{"id":11111,"date":"2023-08-18T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/?post_type=services&#038;p=11111"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:04:38","slug":"drainage-and-flood-risk-consulting","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/services\/infrastructure-engineering\/drainage-and-flood-risk-consulting\/","title":{"rendered":"Drainage and Flood Risk Consulting \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-dusty-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>SYSTRA drainage and flood risk consultants design efficient and effective water and flood management systems for a wide range of construction and infrastructure projects \u2013 safely disposing of water and building long-term flood and environmental resilience for our clients and their communities in a sustainable manner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-sustainable-water-engineering\">Sustainable water engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The safe disposal of surface and foul water alongside the management of flood risk are fundamental requirements for our lives and is a subject that touches us all, everyday. Successfully managing flood risks requires an integrated approach across a range of specialist expertise. It\u2019s essential to involve all stakeholders and to understand the needs of local people and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The sequence of major floods in recent times has driven changes in planning policies, legislative requirements and specific design standards. Along side this drainage systems&#8217; behaviour needs to be considered in tandem with that of watercourses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to consider future flooding patterns so that effective drainage and flood risk measures can be incorporated into environment and infrastructure designs in a sustainable way including the utilisation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), not least in the context of contributing to development&#8217;s biodiversity content and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At SYSTRA, we take an integrated approach to both drainage strategy and flood risk management \u2013 considering both in the context of the local water environment. We have substantial experience of designing drainage systems and flood-risk management measures for a wide variety of project types and sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-griplusclair-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-featured-projects\">our experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-noir-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Discover how SYSTRA has applied innovation, technology and ingenuity to re-think infrastructure engineering solutions to optimise time, budget, safety and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-griplusclair-color has-dusty-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/our-projects\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">VIEW CASE STUDIES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-1024x645.jpg);background-position:33% 52%\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5661 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-474x299.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-800x504.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-180x113.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-153x96.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3-230x145.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/05\/design-3.jpg 1190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dusty-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>As demand for improved drainage and flood management strategies grows, SYSTRA provides much-needed skills and resources to help clients develop effective drainage and water engineering systems for their new projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flood risk assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every site has its own specific requirements and poses different challenges for flood risk management and drainage engineering. We offer flood risk assessment and flood risk management services to inform clients\u2019 site selection and master-planning processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our water engineering specialists design bespoke drainage and flood management solutions for each site, to achieve the aims of the client and meet the requirements of wider stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We design a range of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). We use our expertise to create the most appropriate SuDs solutions for the land use and site constraints of each project, taking into account site topography, history, ground conditions and operation and maintenance. We can provide both outline strategies and detailed designs for using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/services\/modern-methods-of-construction\/\">modern methods of construction<\/a> to achieve client objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To assess and design SuDS we use industry-leading software such as MicroDrainage, Hecras or WINFAP-FEH. This technology is also deployed to help us inform development planning and future-proof developments for climate-change impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA have experts in SuDS that can represent out Clients at relevant Sustainable Drainage Approval Body (SAB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Long-term flood resilience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our experience of drainage design and flood risk management means we provide clients with cost-efficient schemes that meet current design standards, while enhancing the environmental impact and long-term climate change resilience of each development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure the long-term efficacy of our drainage and flood risk schemes, we also advise clients on lifetime management and maintenance procedures so that systems continue to operate effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance with regulations and design standards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA has wide-ranging experience of consulting with drainage and planning authorities on development matters, and carrying out technical submissions for formal agreements with the sewerage authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our specialists can advise clients on legal issues relating to land drainage and flood management. We help clients navigate planning permission requirements and obtain the necessary consents for their development activities. We also advise on how to build flood resilience into proposals to comply with current regulations, design standards and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Business case development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental and economic appraisal &#8211; SYSTRA has significant experience in business case development and understanding critical Government requirements e.g.  Green Book and the Multi-Coloured Manual from Great Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help our Clients work with the 5 Business case model and for Environment Protection Agency led project SYSTRA can assist with Partnership Funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-griplusclair-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/06\/highways-and-drainage-project.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9215 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Areas of expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design of adoptable foul and surface-water drainage (Sections 104 \/ 98 and 185).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of private drainage to Building Regulations, DMRB or other specific requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flood flow estimation and river-modelling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flood Risk Assessments and Drainage Strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of floodplain and storage compensation schemes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design of ancillary civils features such as flow control systems, culverts, headwalls or foul sewage pumping stations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water Framework Assessments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>River Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combined Sewer Overflow management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate and flood resilience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand the changes posed by our changing climate and the need for climate resilience in our activities, studies and designs. SYSTRA can help with projects involving Climate Change, be that increased flood risk management to dealing with water scarcity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hydrological and hydraulic modelling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Rivers and Drainage Teams have extensive experience in Sewer Network Modelling, MicroDrainage, 1D and 2D River and Tidal Modelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulation and assurance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA Ltd has wide ranging, specialist knowledge of the regulatory requirements concerning planning, works within the floodplain and the river\/coastal environment research and development &#8211; Our staff have significant experience of research and development including areas such as Communities at Risk, Natural Flood Risk Management and Pollution Distribution in a Water body<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">River Engineering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA river engineers are able to provide services including river diversions and river infrastructure design. Much of our river engineering experience is in relation to the study, design and implementation of flood alleviation schemes in fluvial environments. Our river engineers have worked on diversions, scour protection and re-meandering river restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team of in-house experts in hydrology, hydraulic modelling, environmental impact assessment, and landscape design work closely with our hydraulic engineers in developing river engineering works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strategic asset management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing capital and operational works programmes, 3-5 year investment planning cycles, digital twin (predictive maintenance). Our team specialises in providing advice for planning and optimising investment at the greatest point of need over a long term planning cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Urban planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Team has significant capability and experience to help move our urban areas into more sustainable, enjoyable places for people and business through delivering services for blue\/green corridors, watercourse rehabilitation, retro-fit SUDs solutions, flood risk assessments, smart water (GIS), public realm\/placemaking, regional and local planning policies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water resources and water quality planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Water is humanity and the environment\u2019s greatest resource \u2013 we understand how to assess and manage water to both improve the quality of life and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drainage Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SYSTRA can provide services for drainage design from concept to detail design for developers, Utility Works Contractors, Local Authorities and Water Companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The management of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) are one of the critical issues facing the drainage industry at present. At SYSTRA we have a team of experts that can help address these issues for our clients and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">We&#8217;d love to help with your next project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blanc-color has-dirty-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/contact\/business\/\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">Connect with our specialists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-blanc-background-color has-background\"><div 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