Surface Water Management 2012

Delivering a Different Future Vision and Practice

SOAS, London

Sponsored by

Aim

Thinking from across the world is helping to develop a vision of how surface water management fits into the broader context of water in the urban environment and the developing ideas envisage multiple benefits accruing from a wide variety of schemes and projects. This conference will set out this vision but also be rooted in demonstrating the practical delivery of projects from a wide variety of perspectives.

Objectives

• To Overview fast developing area and the emerging policy context and opportunities
• To learn and be inspired by overseas examples providing an integrated view of water in the urban environment and the role of surface water management
• To test the SUDs consultation process - stakeholder views ... good & bad
• To look at regulator and water company roll out of surface water management schemes
• To understand the generic elements of retrofitting programmes and what might be achieved in surface water management retrofit schemes
• To look at community engagement and a number of specific schemes
• To consider developments in understanding issues in water quality in the context of SWM / SUDs schemes

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For sponsorship opportunities contact Lauren Goozee, Events Officer, CIWEM