Rivers and Coastal Group information

Welcome to the Rivers and Coastal Group website. We are one of two specialist groups within CIWEM. Formed 60 years ago, the Group continues to enjoy success.

The Group has almost 1000 members who come from the government organisations including the Environment Agency (England and Wales), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Scotland) and Office of Public Works (Ireland), consultants, contractors, local authorities and the academic world. Membership of the group is open to any CIWEM member who is engaged in river or coastal management and new members are always welcome.

For more information about the Rivers and Coastal Group including our newsletter, current and past events and other useful information please use the links in the side column.

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Follow our current discussions and updates by following @ciwemrcg or joining our group on LinkedIn.  Please see the links on the right for more

CIWEM's 'Rivers & Coastal Group'  
& WaPUG, CIWEM's 'Urban Drainage Group'

The 2012 New Members Competition is entitled 'A new approach to funding: where is the money coming from?'

This Competition presents a case study: 'planning for investment through a Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy or a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy'. There is a choice of two sets of questions to answer, dependent on whether members wish to focus on Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategies or Local Flood Risk Management Strategies.

This competition is open to members of CIWEM within 10 years of joining the industry / institution and can be entered by individuals or teams. Full details are included in the flyer - please use the link in the side column.

The submission date for the competition has recently been extended to the 18th May 2012, and sumbmissions should be sent to gavin.holder@havant.gov.uk

Submissions will be judged during May and three successful finalists will be invited to give a PowerPoint presentation of their entry at the CIWEM RCG and WaPUG Study Weekend held from 22nd to 24th June 2012 at Kingston Upon Hull. Therefore entrants should ensure they are available to attend the Study weekend on the 22nd to 24th June 2012.

Prizes up for grabs for the three finalists are:

• winning entry £500 plus winner's trophy;

• runner-up £200;

• third prize £100.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and hopefully seeing you at the 2012 Study Weekend.

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