Rainwater Management for Reducing Flooding and Storm Overflow Discharges | WEBINAR

Hosted by the CIWEM South Western branch

Event description

This event will be all about rainwater management for reducing either or both flooding and storm overflow discharges. We will cover management of rainwater where it falls and a strategic approach to rainwater management.

Part of the CIWEM Flood Resilience and Adaption series.

Who should attend this webinar

• Professionals working for consultants, water companies, local authorities or the Environment Agency
• Everyone involved in urban water management whatever their position or career stage

Why should you attend this webinar

• Discover how rainwater capture and management can be used either as a single or blended solution to flood reduction and/or reducing storm overflow spills
• Find out about viewing rainfall as a resource rather than waste
• A great learning opportunity to gain CPD and develop your technical skills in this area
• Opportunities to network with like-minded professionals in the sector

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About the speakers and chairs

Chairs

Andrew Dannatt | Chair | CIWEM South Western Branch

Anthony Raine | Honorary Treasurer and Event Organiser | CIWEM South Western Branch

Speakers

Matt Wheeldon | Director of Infrastructure Development | Wessex Water

Matt Wheeldon is a chartered civil engineer with nearly 30 years’ experience in the UK water and wastewater industry. He represented the industry on the Government’s Storm Overflow Taskforce and led a review of how legislation and regulation could be improved to better support addressing the problem of the combined sewerage system. He is passionate about the environment, is a wild swimmer and loves making evidence-based decisions and using data more effectively to bring about better outcomes

Sarah Bunney | Co-Founder and CEO | Our Rainwater

Sarah Bunney is a technical expert in flood risk management with over 20 years’ experience working within the UK water sector both as a practitioner and academic. Her career has been defined by a commitment to collaboration, actively partnering with organisations and communities to develop effective solutions for enhanced flood risk management.

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM. The webinar is hosted on the Zoom platform and will be recorded.

Please register your place by clicking on the registration button. Non-members who have not registered for the CIWEM system can create an account on the booking page in order to reserve their place. This should not take more than two minutes.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact branches@ciwem.org.

Please note that registrations will close at 09:00 on the day of the event. If you have not registered before that time, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Anthony Raine at anthony.raine@res-env.co.uk.