Combating The Shortfall in the UK’s Flood Defences

A story several months ago in the Guardian highlighted an alarming factm yet seemingly recurring fact – ‘England s flood defence funding faces £600m shortfall, MPs warn’. For more on this story, please visit the Guardian’s website by clicking on the following link http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/10/englands-flood-defence-funding-faces-600m-shortfall-mps-warn?CMP=share_btn_tw Catastrophic Damage After the catastrophic damage caused during floods in recent years, this news will be greeted with grave concern by many areas of the country. However, the introduction of a new water attenuation fabric called AQUATEN PLUS™ to the market could offer the ideal solution to many flooding issues. What Causes The Problems? During irrigation or in a deluge, soil / substrate can only absorb so much water before allowing everything through. This can lead to flash flooding on the green roof or around the planters as the drainage outlets flush all the water across the landscap
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