Environment Agency & HR Wallingford Flood Test Centre

This new test facility in Oxfordshire has been developed by the Environment Agency and HR Wallingford to test flood defence products against a new industry standard. It features a replica living room inside a massive tank, about half the size of a football pitch.

During the simulation, the replica building is fitted with the flood products and the tank is then flooded with thousands of gallons of water to simulate a severe flood. If successful, the products will be awarded the BSI Kitemark, giving householders, organisations and businesses greater confidence in the flood products they use to protect their property.

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Science & Technology

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• Environment Agency
• environment
• climate change
• flood
• flooding