Bright Blue’s latest report, In Deep Water? was mentioned in an article by The Telegraph. The article focused on the impact of flooding events in the UK on essential supplies.
The article quoted one of the report findings:
“Research by Bright Blue found that there have been more than 50 flash flood events in major urban areas since 2007, including 10 in London and at least seven in Birmingham and the West Midlands.”
Helen Jackson, an associate fellow at Bright Blue and the report author, said:
"The disruption caused by Storm Arwen highlights the need to make our infrastructure resilient to extreme weather and be more preventative and less reactive.
"Many towns and cities in the UK are seeing repeat episodes of flash flooding affecting households, businesses, and transport systems. We need to recognise this trend and do much more to ensure our urban drainage and sewer systems can cope with heavy rainfall as the climate changes.
"This should include limiting the spread of impermeable surfaces in our cities and ensuring basic measures like drain cleaning are not overlooked.
"The recent furore over sewage spills highlighted the importance of adequate drainage and sewerage systems for environmental quality – but this is not just an environmental issue, it is a public safety issue."
You can read the full article here, and our full report here.
