Last updated: November 2021
This area of Keighley is drained by a combined sewer system operated by Yorkshire Water. The natural drainage system is poorly defined. During extreme rainfall, water from the park and adjacent housing flows down the hill and into the surrounding area and causes flooding. Storage in the form of SuDS was provided in Devonshire Park using a series of “trench trough” structures. These take the form of depressions (swales) with gently sloping sides (ref. 1). Extensive flooding in 2008 and 2012, the local resilience group has been working tirelessly to reduce flooding in Devonshire Park areas (ref 4). Up to £170m of this has been brought forward to accelerate work on ‘shovel-ready’ flood defence schemes to begin construction in 2020 or 2021. The Keighley and Ilkley constituency are one of the beneficiaries, with improvements set to be made to Natural Flood Management aspect of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, providing an immediate boost to jobs supporting the local economy (ref 4).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Green areas for water management
- Swales and filter strips
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Focus
Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas, Strategy, plan or policy development
Project objectives
1. Store excess flows from Devonshire Park and Mayfield Road (ref 1);
2. The purpose of the design was also to demonstrate how source control and disconnection measures can be retrofitted into the urban environment with minimal disruption and without detriment to the local community (ref 1);
3. The Government’s flooding strategy will see the delivery of flood and coastal defences by 2027 that will prevent £32bn in economic damage, as well as creating areas to store water during flooding and greater use of nature-based solutions to reduce flood risk (ref 4);
4. Traceroute of the downstream culvert to River Aire, clean and reinstate to provide drainage outlet at the residential home so in the rainy season it can hold extra water (ref 2);
5. Reconstruct severed culvert at residential home (ref2);
6. Provide high level pumped connection to the sewer for residential home foul drainage (ref 2).
Implementation activities
Storage in the form of SUDS was provided in Devonshire Park using a series of “trench-trough” structures. These take the form of troughs or depressions (swales), with gently sloping sides, set over trenches containing underground infiltration tanks or on trenches with high void space. (ref 1)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
- Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The City of Bradford MDC (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) took on the responsibility to lead the investigation (ref 1)
University of Sheffield was the advisor (REf1)
Householders and landowners were consulted (ref1)
University of Sheffield as an advisor (ref 2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods Directive (FD) which have goals to improve water quality
and to regulate water quantity (reference 1 page 1))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
(U)
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Urban Water Cycle 2007 (ref 2))
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Improved stormwater management
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved mental health
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. de Beer, J., Christensson, A. and Boogaard, F., 2012. Sustainable urban water planning across boundaries. [Accessed 28 July 2020].
2. Stovin, V., Swan, A. and Moore, S., 2007. Retrofit SuDS for urban water quality enhancement. Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering, Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. [Accessed 28 July 2020].
3. SKINT – Skills Integration and New Technologies. accessed: Source link [Accessed 28 July 2020].
4. Rombalds Radio. 2020. Keighley And Ilkley MP Welcomes Flooding Funding. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 28 July 2020].
2. Stovin, V., Swan, A. and Moore, S., 2007. Retrofit SuDS for urban water quality enhancement. Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering, Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. [Accessed 28 July 2020].
3. SKINT – Skills Integration and New Technologies. accessed: Source link [Accessed 28 July 2020].
4. Rombalds Radio. 2020. Keighley And Ilkley MP Welcomes Flooding Funding. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 28 July 2020].