Living With Water: Derringham Aquagreen (SuDS solution)

Overview

Living with Water (LWW) is a partnership between Yorkshire Water, Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Environment Agency and the University of Hull – all of which play a role in managing water in Hull and the East Riding.

As LLW, they are working together to build flood resilience, develop innovative water management systems, and highlight our region as a great place to live, work and visit.

Hull is the second biggest flood risk area in the UK outside of London. This is due to the city bordering two confluent rivers – the River Hull and the River Humber – and its close location to the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. In addition, it sits in a basin of low-lying land below sea level.

The area is at risk of flooding from rising tides in the River Hull and high spring tides from the Humber Estuary, as well as the effects of climate change. Globally, intense storms are becoming more frequent and sea levels around the UK coast are increasing.

Living With Water was created following the floods in 2007 and is a partnership between the four organisations responsible for water management in our region. As a partnership, it aims to explore and test different SuDS/blue green solution to minimise flood risk. 

Derringham Aquagreen Project includes the construction of 6 above ground dry attenuation basins in the flood prone area of Derringham, Hull to reduce the risk of property flooding during storm events. In collaboration with Hull University, testing and monitoring equipment has been installed to understand the performance of the SuDS solution to advise on its use in the future.

Find out how partnerships between city councils, utility companies and universities can accelerate the adoption of SuDs and blue green solutions to help improve flood resilience. 

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