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Wiltshire CouncilSFRA High Level Executive Summary5.3.3 The flood warnings are disseminated through a variety of mediums that include TV, radio,and Floodline Warnings Direct, which is a service direct to a phone/fax/pager/internet.Loudhailers are also used in certain circumstances. There is also an emergency Floodlinenumber (0845 988 1188) and a quick dial number for individual rivers.5.3.4 The Environment Agency aim to give a minimum of two hours warning prior to the onset of aflood event. However the rapid onset of some flood events, after a breach in flood defencesor following a period of high intensity rainfall, means that sufficient warning cannot alwaysbe raised.5.3.5 Flood warning areas have been mapped and presented within the existing Level 1 SFRAs.Integrated GIS datasets, showing both flood watch and flood warning areas within theWiltshire Council administrative area have been provided as part of this high level executivesummary.5.3.6 Groundwater flood warnings are in place where the permeable nature of the underlying soiland geology presents a potential flood risk to local properties, such as Salisbury Plain.Groundwater flood warnings are issued on a parish basis, where it is the responsibility of theparish warden is for issuing flood warnings.5.4 Sustainable Drainage of Development SitesOverview5.4.1 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are the preferred method for managing the surfacewater run-off generated by developed sites. Both PPS1 (Delivering SustainableDevelopment) and PPS25 require that LPAs should promote their use for the managementof runoff. SuDS seek to manage surface water as close to its source as possible, mimickingsurface water flows arising from the site, prior to the proposed development. Typically thisapproach involves a move away from piped systems to softer engineering solutions inspiredby natural drainage processes.5.4.2 SuDS should be designed to take into account the surface run-off quantity, rates and alsowater quality ensuring their effective operation up to and including the 1 in 100 year designstandard flood including an increase in peak rainfall of 30% to account from climate change.5.4.3 Wherever possible, SuDS techniques should seek to contribute to each of the three goalsidentified below with the favoured system contributing significantly to each objective. Wherepossible SuDS techniques for a site should seek to:• Reduce flood risk (to the site and neighbouring areas);• Reduce pollution; and,• Provide landscape and wildlife benefits.5.4.4 These goals can be achieved by the SuDS management train, as outlined in ‘The SuDSManual’ (CIRIA, 2007), where each component adds to the performance of the wholesystem:• Prevention - good site design and upkeep to prevent runoff and pollution (e.g.limited paved areas, regular pavement sweeping);21 June 2009
Wiltshire CouncilSFRA High Level Executive Summary• Source control - runoff control at/near to source (e.g. rainwater harvesting,green roofs, permeable pavements);• Site control - water management from a multitude of catchments (e.g. routewater from roofs, impermeable paved areas to one infiltration/holding site); and,• Regional control - integrate runoff managed from a number of sites (e.g. into adetention pond).5.4.5 In keeping with the guidance of PPS25, local authorities should encourage the application ofSuDS techniques. This chapter presents a summary of the SuDS techniques currentlyavailable, enabling the local authorities to identify where SuDS techniques could beemployed in development schemes.5.4.6 The application of SuDS techniques is not limited to one technique per site. Often asuccessful SuDS solution will utilise a number of techniques in combination, providing floodrisk, pollution and landscape/wildlife benefits. In addition, SuDS can be employed on astrategic scale, for example with a number of sites contributing to large scale jointly fundedand managed SuDS, however, each development site must offset its own increase in runoffand attenuation cannot be “traded” between developments.5.4.7 Detailed design guidance can be found in the SuDS Manual C697, and associated SiteHandbook for the Construction of SuDS, C698. These publications provide best practiceguidance on the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of SuDS, toensure effective implementation within developments.SuDS Design5.4.8 SuDS techniques can be used to reduce the rate and volume of surface water runoff andimprove the water quality of surface water discharges from sites to the receivingenvironment (i.e. natural watercourse or public sewer etc).5.4.9 The design of SuDS measures should be undertaken as part of the drainage strategy anddesign for a development site. A ground investigation will be required to assess thesuitability of using infiltration measures, with this information being used to assess therequired volume of on-site storage. Hydrological analysis should be undertaken usingindustry-approved procedures, to ensure a robust design storage volume is obtained.5.4.10 During the design process, liaison should take place with the Local Planning Authority andthe Environment Agency in order to establish that the design methodology is satisfactoryand to also agree on a permitted rate of discharge from the site.5.4.11 A key consideration of SuDS design is the maintenance regime to ensure they operateeffectively, which should be sufficiently detailed and agreed at the design stage. Themaintenance regime should set out a framework with a clear identification of responsibilityfor the lifetime of the proposed development. Table 8-1 provides a summary of the differentSuDS techniques.22 June 2009
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