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Developing international guidance on Levees

HR Wallingford is working to develop new international guidance on the design, construction and management of levees. The handbook will pull together current knowledge, experience and research in to a single, comprehensive handbook.
CCRA: the UK's first Climate Change Risk Assessment

HR Wallingford led a team to produce the first ever Climate Change Risk Assessment for the UK.
Climate change in water supply planning

We reviewed the way that climate change is built into current water resource plans and recommended changes to approaches to integrate climate change adaptation into the water resources planning process.
Design of new groynes, Poole Dorset, UK

Poole Borough Council asked HR Wallingford to numerically model options for new groynes or reefs designed to retain a wide beach along the coastline east of Sandbanks. Following refinement, the chosen scheme, comprising five rock groynes, was installed in 2009.
Lulu Island Master Plan Development, United Arab Emirates

HR Wallingford undertook detailed coastal modelling studies on behalf of Mouchel and Sorouh Real Estate to support the refinement of the Lulu Island Master plan and the detail design of the coastal works.
Geomorphological beach processes, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex

HR Wallingford assisted Royal Haskoning, the Environment Agency and Arun District Council in understanding the recent beach changes either side of Pagham Harbour and advised on appropriate and environmentally-acceptable management of defences against coastal flooding and erosion.
River fish classification tool

Water bodies in the UK need to be classified for ecological status under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). HR Wallingford developed a classification tool based on fish species presence and abundance in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland using statistical methods.
Sustainable use of dredged materials

HR Wallingford and CEFAS have worked together to carry out research into the beneficial use of sea bed material obtained through maintenance dredging. This research has led to an increased understanding of the colonisation of dredged material and ecological functioning.
Water Framework Directive Guidance - Clearing the waters

HR Wallingford developed the Environment Agency's Clearing the Waters guidance for ports and harbours on how to comply with the Water Framework Directive (WFD). This project involved interpreting all of the relevant requirements of the Directive, including agreeing with government some innovative and pragmatic guiding policy principles. We used our extensive scientific knowledge to develop criteria and thresholds for each of the parameters that contribute to Good Ecological Status and Good Chemical Status. The guidance has now been incorporated as part of the new Marine Licensing regime under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009.
Bristol deep water terminal

HR Wallingford is coordinating the monitoring associated with the development of the Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal on behalf of The Bristol Port Company. The initial phase of our work comprised prepared a Monitoring Strategy for detailing the monitoring objectives, method statement, reporting and compliance arrangements for the project. The Monitoring Strategy has been designed as an iterative document that will inform key stakeholders of the effects of the project as the dredging and reclamation works proceed.
Environmental appraisals for various developments on the river Thames, UK

HR Wallingford regularly undertakes desk-based assessments of the likely environmental impacts of proposed developments on the River Thames, using the outputs of hydrodynamic assessment work undertaken by our coasts and estuaries group.
River sediments and habitats

Understanding the characteristics of sediments and habitats in rivers is important for planning for flood risk management and for maintaining and enhancing biodiversity in water courses. For this Environment Agency project HR Wallingford developed an evidence base and typology for rivers in England to facilitate the process of planning sediment and habitat management activities.
Dispersion of invasive species

In 2010 HR Wallingford’s team of ecological modellers completed a study to predict the ability of the manila clam larvae (Venerupis philippinarum) (an invasive marine species) to disperse from a site on the south coast of England. The clam is farmed in Poole Harbour but has become established in Southampton Water. The modelling demonstrated the existence of a mechanism linking the clams found in Southampton Water to the farmed source in Poole Harbour.
FLOODsite – Integrated flood risk analysis and management methodologies

The 5-year FLOODsite project was the largest ever European Commission (EC) project on floods, involving a team of over 200 researchers from 37 institutions in 13 countries. HR Wallingford was responsible for co-ordinating and managing the overall project, as well as contributing to (and sometimes leading) several of the scientific research tasks.
Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100)

Climate change and increasing development pressures mean that flood risk on the Thames is increasing. HR Wallingford has been helping the Environment Agency plan for the effective management of flood risk on the Thames Estuary over the next 100 years.
Assessing the vulnerability of marine habitats to climate change

HR Wallingford specialists carried out an assessment of the vulnerability of Welsh marine habitats to climate change. Our role included gathering and synthesising data on marine climate change parameters and developing an innovative vulnerability assessment method. Our methodology was tested and confirmed by a workshop of expert stakeholders.
National SuDS standards: regional capacity

HR Wallingford provided the lead technical input for the development of National SuDS Standards to meet the requirements of the Floods and Water Management Act (2010). We applied our extensive SuDS experience to ensure a consistent and up to date approach.
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA)

The Climate Change Act commits the UK Government to carry out an assessment of the risks to the UK from climate change every five years. HR Wallingford led a team to produce the first ever Climate Change Risk Assessment for the UK.
Mapping flood hazards in Scotland

HR Wallingford developed an online, interactive flood map for SEPA that provides a wide picture of areas in Scotland that are at risk of flooding from rivers and the sea.
Understanding the effect of fishpasses on flow gauging structures

HR Wallingford investigated the hydraulic performance the Larinier fishpass to help improve our understanding of how these structures impact the accuracy of measurements at gauging structures. Our work will help improve international standards for this type of structure.
Emergency planning for dams

HR Wallingford has been helping to identify good practice and develop guidance to improve emergency planning for reservoirs in England and Wales. This information will be used by Defra and the Environment Agency, as well as reservoir owners.
Seabed scour at wind farm

HR Wallingford investigated the amount of scour (erosion) of the seabed that might take place around the caisson foundations of offshore wind turbines
Emergency action plans and evacuation models

Storm surges in the North Sea can be particularly hazardous to the east coast of England. We have been looking at effective ways of evacuating the area in case of a coastal flood emergency.
Emergency action plans and evacuation models

Storm surges in the North Sea can be particularly hazardous to the east coast of England. We have been looking at effective ways of evacuating the area in case of a coastal flood emergency.
Fluid Earth: integrated modelling solutions

Fluid Earth is an HR Wallingford initiative that brings together a community of specialists focused on developing integrated modelling approaches for environmental systems.
Reservoir safety - emergency planning for dams

HR Wallingford has been working on behalf of the Environment Agency to define good practice and improved emergency planning for reservoirs in England and Wales.

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