Increasing Drainage Capacity, CSO Reduction & Flood Resilience

Welcome to Urban Drainage UK 2027, where water utilities, local authorities, developers, engineering firms, and technology providers unite to raise capacity, cut overflows, and build flood resilience.

The industry faces challenges in converting record water investment into delivered capacity, meeting evolving standards, treating emerging contaminants, unlocking stalled housing sites, and reducing surface water flooding. The event will explore connected sewer monitoring, digital twins, nature-based drainage, contaminant treatment, water reuse, and coordinated approvals to meet demand and ensure compliance.

Join us to gain practical insights, apply innovative approaches, and deliver resilient drainage systems.

Turning the national water investment cycle into drainage capacity

Assess how the country's largest water investment cycle is translating into live procurement, and where capital is flowing across capacity and network upgrades.

Building flood resilience through nature-based and sustainable drainage

Explore how sustainable drainage systems use natural flow pathways to manage routine and extreme rainfall, helping to reduce surface water flood risk.

Treating contaminants and enabling surface water reuse and recovery

Evaluate advanced treatment methods for PFAS, nutrients, and microplastics in surface water runoff to identify opportunities for water reuse and resource recovery.

Cutting combined sewer overflow spills through smart monitoring

Examine how IoT sensors, digital twins, and event duration monitoring are cutting combined sewer overflow spills through automated, network-wide intervention.

Unblocking housing delivery through coordinated drainage approvals

Understand how coordinated approval between water utilities, developers and local authorities can release stalled housing sites and withheld community contributions.

Meeting evolving sustainable drainage standards and outcome-based design

Grasp what emerging sustainable drainage standards and outcome-based design mean for planning submissions, water quality, biodiversity, and lifecycle compliance.

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