Welsh Government Consults on Interim SuDS Standards

The Welsh Government is consulting on its proposed interim non-statutory standards for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

The devolved assembly is seeking to introduce the interim standards on an advisory basis until it determines "the most effective way to embed SuDS principles" into new developments in the longer term under the Flood and Water Management Act.

The draft guidelines set out that surface water runoff should be collected for use or allowed to infiltrate the ground, with limited discharges into the public sewerage systems.

The consultation also proposes that SuDS projects should be designed and constructed in a way which "minimises the use of scarce resources and energy", in a cost effective manner, and that it maintains its structural integrity.

Other standards set out include provisions to: ensure designs minimise the potential pollution risks; enhance public spaces where possible; and increase biodiversity.

On the introduction of the consultation, the Welsh government said: "This will enable designers, property developers, local authorities and other interested parties to both demonstrate that they have taken account of the Welsh government's planning advice on development and flood risk and to pilot the standards."

Source: Utility Week

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