Including the closely related term water supplies.
… even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced rapidly. HEAT Increased energy demand for summer cooling SEA LEVEL RISE Increased risk of coastal flooding HEAVY RAINFALL Increased risk of river and surface water flooding DROUGHT Risk to water supplies from drought DRAINAGE Increased disruptions to urban drainage system HEALTH Increased risk to health from heat stress TRANSPORT Increased…
… of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), such as the highway SuDS schemes we have delivered in Southmead and the plans for a large scale SuDS retrofit programme as part of the Frome Catchment Innovation Programme. Bristol Water’s supply area has historically been resilient to drought and is not currently deemed as a water scarce area. Significant drought is not considered as a highly likely…