Scottish Water, NatureScot and SEPA are working with Dundee City Council to develop an exciting and innovative project to improve the way storm water is managed and reduce flood risk in the St Mary’s area of Dundee.
The project will showcase what can be achieved by retrofitting Blue Green Infrastructure into an existing landscape, alongside reducing the flood risk and enabling future development. It provides an ideal opportunity to create imaginative, multifunctional, multi-beneficial, and nature-based solutions that improve drainage, recreation, biodiversity, nature, active travel, community identity, and health and well-being. The project is highly relevant to many of the critical challenges of our times, particularly climate change and biodiversity reductions. It is an important project which could become a benchmark for future schemes.
The Partnership is currently working on phase 1 of the concept design for the scheme’s drainage and active travel elements and are currently engaging with the community across the Strathmartine Ward to ensure the project delivers on connecting communities. Work on the site is set to begin in 2027.
Find out more: Water Resilient Dundee