Groundwater Rising

Groundwater flooding can be infrequent, unpredictable and arrive in combination with other types of flooding - all of this makes it hard to model and predict. But modelling is a key tool in managing other types of flooding such as coastal and fluvial. So, what's being done to improve modelling of groundwater flooding? Dr David Cobby is Senior Associate Director, Water & Environment for Jacobs and...

Chartered Engineer Fola Ogunyoye from TJAY Counsulting Ltd talks to host Katie Hargrave-Smith about how planning and legislation has changed over the years in terms of how it considers all forms of flooding.  He highlights a familiar tale of a distinct lack of information when it comes to groundwater flooding. But, there is hope. Fola is working with Project Groundwater and sees a path to progress...

Groundwater flooding is the lowest profile type of flooding, but it can be the hardest to predict, cope with and recover from. It tends to come on unexpectedly and then take a long time to recede. This makes it especially hard to  deal with in terms of PFR - Property Flood Resilience. In this episode, Rob Pike from RAB Consultants shares his expertise. Why does groundwater flooding present differe...

Why is groundwater flooding often referred to as "invisible flooding" or "forgotten flooding"? There's plenty about groundwater flooding that makes it different from other forms of flooding. It's less predictable, less mapped, less measured and less headline-grabbing. But for the people and businesses affected by it, it can often be more trouble.  How can you prepare for something you don't know i...

Want to watch this episode on YouTube? Go to www.youtube.com/@GroundwaterRising What does resilience even mean?  It's a term that gets bandied around a lot - in press releases, government briefings and every new bit of environmental policy... but are there social, political and economic contexts and caveats that mean that in reality, the aim to make communities more "resilient" isn't being achieve...

Katie Hargrave-Smith from Project Groundwater explains what's in store from new monthly podcast 'Groundwater Rising'. Why is this often referred to as "forgotten flooding"? How does it differ from other types of flooding... and why is so little known about it? Have a story you’d like to share on Groundwater Rising?  Email groundwaterrising@projectgroundwater.co.uk To find out more about Proje...