Key information
Request reference number: MGLA180523-7763
Date of response:
Summary of request
You request
The London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan contained a series of actions to make our
drainage system work in a more natural way and these actions were to be continuously
updated as further work occurred on individual actions.
Please provide an update on the following:
Action 30 'Produce guidance and good practice examples of sustainable drainage applicable to the industrial sector' (in February 2021 the status was recorded as 'Guidance has not been produced to date but is being discussed with key partners').
Action 31 'Identify opportunities and funding for sustainable drainage retrofit at the same
time as planned maintenance, repair and improvement works within Thames Water’s
estate' (in February 2021 the status was recorded as 'Work within the Industrial sector
has not yet commenced and is currently programmed for 2021-22').
If possible, provide contact details for the:
- Sustainable Drainage Action Plan
- Water Advisory Group
- London City Resilience Strategy
Our response
The London Sustainable Drainage Action Plan continues to be implemented. Action 30, relating to the production of industrial sector guidance has not been completed yet as we are working with Thames Water to understand water use and the use of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for cooling as well as providing other wider benefits in new industrial sectors such as data centres.
Regarding Action 31, the Mayor's Infrastructure Coordination Service is currently
researching an approach to enable the retrofit of SuDS features across London through planned utility works, including Thames Water.
Regarding contact details for the groups you requested, please contact the GLA.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting
reference MGLA180523-7763.