How do we use research to change Policy?
Stormwater Shepherds UK has been sampling pollution from road runoff for over a year now. The results of analysis of those samples are shocking and
03/05/2024
Category: Stormwater Shepherds
Getting the balance right for river pollution
Our UK Director of Operations recently posted her thoughts on LinkedIn about the imbalance of investment in pollution control. Here is her post: I wanted
27/03/2024
Bringing the topic of highway pollution out into the open
Stormwater Shepherds UK were really pleased to be featured in a BBC Article about pollution from road runoff in the UK today. Our Director of
02/02/2024
Sediment sampling reveals some secrets
This week, the Stormwater Shepherds UK team has been busy sampling sediments from different types of urban runoff treatment devices. The samples are for a
23/09/2023
‘Bravo from Jo’
Our Director of Operations, Jo Bradley, has been out and about recently and she has been very impressed with some of the sites that she
16/09/2023
Taking part in the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Autumn Prestige Lecture
Our Director of Operations, Jo Bradley, was very excited to be invited to take part in the panel discussion at the ICE Autumn Prestige Lecture.
05/09/2023
Stormwater drains can’t cope with the storm
On July 23rd 2023 we had a long and intense rainfall event in Preston, Lancashire; the local newspaper reported that we received 90mm rainfall in
23/07/2023
Are gully pots really a part of the future of highway drainage in the UK?
Everyone who lives in the UK is familiar with the cast-iron grids at the side of the roads, spaced evenly along to carry away all
21/02/2023
Stormwater Shepherds UK Chair a panel of the future of SuDS at WWT Wastewater Conference
Jo Bradley, our Director of Operations in the UK, was pleased to be invited to Chair a panel discussion at the WWT Wastewater Conference in
25/01/2023
Deposit Return Scheme is coming to England, Wales and Northern Ireland at last!
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have introduced a new cash incentive system this week, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans,
20/01/2023