New modelling puts 4.6mn English properties at risk from rain that falls faster than the ground can absorb it — a jump of 43 ...

or to clear blocked drains in advance of storms to limit surface water flooding, for example. The new study is part of ongoing UKCEH research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

In March 2025, an extraordinary deluge in Queensland unleashed massive flooding across Australia's outback, overwhelming ...

In addition to water supply, the benefits of rainwater harvesting in recent years have grown to include stormwater management ...

Where groundwater is near the surface, intense rainfall will lead to surface water flooding. Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where ...

Two flood defence walls will be constructed in the Ironbridge Gorge thanks to a major Government investment to tackle the ...

The UK Government has allocated £197,000 to bolster the Beetham Surface Water Flood Alleviation scheme. This funding is part of £2.65 billion the government is allocating to build, maintain, and ...

This means that we can capture and store rainfall in these tanks during storms to prevent surface water flooding and pollution from combined sewer overflow. We need your consent to load this rte ...

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