While we cannot prevent all flooding from happening, we can reduce the impacts with appropriate infrastructure improvements and development.
We will work with nature to better manage water and wastewater.
You can contact us at: sustainabledrainagedirectorate@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Living with Water incorporating LWW in Belfast and L/Derry.
Sustainable Drainage Directorate will progress delivery of new policy and regulations for the design, approval, operation and maintenance of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in new housing developments.
Sustainable Drainage Directorate will bring forward new policy and primary legislation in respect of NFM and flood storage (land purchased and compensation).
Sustainable Drainage has secured £15 million from the Public Sector Transformation Fund, over the next four years, to pilot the development, delivery and operation of different nature-based drainage and flood management interventions.