Integrated Water Management Study and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for Milton Keynes Council

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Milton Keynes Council awarded a contract to Jeremy Benn Associates Limited for an Integrated Water Management Study (IWMS) including a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) to support the development of the new Local Plan and implementation of the MK 2050 Strategy.

The studies investigated all aspects of the water environment, including surface water drainage, fluvial networks, potable and non-potable water, and wastewater networks, to ensure sustainable water infrastructure management alongside planned growth and climate change considerations.

The SFRA informed flood risk management policies, refined existing flood maps, and provided the basis for the Sequential Test and Exception Test in development allocation and control.

The contract value was AUD 62,050.