The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
Helping Ourselves (Part 2); The importance of river surveys and a pilot project for Hardcastle Crags
Slow The Flow have applied via Source Partnership for a grant from the Environment Agency to install small structures at up to sixty identified sites in watercourses in Hardcastle Crags. Our
New technology has helped flood modelling ?
Traditionally models have used gauging information from gauging stations managed by the Environment Agency. New technology is increasingly being applied. LiDAR ( Light Detection and Ranging) derived from satellites is
Helping ourselves, how a miniature flood alleviation scheme helps protect a local community
You may well think to yourself, “What can I do to help”, and “The Government should sort this out”. The answer to questions or statements like this is “a little
Engineered Leaky Woody Dams (WeLD’s) on Rock Stream Beds
Leaky Woody Dams have been used successfully at Pickering and elsewhere to successfully attenuate the flow of water down the stream and river network. These dams were constructed by spanning
Part 2. Engineered Leaky Woody Dams (WeLD’s) on Soft Soil Stream Beds
Leaky Woody Dams have been used successfully at Pickering and elsewhere to successfully attenuate the flow of water down the stream and river network. These dams were constructed by spanning
Flooding – we can’t build ever-higher walls!
The householder stoically pointed to the level, on her living room wall, of this year’s floods – just above head height. Then she indicated the then record flooding level in
Flooding report released 08/06/2016 criticises government’s ‘reactive rather than proactive’ approach to flood prevention
“Despite sustainable urban drainage systems being widely acknowledged to be an efficient way of dealing with surface water, successive governments have been reluctant to mandate them as the default option
2B ‘do’ Dutch water management…
2B are lucky enough to know an eminent Dutch sustainable water management expert, who also arranges professional tours of projects. Bill had met Marnix de Vriend a couple of years ago at