Thames Water is funding 20 nature-based schemes to tackle flooding in London and the Thames Valley. Local authorities, who have a shared responsibility for managing surface water, and schools were among those invited to bid for a share of £1.8 million to create ‘sustainable urban drainage schemes’ or SuDS to address local flooding challenges and put in place more green spaces. SuDS work by slowing down the rate at which rainwater runs off into drains and is absorbed into the ground, so the flow of water reaching the sewers is…
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