Cardiff Coastal Defences: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Design | CARDIFF | IN-PERSON

Hosted by ICE Cymru and the CIWEM Welsh branch

Event description

The Cardiff Coastal Defence scheme is located in south east Cardiff, extending from the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water defences to the west of the Rhymney River, and along the western bank of the River Rhymney to the railway bridge. The scheme comprises the addition of rock armour, sheet piling, erosion protection and embankment raising to manage flood and erosion risk to people, property and key infrastructure.

Much of the coastline across the project area is eroding and with predicted sea level rise due to climate change, the flood and erosion risk will increase into the future. The proposed scheme will manage flood risk for 2,326 residential and 204 non-residential properties over 100 years, including the Rover Way Travellers’ Site, as well as preventing the loss of key strategic highway infrastructure and the erosion of historic landfill material.

Due to the scale and location of the project and international designations, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA), Marine Licence, Planning Consent and a Flood Risk Activity Permit were all required. Due to the outcome of the HRA the project progressed via an IROPI (Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Importance).

This presentation will provide an overview of the scheme, covering topics including engineering design, environmental appraisal and consenting, geomorphology, and hydraulic modelling.

Cardiff City Council is in the process of constructing the Cardiff Coastal Defence scheme. Contractors Knights Brown and JBA Consulting were involved with designing the scheme.

CIWEM and ICE Cymru members and non-members welcome.

Part of the CIWEM Flood Resilience and Adaption series.

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Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM and ICE Cymru.

ICE Cymru will be taking the bookings.

Please contact Jessica McQuade at jessica.mcquade@ice.org.uk if you have any difficulties with booking a place or would like to cancel your attendance.

Also, if you have any queries about this talk, please contact Jessica McQuade.

About the venue and getting there

The event will take place at Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University Trevithick Building, The Parade, Off West Grove Road, Cardiff CF24 3AA. The venue is only nine minutes’ walk from Cardiff Queen Street railway station and several bus routes run near the venue.

Travelling to the venue

As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.

By Train

Cardiff Queen Street railway station is the nearest mainline railway station to the Cardiff University Trevithick Building and is at Station Terrace, Cardiff CF10 4EY with trains running to Cardiff Central for those connecting from further afield.

By Bus

The no. 28. 52, 57, and 58 bus routes run from Cardiff Queens Street railway station to near the Cardiff University Trevithick Building.

By foot | cycle

The Cardiff University Trevithick Building is only about ten minutes’ walk from Cardiff Queens Street railway station and six minutes’ cycle ride.

By car

If you are coming by car, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint.

As this is an in-person event, please remain vigilant to control the spread of COVID-19 and stay safe.

We request that if you think you might have contracted COVID or have recently had the disease, that you do not attend the event.

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