pitch their innovative product or service to the judges or ‘Dragons’, who cross-examine the presenters, focussing on three key areas

TIME 13:30

Driving Best Practice for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) Design

Presented by: Daniel Yardley, Innovyze, an Autodesk Company
DRAINAGE THEATRE

Join us to explore the current challenges facing drainage design practitioners in the context of CIRIA’s highly regarded SuDS manual and how this may impact drainage design requirements.

Featuring real-world designs, we will explore how the combination of best practice and current industry guidance empowers engineers to incorporate SuDS into their designs more effectively.

TIME 14:30

The Smart Standpipe- The New Solution

Presented by: Mark Popham - MRMS Solutions
DRAINAGE THEATRE

A leap forward in helping drain contractors to carry a single standpipe on their vans.

Floodex Theatre Day 1 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 10:00

Smart Technology can help to reduce flooding and improve the efficiency of SuDS

Presented by: Brian Back, Radio Data Networks
FLOODEX THEATRE

Eur Eng Brian Back has spent the past circa 30 years applying technology to monitor and control remote networks. This paper shows by example how smart technology can and has been applied in a variety of circumstances to help reduce the incidents of sewer and fluvial flooding, with minimal carbon impact, cost and civil works. Furthermore, it illustrates how the the same principles can be applied to improve the efficiency of SuDS and retention lagoons.

TIME 11:00

The Second National Infrastructure Assessment

Presented by: Professor Jim Hall - Lead Commissioner on Flooding- National Infrastructure Consortium
FLOODEX THEATRE

KEYNOTE 2023/24 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT(NIA) Building a more climate resilient UK, covering all aspects of our flooding and climate resilience recommendations in the second National Infrastructure Assessment.

The NIA sets out the Commission's assessment of long term needs in the transport, energy, water and wastewater, flood resilience, digital, and waste sectors, and recommendations to meet them, including the right policy, regulatory and funding mechanisms

TIME 12:00

Holistic flood risk management with SuDS+ Community Led Futures

Presented by: Caitlin Rogers, Isle Utilities
FLOODEX THEATRE

How can SuDS create thriving and sustainable communities by addressing flood risk management holistically? The SuDS+ Community Led Futures project is an innovative Defra-funded project in Stanley South, County Durham and is focused on working with local people to design and build SuDS that provide numerous benefits, such as community spaces, job opportunities, and flood management. Isle are the Innovation Lead for the SuDS+ project partnership and are exploring new approaches for the design, monitoring, resourcing and adoption of SuDS.

TIME 13:00

Groundwater: The Forgotten Flooding

Presented by: Jed Ramsay - Project Groundwater Project Leader - Bucks Council
FLOODEX THEATRE

The story of how groundwater flooding has for too long been left on the ‘too difficult’ pile and the work in action to address this. Project Groundwater, led by Jed Ramsay, is aiming to bring national change through the demonstration of innovative techniques, tools and outputs to improve modelling, mapping, monitoring, warning and responding to groundwater flooding.

14:00

Proper Planning For Property Flood Assessment - No Insurance Means No Money

Presented by: Aaron Jones, Flood Risk Director - Ashfield Solutions
FLOODEX THEATRE

Ashfield Solutions Group Flood Mitigation Survey and accompanying reports are undertaken in line with the latest CIRIA Code of practice for property resilience (C790). Recommended solutions will cover both flood resistance and resilience approaches where deemed feasible.

This includes analysis of both present day and future flood risk, based upon the latest Climate Change predictions. Climate Change will lead to wetter weather all year round, meaning that the probability of experiencing flooding will generally increase in future.

Floodex Theatre Day 2 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 11:00

Surface Water Flooding: Developing a whole-system approach to resilience.

Presented by: Ed Beard - Water & Flooding Lead, National Infrastructure Commission
FLOODEX THEATRE

TBC

12:00

Historical flash floods in the South West: Reconstructing the 1968 event

Presented by: Dr Ramtin Sabeti - University of Bath, Dr Thomas Kjeldsen, Dr Ioanna Stamataki
FLOODEX THEATRE

This project is focused on investigating the quantification of uncertainty in hydraulic reconstructions of historical flash flood events, with a particular emphasis on the 1968 flood event and its significant impact on the village of Pensford (Somerset, England).

We develop an innovative inverse modelling framework that seamlessly integrates available historical information with modern scientific hydraulic and statistical modelling to better understand the repercussions of this specific flood event.

