Peter Brett (PBA) | Killingholme Drainage Strategy and Pumping Station Near the container ports, storage facilities and oil refineries on the south bank of the Humber River lies a small site of special scientific interest. Two former clay working pits provide freshwater and saline habitats, which are sensitive to the nature of the drainage catchment, both in terms of the intrusion and dilution from floodwaters and the risk of pollution from the industrial run-off. Recognising the importance of the ecology in the area, and the drive for development and economic growth, the North East Lindsey Drainage Board commissioned PBA to undertake a Strategic Catchment Review, which included the development of a hydrodynamic model of the key watercourses, identifying opportunities to improve the flood

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