Publication
Jul 2007
This note examines the management of urban drainage in the UK and proposals for improvement. It points out that urban flooding due to drainage systems being overwhelmed by rainfall is estimated to cost £270 million a year in England and Wales, and puts 80,000 homes at risk. Impacts are expected to increase if no policy changes are made.
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Series | UK Parliament POST Publications |
Issue | 289 |
Publisher | UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) |
Copyright | © 2007 Parliamentary Copyright |