TIME 14:00

Drought Management

Presented by: Jo Bradley - Stormwater Shepherds
FLOODEX THEATRE

For people people working in Flood Risk Management to encourage them to consider the need to conserve water in their concepts and designs

SuDS Theatre Day 1 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 10:30

Welcome to the 2023 Floodex SuDS Theater: "Resilient SuDS: Resilient Places"

Presented by: Adrien Baudrimont, Senior Research Manager
SuDS THEATRE

susdrain (a CIRIA Community of Practice) is thrilled to curate this seminar series for the third year in a row. This year we want to recognise SuDS as a valuable asset to be managed accordingly. Let’s not fit and forget! CIRIA will present projects aiming to achieve this.

TIME 10:50

Chair's introduction: Why resilience?

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

Join Sue Illman (2023 SuDS Champion Special Award) to hear why do places need to be resilient? How do SuDS help? Why do SuDS need to be resilient? Who needs to know what? Getting everyone on board to keep SuDS functioning is critical now that they are increasingly implemented.

TIME 11:05

Green infrastructure that stays green

Presented by: Alethea Goddard, PhD Researcher, Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe) Centre for Doctoral Training, National Green Infrastructure Facility, Newcastle University
SuDS THEATRE

A practitioner focused presentation on sustaining long-term Blue Green Infrastructures and SuDS benefits.

TIME 11:40

SuDS and local communities: Illustrating maintenance practices to sustain SuDS benefits

Presented by: Habib Khan, Director, Meristem Design
SuDS THEATRE

Join us to hear about practicalities of maintaining long-term SuDS

TIME 12:10

Rainwater reuse: from optional to obligatory

Presented by: Dr Neil Sewell, Director of Technology Systems, SDS
SuDS THEATRE

A talk on how the multiple environmental, social and economic benefits of dual rainwater conservation and attenuation can be achieved with the same solution.

14:00

Chair's welcome back

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

A summary of what we've heard this morning and an introduction to this afternoon's programme.

TIME 14:10

Resilient SuDS: Resilient Places - an overview of upcoming CIRIA SuDS projects

Presented by: Adrien Baudrimont, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
SuDS THEATRE

Sustaining SuDS benefits is key to a resilient future. CIRIA is hard at work advancing SuDS projects that promote long term SuDS management. Join us to hear what’s coming up- ideas welcomed.

TIME 14:40

Modelling for resilience

Presented by: Samer Muhandes, Product Manager, Autodesk-Innovyze
SuDS THEATRE

Join this session to explore what functioning SuDS means, and what data should be collected to improve modelling for long-term functionality.

TIME 15:10

SuDSPod maintenance and management

Presented by: Howard Gray, GreenBlue Urban
SuDS THEATRE

GreenBlue Urban will present the SuDS Pod and how to look after and maintain it.

15:40

Chair's closing remarks

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

A recap of today key messages, and an overview of tomorrow presentations. Some susdrain resources and key staff to contact for projects.

SuDS Theatre Day 2 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 10:30

Welcome back for Day 2 of the 2023 Floodex SuDS Theater: "Resilient SuDS: Resilient Places"

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

A recap of yesterday key messages, and an overview of today agenda.

TIME 10:35

susdrain and CIRIA resources for resilient SuDS

Presented by: Adrien Baudrimont, Senior Research Manager, CIRIA
SuDS THEATRE

A recap of ongoing and upcoming susdrain/CIRIA projects and activities- bring your ideas for future events!

TIME 11:00

Within curtilage SuDS – A paradigm shift

Presented by: Brian D’Arcy, Director, Houseplot SUDS Ltd.
SuDS THEATRE

Join the SuDS Theatre for an inspirational talk on the urgent need to think differently, conserve water, reuse it locally, plan development to include SuDS, get homeowners on board, etc. And how to easily manage these for long-term benefits.

TIME 11:30

Receiving water – our valuable resource

Presented by: Jo Bradley - Stormwater Shepherds
SuDS THEATRE

Surface water carries pollutants, SuDS can reduce nitrates, phosphates, road runoff pollution, but only if they are working properly – what to consider

14:00

Chair's welcome back

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

A summary of what we've heard this morning and an introduction to this afternoon's programme.

TIME 14:10

Setting up your SuDS for long term Success

Presented by: Faye Gennard, Director, Rennard Consulting Ltd
SuDS THEATRE

Join us to hear about how securing early SuDS designs can help to achieve long-term benefits.

TIME 14:40

Raingardens aren't just for Christmas!

Presented by: Kevin Barton, Director, Robert Bray Associates
SuDS THEATRE

Kevin Barton (2022 SuDS Champion) will present on how important it is to plan beyond SuDS implementation.

TIME 15:10

SuDS delivery in London and what comes next

Presented by: GLA /Enfield speaker TBC
SuDS THEATRE

SuDS are new in the public realm, people, contractors and utilities need to be aware of them. Holly will present about SuDS delivery in London, using the SuDS retrofit map, while highlighting a few case studies.

