Our Partners
Project Groundwater is made up of a variety of partners whose expertise are contributing to the knowledge and delivery of the project.
Our partners are:
Aurora Engagements is a small, responsive and innovative consultancy working at the interface between academia and industry to deliver people-centric stakeholder engagement and social value advice to clients in the built environment. Aurora Engagements is responsible for leading the Engagement Workstream for Project Groundwater and working closely with Groundwork to deliver engagement activities.
AxiaOrigin is a values-driven management consultancy which specialises in solving complex strategic and analytical problems, through innovative and specialist approaches to analytics and data science. AxiaOrigin is leading the Evaluation, Learning and Innovation workstream for Project Groundwater, which aims to embed these core principles consistently across all workstreams of the project.
BGS are a world-leading independent research organisation providing objective, expert geoscientific data, information and knowledge. Having hydrogeology and groundwater modelling expertise, and as the supplier of the national groundwater flood forecasting service for the Flood Forecasting Centre, they will be helping to develop a groundwater flooding forecasting system which will support us in creating an early warning system to alert communities to groundwater flood risk.
The River Chess Smarter Water Catchment aims to protect the health of the Chess as a rare chalk stream, from conservation on the river to more sustainable water consumption catchment wide. As our two project areas overlap, we are working together on joint engagement opportunities and research.
Andrew Rainsford is an experienced project fund builder who habitually explores all issues of a potential project to enable maximum reach for funders. He works in a reactive and proactive capacity and endeavours to leave partner organisations with greater capacity than when he met them.
Project Groundwater is funded by Defra as part of the £150 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme which is managed by the Environment Agency. We work closely with them on the project, reporting our progress and ensuring we meet our targets.
Groundwork South works across the South of England to create stronger, healthier communities, responsible businesses and greater prospects for local people. For Project Groundwater, Groundwork South engages with communities to ensure that measures developed and activities undertaken are collaborative and participatory across the nine pilot areas.
Hertfordshire County Council is the local authority for one of our pilot communities, Kimpton. They support delivery and engagement in their region.
FloodMary is a flood consultancy business established by Mary Long-Dhonau OBE to champion property flood resilience. Having personally experienced flooding and having a wealth of experience supporting communities at risk of flooding and assisting people in their recovery, Mary supports the project in an advisory capacity
The Open University, located in Milton Keynes, is partnering with Project Groundwater as the academic institution to conduct empirical research on groundwater flood resilience. This partnership will enhance the research efforts in an area that has not been extensively studied.
Oxfordshire County Council is the local authority for one of our pilot communities, Hinksey Park. They support delivery and engagement in their region.
RAB was established in 2006 and are dedicated to increasing resilience and reducing flood risk. They lead the Resilience workstream for Project Groundwater; their role is to co-develop, test and implement cost-effective, innovative and appropriate Property Flood Resilience techniques and community measures that will improve community resilience to groundwater flooding.
Slough Borough Council is the local authority for one of our pilot communities, Colnbrook. They support delivery and engagement in their region.
The Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) brings together Lead Local Flood Authorities and independent members with the Environment Agency to ensure collaboration. We report our progress to them, ensuring we meet our targets.
Thames Water is the water company providing water and sewerage services to those in the Chiltern Hills and Berkshire Downs. As groundwater flooding often impacts sewer systems, Thames Water has partnered with Project Groundwater to support groundwater management opportunities.
JBA Consulting are a multi-disciplinary consultancy combining analytical, engineering, social and nature-inspired solutions and supporting our clients to adapt and build resilience to climate change both in the UK and worldwide. They have supported the Placemaking workstream of Project Groundwater, helping to understand how nature-based solutions can be used in groundwater risk areas, and reviewing how groundwater risk is dealt with through the planning system.
Jacobs aims to make the world smarter, more connected and more sustainable. They do this via consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. As Senior Supplier on Project Groundwater, they are leading the modelling, monitoring and warning workstreams, and providing advice on communications.
West Berkshire Council is the local authority for two of our pilot communities, Lambourn Valley and Pang Valley. They support delivery and engagement in their region.
Luton Council is the local authority for one of our pilot communities, Luton. They support delivery and engagement in their region.
HR Wallingford are experts in how water moves, behaves and influences communities and industries. They are a non profit-distributing company and registered research institution that reinvests profits into research. HR Wallingford are bringing their specialist expertise in sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to support the Nature-Based Solutions and Planning Working Groups.
ISS Aerospace is an established, UK-based company which specialises in autonomous uncrewed aerial systems with application in wide-area operations undertaken in various sectors including energy and defence as well as security, utilities and also surveillance. ISS Aerospace lead our drone research, investigating whether sensor-mounted drones can be used to detect groundwater levels across a wide area.
3 Sided Cube is a trusted technology partner for world-changing organisations and is on a mission to use technology to change millions of lives for the better. 3 Sided Cube is designing and building the portal for our groundwater flood warning service.
TJAY Consultancy delivers consultancy services in flood risk, water and environmental management. TJAY Consultancy is responsible for leading the Placemaking Planning sub-working group, which works to improve how groundwater flooding is considered in the planning system.
Project Groundwater Northumbria is working to transform the understanding and response to groundwater flooding in the former coalfield areas of Northumbria. Project Groundwater Northumbria is also funded by the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme and is a part of the Project Groundwater Network.
Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire is working to gain a greater understanding of groundwater and detail its impact on Lincolnshire as a county, its people, communities, and farmlands, not just now but also for the future. Project Groundwater Lincolnshire is also funded by the Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme and is a part of the Project Groundwater Network.
Participatr creates bespoke, intuitive, accessible and unintimidating digital platforms for public participation in built environment projects. Participatr hosts the Project Groundwater website, supporting us to engage with our communities and raise awareness of groundwater flooding.
The University of West England is partnering with Project Groundwater to conduct empirical research on groundwater flood resilience. They are supervising MSc dissertations related to groundwater flooding, to contribute to the research efforts in an area that has not been extensively studied.
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