Sewers under scrutiny

摘要

In a Joint venture commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR), the Met Office has joined a water research team that will look into the effect of climate change on sewers and sewer design. The research team will be made up of experts from HR Wallingford (Hydrological Research), the Met Office, Imperial College London and the engineering consultant Montgomery Watson. The three-year contract will study rainfall predictions for the future. Climate model outputs from the Met Office's Hadley Centre will be used to evaluate the implications for sewer design and operation.