Urban Drainage Group

Our vision and aims

The CIWEM Urban Drainage Group (UDG) sustains the excellence of people professionally engaged in urban drainage management now and for future generations. It continues the work of WaPUG which was established in 1984.

The aims and objectives of the Urban Drainage Group are aligned with CIWEM’s Royal Charter. They are to:

• Advance the science and practice of urban drainage management for the public benefit.
• Promote education, training, study and research in urban drainage management and to publish the results of such research.
• Establish and maintain appropriate standards of competence for urban drainage management Professionals.

Please contact us at udg@ciwem.org

UDG community page

Get more involved with the Urban Drainage Group! For the latest announcements and discussions, please visit your UDG community page by logging into your account.

UDG New Members Development community page

This is a page for all people working towards becoming a qualified member of CIWEM. We are hoping this would be an opportunity to have discussions on key topics; keep up to date with events and activities relevant to those in training; and ask questions of senior members of the UDG communities.

There is a recognition that many members in the UDG community have the same challenges in completing their competencies, and sharing examples of how these objectives are met can help overcome these hurdles. The value of this page will increase with use, so do contribute.

If you have suggestions on how to improve this page please contact James Hale james.hale@rpsgroup.com or Fiona Barbour fiona.barbour@mottmac.com.

CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Committee Election Notice

Nominations are sought to fill three positions on the CIWEM Urban Drainage Group Committee from 2020 for a minimum period of 3 years. Nominees for the committee would ideally have recent experience in supporting UDG activities and must be a Member of CIWEM (at any grade). Nominees should email the Honorary Secretary (ian.lang@atkinsglobal.com) before close of business on 30th August 2019 detailing: their experience and industry leadership skills; how they will contribute to delivering CIWEM UDG’s aims and objectives; and the names of two sponsoring CIWEM UDG members.

If more than three conforming nominations are received then a ballot of all members will be organised by the Honorary Secretary. The three candidates who receive the greatest number of votes shall be elected to fill the vacancies and the results announced at the next Annual General Meeting which will be held during the Autumn Conference on Tuesday 5^th November at the Nottingham Belfry and on the UDG page of the CIWEM Website.

Typical commitments for a UDG Committee member include;

• Maintain your CIWEM membership (any grade/level)
• Attendance at 3 day-long committee meetings annually at venues throughout the UK
• Attend at least 2 conference events (fee is waived)
• Contribute ad hoc to running of UDG - through engagement in sub-group activities
• Be an advocate for CIWEM and UDG in your company with your clients, collaborators and suppliers, and for the practice of Urban Drainage Management in your community and at work

If potential nominees would like further information about the role and the level of commitment required then please contact the Chairman (Elliot.Gill@stantec.com) or any committee member for further information.

Diary Dates 2019

Training Day

Tuesday 19 February 2019

IET Birmingham: Austin Court

Spring Conference

Wednesday 08 May 2019

IET Birmingham: Austin Court

Summer Conference

Thursday 27 June 2019

Double Tree by Hilton: Dunblane Hydro

Autumn Conference & Exhibition

Monday 04 – 06 November 2019

The Nottingham Belfry, Mellors Way, Nottingham

With thanks to our 2019 event sponsors

The Margetts Bursary in Urban Drainage Engineering 

The Margetts Bursary in Urban Drainage Engineering bursary is sponsored by CIWEM and RPS Environmental Management Ltd (RPS) to recognise the significant contributions made by Jamie Margetts in the field of urban drainage engineering, both in the UK and internationally.

Jamie was a technical director of RPS and chaired CIWEM’s Urban Drainage Group at the time of his death. As well as being part of the team that developed one of the UK’s most innovative Urban Drainage consultancies he made significant contributions to raising the technical capabilities of the UK Urban Drainage community. In particular, he always placed great emphasis on the education, mentoring and training of young urban drainage professionals.

This bursary has been set up to continue this work, by supporting young professionals (early career graduates, or final year undergraduates) to improve their capabilities in the field of urban drainage.

The bursary is of a value of £3,000, and will be awarded annually.

The purpose of the bursary is to:

• To provide financial support for a young professional to obtain a postgraduate qualification which can support a career in the field of urban drainage.
• To provide financial support to allow a young professional to carry out a period of research-based study that would significantly contribute to their career development in the field of urban drainage.

This bursary is now closed for 2019 applications. We will be contacting the winner in March/ April 2019.