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24.03.2023 - 19:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A local trust is celebrating after it received a national award for an innovative approach to sustainable urban drainage in Kinross-shire.
The Kinross-shire Civic Trust clinched the UK 2022 Susdrain ‘Community SUDS’ Award for its raingardens, planted in areas designed to accept rainfall runoff.
The award is being displayed for all to see at the AK Bell Library in the coming months and honours the “Kinross Raingardens Challenge” which brought together a wide range of partners to promote a variety of sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) features.
The trust received the accolade at a gathering with members of the local community, elected members and staff from Perth and Kinross Council and depute provost Andrew Parrott at the library in Perth earlier this month.
Raingardens aim to enhance not just individual properties but also entire housing schemes and industrial estates.
The idea was launched in 2019, seeking to enhance or create 20 raingarden features in 2020. The target was substantially exceeded, despite the pandemic.
Chair of Kinross-shire Civic Trust Alistair Smith said: “Kinross lies next to Loch Leven, loved by visitors and residents alike.
“However, combined sewer overflows create sewage inputs into the loch, there is regular surface water flooding and diffuse pollution from car parks, industrial premises and roads.
“Together with creation and enhancement of wildlife habitats, these are the important drivers for a raingardens challenge.”
Brian D’Arcy of the Kinross-shire Civic Trust added: “The project has undertaken retrofit or enhancement work across the catchment of Loch Leven, from Kinnesswood to Kinross.
“The new Kinross Raingardens Trail, runs along Junction Road and will extend down to join the Loch
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