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  A recent report, prepared as input towards the government?s 2017 climate change risk assessment (CCRA), indicated that the risk of flooding in the UK would increase significantly in the future, due to climate change. The authors of the report, Paul Sayers (Sayers and Partners), Matt Horritt (Horritt Consulting), Professor Penning-Rowsell (Middlesex University) and Andy …

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  Stormwater retention ponds (also known detention basins) are often incorporated into new housing developments in order to manage flood risk. Typically a pond will be constructed in a low-lying point in a new estate. The ponds can even be situated where vulnerable groundwater is present or above contaminated ground, provided they are securely lined. …

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