Stormwater Management and Sustainable Drainage Systems Implementation

In September 2011, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) published the document "Managing Stormwater – A Strategy for Promoting the Use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) within Northern Ireland." The recommendations of this Strategy have been endorsed by the Northern Ireland Executive and an inter-departmental agency, known as the Stormwater Management Group (SMG) has been established to facilitate implementation. The fundamental aim of the SMG is to develop a more integrated and catchment based approach to sustainable drainage that will deliver a variety of sustainable benefits, including flood risk benefits. Further detail on sustainable drainage is contained in Annex C.