Bridget Woods-Ballard
Bridget is a hydrologist and chartered civil engineer, specialising in the evaluation and design of sustainable drainage and flood risk management systems.
As the principal author of the CIRIA SuDS Manual (twice!), Bridget is a respected voice in the industry, regularly speaking at key events and contributing to books, working groups, government policy and industry standards.
Bridget delivers training courses on SuDS: standards, guidance and design tools and flood estimation, and supports the team that has developed our uksuds.com suite of industry tools. She is now starting work on our exciting new SuDS-iQ platform (funded under the Ofwat Innovation Fund). Her work focusses on promoting the use of blue-green infrastructure drainage solutions to enhance city resilience both in the UK and internationally.

Bridget receiving a Fellowship from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Bridget (left) with co-founder of the SuDS course, Helen Udale-Clarke.

Bridget and the rest of the SuDS Manual team at the awards ceremony for the 2016 ICE Chris Binnie Award for Sustainable Water Management. The ceremony was attended by Have I Got News For You presenter, Ian Hislop (pictured).

Bridget with members of the SuDS Manual team, receiving the Landscape Institute Award in 2016.
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