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Date
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20 MAY 2013
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Time
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18:30 - 20:30
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Event Type
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Debate
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The idea behind SUDS is to try to replicate natural systems that use cost effective solutions with low environmental impact to drain away dirty and surface water run-off through collection, storage, and cleaning before allowing it to be released slowly back into the environment, such as into water courses.
So is SUDS the solution to London’s flooding problems?
Find out at this ICE London Water Panel event which is in association with AECOM.
This event will be chaired by Ian Kirkaldy, Vice President of Black and Veatch who is Chair of the ICE London Water Panel.
Guest speakers include:
1. Virgil Adderley, CSO Program Manager for the City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services in Oregon, USA. Virgil Adderley serves as the Program Manager for the City of Portland’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) program. Virgil is responsible for the planning, monitoring, operations strategy, and regulatory requirements for the overall CSO system. Virgil also manages the engineering division that carries out the Asset Management and Systems Planning, Computer Modelling, and GIS Mapping sections. He has 25 years’ experience in engineering, management and computer modelling for combined sewers and stormwater systems. He has worked on the Portland CSO program since October 1990.
2. Martin Baggs, Chief Executive Officer of Thames Water which is currently proceeding with the Thames Tideway Tunnel as a way of coping with flash flooding without discharging polluted water in to the river network.
3. Dr Jean Venables, Chief Executive of the Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA).
Jean Venables is a leading consultant in flood risk management and water level management, Chairman of Crane Environmental, Chief Executive of the Association of Drainage Authorities, a Non-Executive Director of HR Wallingford, and Chair of the Customer Challenge Group for Sutton and East Surrey Water Company. Jean was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 2008-9, the first woman to be President in the Institution’s 190-year history.
Jean has wide experience of flood risk assessment, water level management, facilitation and chairmanship, and works with colleagues to assist the construction industry to improve sustainable development.
Jean was awarded the MBE for services to civil engineering, the OBE for services to flood defence and the CBE for services to the civil engineering profession and the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Garth Watson Medal.
The ADA is the association for water level management (WLM) organisations in the United Kingdom, with more than 230 members. Established in 1937, ADA was created to watch over and support the interests of drainage authorities at a national and parliamentary level, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and discussions, and to disseminate information of common interest.
This event is in association with AECOM
For further information please contact Nalini Solanki, London Regional Co-ordinator.
t +44 (0)20 7665 2108
e nalini.solanki@ice.org.uk
w ice.org.uk/london
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