Using rainwater, saving money, improving cities

Overview

We are very familiar with rainfall. Generally we see it as problem. Get rid of it as quickly as possible. Let other people deal with it. My tap never runs out and it’s just so convenient and cheap if I want some H2O on demand. But there is a growing problem and a growing understanding of the problem. The climate is changing and our society’s infrastructure was never designed to cope with the growing extremes of rain – droughts and downpours – that a warming atmosphere is causing.

Chartered civil engineer Matt Wheeldon, director of infrastructure development at Wessex Water, will explore the multiple benefits and indeed, need, for following the good rainwater management principles for people and the environment.