Competition: Breakthrough 5: Catalyst
Amount awarded: £1,980,000
Led by: Wessex Water
Water cycle tag: Enabling Activities
Partners: Ciria (Construction Industry Research and Information Association), HR Wallingford, Stantec, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, Arup, Robert Bray Associates, Mott MacDonald, Groundwork, Illman Young, AECOM, ESH Construction, Environmental Protection Group
Project completion date: August 2027
The Rainwater Management Platform will be a free, user-friendly online platform that will transform rainwater management. It will offer updated good practices, technical guidance, and tools to help manage rainwater where it falls, prevent pollution, use rainfall as a resource, and boost climate resilience for the benefit of people and the environment.
“This project offers a unique chance to transform and improve how society manages rainwater where it lands. By valuing it as a resource, the RMP will help build skills, deliver better solutions at scale and pace, and show how to capture, reuse rainwater and return it safely to the environment.”
Matt Wheeldon, Infrastructure Development Director, Wessex Water
Image credit: Pexels
Image caption: Rain needs to be better managed where it lands
