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SUMMARY:FWR webinar: Protecting Scotland’s groundwater quality
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar will provide an overview of the new groundwater quality standards for Scotland\, including the key changes to Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA’s) associated guidance on assigning groundwater criteria for pollutant inputs\, and on land contamination impacts on the water environment. \nThis updated guidance is relevant to hydrogeological risk assessments in support of planning applications\, regulation of authorised activities\, and Part IIA. \nOur speaker\nIsla Smail is a Principal Hydrogeologist in SEPA’s Water Resources team. She is a Chartered Geologist and has over 25 years of experience in regulation and consultancy\, both in the UK and overseas. Her current work focuses on issues relating to groundwater contamination. \n  \n  \nBanner image © pncphotos via Adobe Stock
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SUMMARY:A body of knowledge: Unravelling murders through water science
DESCRIPTION:Forensic hydrology is a specialised field within environmental science that uses hydrological methods to solve legal and criminal problems. This interdisciplinary field merges principles from environmental science\, geology and chemistry to investigate and elucidate incidents involving flowing water. From tracing the origins of water contamination to determining the timing and sources of floods\, forensic hydrology can play a crucial role in uncovering the truth behind water-related phenomena\, including serious crimes such as murder. The webinar will be illustrated by case studies of murder victims found in rivers\, canals and estuaries. Not for the squeamish! \nAbout the series \nFour engaging Science Council Lunch & Learn sessions will be held to to coincide with British Science Week 2025. British Science Week provides a chance to celebrate the diverse people and careers in science and engineering and we’re very excited to be bringing some fantastic speakers to you to cover four fascinating topics. \nSpeaker information \nChair: Adam Donnan\, CEO of the Institution of Environmental Sciences\nSpeaker: Prof. Carolyn Roberts\, Vice-President\, Institution of Environmental Sciences & Professor Emeritus of Environment\, and Fellow\, Gresham College\, London \nHeader image credit: ©_Danoz | Adobe
URL:https://fwr.org/event/a-body-of-knowledge-unravelling-murders-through-water-science/
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SUMMARY:FWR webinar:  Planning citizen science monitoring of rivers
DESCRIPTION:The CastCo Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CastCo project) is building a shared understanding of monitoring data so that citizen scientists can work alongside professionals to restore rivers together. They have been working with eight Demonstration Catchments for the last two and a half years\, where volunteer coordinators have built a workforce of volunteers to carry out a programme of community monitoring on their local rivers. Monitoring data sets are valuable and they take time and effort to gather. They can also influence the environmental decisions made about a volunteer group’s local river. It is therefore important to think about what you want to know and what you intend to do when collecting data and designing monitoring programmes. \nIn this webinar\, members of the CastCo project team will share lessons on what they have learned about planning community monitoring in their CastCo Demonstration Catchment. \nOur speakers\nPaul Hulme \nPaul is Technical Lead for Community Monitoring at The Rivers Trust. He is currently working on the CastCo project with Simon Browning supporting eight Demonstration Catchments across the country\, helping them with gathering\, visualising and interpreting their citizen science data. Prior to this Paul worked for consultants and the Environment Agency leading catchment management projects\, and before that Paul built groundwater models to answer questions related to environmental impact and water supply. \nSimon Browning \nSimon is Monitoring Technical Lead at The Rivers Trust. He is currently working on the CastCo project as above and also act as a ‘Monitoring Helpdesk’ for the Rives Trusts movement. Prior to this role Paul has worked as Monitoring Lead for the Westcountry Rivers Trust\, worked for the Environment Agency in the monitoring R&D section\, and with companies selling and installing integrated catchment monitoring systems. \nHeader image credit: © Chris Sharp | Adobe Stock
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SUMMARY:Harnessing BNG to amplify urban flood risk management
DESCRIPTION:Flooding is the number one natural hazard in the UK (CCC\, 2021). The risks and associated costs of flooding are growing due to climate change\, but the planning system in England has not yet adapted accordingly. The Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation came into effect in England from February 2024 and represents a significant shift in planning regulations. A report from the London School of Economics and the Grantham Institute\, published in November 2024\, Harnessing England’s Biodiversity Net Gain legislation to amplify urban flood risk management looked at the potential of BNG for flood risk management. \nIn this webinar the report’s co-author Jonathan Kassian will present the case for integrating BNG and natural flood management made in the report. This includes BNG’s potential to enhance urban resilience and the integration of BNG funding with local authorities’ natural flood management projects. This webinar is a joint webinar with Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) and the Foundation for Water Research (FWR) and is part of the BNG in Practice Event Series. \nHeader image credit: © Jevanto Protography
URL:https://fwr.org/event/harnessing-bng-to-amplify-urban-flood-risk-management/
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