TIME 15:40

Closing Remarks

Presented by: Sue Illman, Director, Illman Young Landscape Design Limited
SuDS THEATRE

A recap of today key messages. How to get involved with susdrain and key staff to contact for projects.

Waterways Theatre Day 1 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 10:30

Managing Invasive Species

Presented by: Richard Atkinson and Pippa Rowlandson - British Canoeing
WATERWAYS THEATRE

Two presentations with the thirst covering the management of invasive species, in general and the second part being a case study looking at British Canoeing's Floating Pennywort Project.

TIME 11:30

How Canal & River Trust Handles Day To Day Water Management

Presented by: Adam Comerford - National Hydrology Manager
WATERWAYS THEATRE

This presentation will explain the way the Trust delivers day to day water management to ensure all current and future demands for water for the 200 year old canal network can be met, utilising supplies from over 70 reservoirs, 150 abstraction points and over 60 pumping stations. It will explore the complex challenges of maintaining water levels in the face of future pressures such as climate change, funding, asset deterioration, new legislation as well as changes in patterns of usage of the network, for both powered and unpowered navigation.

TIME 12:30

The citizen science approach for gathering data in the aquatic environment

Presented by: Paul Coulson FIFM - Director of Operations
WATERWAYS THEATRE

The talk will provide an overview of existing citizen science projects that undertake surveys across a range of habitats and species. It will highlight the important role that citizen scientists can make in gathering data that might otherwise be missed by more standardised monitoring approaches.

TIME 13:30

Digital tools for interactive community engagement in urban water management

Presented by: Professor Adrian Butler (Imperial College) - For Rivers Trust & CAMELLIA
WATERWAYS THEATRE

Digital tools for interactive community engagement in urban water management
Urban water management needs to move towards more distributed, nature-based local solutions. To achieve this requires support from residents and communities. In contrast, funding these approaches requires demonstrations to stakeholders of the impact of such solutions on the city scale.

Digital tools are a key element in meeting both these needs. CAMELLIA, a UK research project, is employing participatory engagement using a systems approach, based on environmental science to improve water management in London. Informed by social science methods, digital tools have been developed as part of a co-design process and in response to observed needs. Descriptions of these are provided along with their implementation, performance, and long-term availability.

Waterways Theatre Day 2 -

We are currently working our way through this year's talks and seminars will be updated as we go. If you would like to talk at the show, or have an interesting case study to share, then please get in touch with Jon Irwin at jon@indigomediagroup.co.uk

TIME 10:30

Optimising the and protecting waterways using smart technology

Presented by: Brian Back, Radio Data Networks
WATERWAYS THEATRE

With polluted from sewage spills to plastics making the news headlines, this paper shows the application of lightweight retrofit pollution control devices (PCD) and sewer flow regulators to reduce the incidents of pollution in our waterways and receiving waters.

TIME 11:30

Calibration Free pH Sensing in Demanding Aqueous Media

Presented by: Nathan Lawrence, ANB Sensors
WATERWAYS THEATRE

The application of digital and data driven solutions has revolutionised business operations and processes across countless industries in recent years, and now the environmental sector is ready for these systems. There are numerous opportunities to save money by using smart technologies to improve understanding of environmental impact, asset management and process optimisation.

The determination of pH is extremely important for the water industry, both for water treatment, management and supply and for environmental monitoring. Currently, the most common pH sensing systems are based on potentiometric devices, which require regular recalibration because of instability and/or drift. In this work, we present a calibration free electrochemical pH sensor

TIME 12:30

The Inland Waterways Association and why the Fund Britain’s Waterways campaign is so important for all of us

Presented by: Les Etheridge, Chair of Fund Britain's Waterways
WATERWAYS THEATRE

Thanks to a large extent to the millions of hours of volunteer time that have been contributed since the Second World War, our inland waterways are a wonderful national asset that attracts minimal national funding but produces significant benefits for us all. This is now under threat. Government now intends to reduce funding to a level that threatens everything that has been achieved. IWA and over 100 other organisations have come together in Fund Britain's Waterways to try to ensure our waterways are protected.

TIME 14:30

Modelling the freshwater River Thames

Presented by: Mary Karaoglani MSc MCIWEM, AtkinsRéalis
WATERWAYS THEATRE

Atkins, working with Thames Water, has developed an InfoWorks ICM 1D water quality model of the River Thames. The model extends from Lechlade in the upper Thames to Teddington Lock – covering the majority of the freshwater river. The model has been developed to be used as a key tool in assessing various Strategic Water Resource Options from a hydrological and water quality perspective. This includes the South East Strategic Resource Option (SESRO), which could be built in the Upper Thames catchment, south west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. It would be filled with water from the River Thames during periods of high river flow. When river levels drop or demand for water increases, water would be released back into the River Thames for re-abstraction downstream. This presentation will give an overview of the development and use of the model.