HBCS01 A0403 Weedon Dam
The pretty Northampton villages around Weedon, in the upper River Nene valley, suffered disastrous flooding in 1998, with Weedon Bec being particularly affected. To alleviate this problem, the Environment Agency (EA) and consultants Halcrow have put into place a dam project to contain floodwater in the catchment area, of which the key component is a 6.5 ton, 2 metre diameter Hydro-Brake® Flow Control device... Read more...

HBTI01 C1201 Hydrological Analysis
It is a fact that the development of land causes both an increase in volume and rate of runoff of stormwater. There is an alternative to flooding which does not involve the costly construction of additional relief sewers. The Hydro-Brake® Flow Control concept of stormwater management stems from the idea of utilising Surface Water Attenuation Storage Systems as a way of reducing the need for additional sewer capacity downstream of the development... Read more...