The level of damage and misery caused by the 2007 summer floods was by all means extraordinary; with 7,000 people evacuated from their homes, 55,000 properties flooded, and a £3 billion bill expected to be paid by the insurance industry due to the damage caused. This section offers information on the role of concrete drainage systems in flood mitigation.

CPSA Six Point Plan CPSA launched a "Six Points Plan" in August 2007 to address the main questions with flooding and underground drainage.

Concrete Solution This article, published in the October 2008 supplement of the New Civil Engineer, explains how concrete drainage solutions can be used to tackle the the challenges associated with flood mitigation and sustainability.

Pipeline Strength, Stability and Flood Mitigation

Amazing footage captured by an American reporter of a flexible culvert pipeline system "floating" in Newport, Maine, USA.

Resilience and resistance to damage is one of the most important characteristics of a sustainable drainage system. A drainage product’s weight may turn out to be the decisive factor. USA News 8 chief photojournalist Kevyn Fowler was rolling his camera when flooding hit a road in Freeport, Maine. Watch the amazing video and check what happens at 2:40s