About the SuDS+ Project
SuDS+ is a research and development project in Stanley South which is looking at how Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) can provide wider benefits to the local community and their environment (+).
Unlike traditional drainage systems which use pipes hidden below the ground, SuDS mimic natural water systems like wetlands or ponds, and store water when it rains.
SuDS can help create new habitats for plants and wildlife, and new community spaces for people to enjoy, like playgrounds, nature trails or community gardens.
SuDS+ means doing drainage and flood prevention differently. Rather than identifying a flooding problem and solving it in isolation, SuDS+ takes a wider angle. The project aims to improve people’s quality of life and the places that they live in. Improvements could relate to housing, employment, education, health, wellbeing, energy, environment, community groups and networks. SuDS+ is being achieved through a community-led placemaking approach
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Volunteer Pond Dip Proves New Installation Is Healthy
Volunteers and SuDS+ staff recently completed a series of surveys on the SuDS+ site at Cleveland Terrace. The three techniques were pond dip, pollinator survey
New student research on leaky dams published
Durham University student Emily Wooders, who has been working with the Stanley SuDS+ project for the past few years, has completed her final year dissertation.
