MPs are set to debate sustainable drainage systems in Westminster Hall at 1.50pm today - the topic for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee.

Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 Sustainable Drainage and Habitat Restoration Framework worth an estimated £1.56 billion (inc VAT).

The Living with Water partnership has announced the next phase of its plans to reduce flood risk in Hull and the East Riding, marking a continuation of investment in long-term, sustainable water management.

Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has launched a public consultation on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new housing developments.

Southern Water has announced more new schemes to tackle storm overflows in Kent - Queenborough. Sittingbourne. Faversham. Herne Bay and Whitstable will all benefit from from multi-million-pound projects.

The government is updating the national standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) for the first time in a decade in a move to tackle water pollution and protect communities from flooding and water shortages.

Anglian Water’s Rob Kelly, who is currently on secondment into the Norfolk Strategic Flooding Alliance as Water Management Director, explains what really happens to the water system during periods of heavy rainfall and the power a multi-agency approach can have on effective water management.

Ofwat has launched a new consultation on its draft guidance for an environmental incentives common framework – the regulator expects all parties, including developers, to collaborate and take a pragmatic approach to implementation.

As Severn Trent’s £76 million Mansfield project to reduce flooding by turning to nature continues, the company will be creating detention basins on the Oak Tree Estate in the town.

CIWEM has issued a new Sustainable Drainage Position Statement which is calling for no loss of government commitment and greater leadership on SuDS.