If you are a councillor, council officer or you are involved in flood risk management for your local authority, local community or organisation you may want to attend the next meeting of the Local Government Flood Forum (LGFF) on Wednesday, 31 October in London.
The LGFF is the UK’s independent local government voice on flooding matters. We work to give our members up-to-date information and intelligence from policymakers.
The LGFF organises events addressed by leading figures from local government, central government, academia, key national organisations and the private sector.
On the agenda:
The focus of the next LGFF will be to look at the water industry and implications for local government. We will hear from:
- NEW UPDATE: Tom Bradbury, NIC presents National Infrastructure Assessment Flood Recommendations
- Trevor Bishop from OFWAT on Water2020
- David Knaggs, Albion Water, will be looking at Integrated Water Management using non-potable recycling
- Steve Moncaster, Chair of Water Resources East will discuss the collaborative approach to water resource planning
- Daniel Johns, Anglian Water, will be looking at the Anglian Water’s Flood risk plans for 2020-25
- Alastair Atkinson, WSP and David Arscott, Pyterra will both look at a Digital Catchment – A key to an Integrated Solution
And we will get an update from Andy Brown from the Environment Agency.
Programme
11:00 Registration and refreshments
11:30 Welcome and introduction to the LGFF
Dr Andy Johnston, Chief Operating Officer, LGiU
11:35 An introduction to groundwater risk assessments for the built environment
Alex Gallagher, Secretary of the Hydrogeology Group of the Geological Society of London
11:40 National Infrastructure Assessment Flood Recommendations
Tom Bradbury, National Infrastructure Commission
12:00 Waste Water, Drainage & Surface Water Management Action Plans
Trevor Bishop, Director of Strategy & Planning, OFWAT
12:30 Integrated Water Management using emerging evidence of non-potable recycling
David Knaggs, Director of Sustainable Development, Albion Water
13:00 LUNCH
13:45 A Digital Catchment – A key to an Integrated Solution
Alastair Atkinson (Technical Director at WSP) and David Arscott (Managing Director at Pyterra)
14:15 A collaborative approach to water resources planning
Steve Moncaster, Chair of ‘Water Resources East’ Steering Committee
14:45 Anglian Water flood risk plans for 2020-2025 and beyond
Daniel Johns, Anglian Water Services
15:15 EA Update
Andy Brown, Environment Agency
15:25 Roundup and Conclusions
Andy Johnston, LGiU/LGFF
15:30 Close
This programme was correct at the time of publication but may be altered to reflect speaker changes that are beyond our control.
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LGFF is run by LGiU, the Local Government Information Unit, a charity run by councils for councils, with nearly 200 councils in its networks. LGFF is supported by global design, engineering and management consultancy WSP. For more on the LGFF please contact on 020 7554 2800 or by email at barry.obrien@lgiu.org
