Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Highly Active
Since Apr 2024
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

Groundwater flooding is forgotten flooding. It surprises people, comes up slowly from below and takes ages to go away. Often devastating, too little is known about it... this podcast aims to change that.

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How Groundwater Flooding Changed Adrian Porter's Life and Career

May 28, 2026 31m

Adrian Porter joins host Helen to tell the story of hie remarkable journey from being groundwater flooded with devastating effects... to becoming a local flood warden... and eventually re-training to…

Winterbournes

Apr 30, 2026 30m

Winterbournes are a type of temporary river that only flow above ground at certain times of year. They are very important in understanding how groundwater works, as well as chalk aquifers. Observing…

Systems Thinking and Lessons Learnt in the Subsurface

Mar 26, 2026 36m

Rhiannon Marchi-Smith is an independent hydrogeologist specialising in groundwater, mine water, and subsurface risk management. Her work focuses on connecting science, policy, and decision-making…

Puddle Parks - Play, Community & Understanding Water

Feb 26, 2026 32m

Hazel Cottle is an occupational therapist and mother whose innovative idea, Puddle Parks, reimagines how families engage with the outdoors—especially on rainy days. Her work centres on harnessing the…

Mental Health & Flooding - New Research

Jan 29, 2026 40m

In her final episode hosting Groundwater Rising (before handing over to new host Helen Banyard), host Katie interviews Matt Georges, founder of Orbital Applied Economics about mental health and…

Goodbye Katie, Hello Helen - What's Next for Groundwater Rising

Jan 08, 2026 19m

After nearly two years of presenting Groundwater Rising, Katie Hargrave-Smith is leaving to pursue a new role (full details in the episode) and hands over the microphone to Helen Banyard. Helen…

Flood Source Interaction

Nov 27, 2025 39m

Dr Paul Ellis (Hydrolex) joins host Katie to share his expertise on how groundwater interacts with other water sources. Often, in flooding situations, there is a mistaken assumption that just one…

Socially Successful Projects

Oct 30, 2025 37m

Dr Sarah Fitton and Simon Wilson (co-authors of upcoming book 'Socially Successful Projects in the Built Environment') join host Katie to properly unpack the term "social value". It's a term that…

Groundwater Flooding in Ireland

Sep 25, 2025 31m

Host Katie speaks to Ted McCormack, a senior geologist and hydrogeologist at the Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), whose specialism is groundwater, particularly regarding groundwater flooding and…

A Renter's Guide to Flooding

Aug 28, 2025 41m

Mary Long-Dhonau OBE (aka 'Flood Mary') is an expert on property flood resilience, having been flooded herself and made it her mission to raise awareness of flood risk and property flood…

Chalk - Everything you Need to Know

Jul 31, 2025 29m

Guy Parker is a technical specialist in groundwater flooding from chalk aquifers with over 20 years experience in flood incident management. In this episode he shares his knowledge and provides a…

How to Create Legacy

Jun 26, 2025 41m

Every major project wants to create a legacy, but how is it done? Does it come about organically or should it be planned for and worked towards? If so, when is the right time to talk about it and…

How Could Sea Level Rise Affect Groundwater?

May 29, 2025 40m

Sea level rise will be one of the consequences of climate change. It will change the delicate balance between fresh groundwater on the land side and salty sea water in the sea. What will be the…

Data & Storytelling

Apr 24, 2025 36m

Vivian Quynh Pham is Knowledge and Benefits Lead at the Environment Agency for the 6-year £200 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovations Programme. Vivian supports 31 Risk Management Authority…

Policy - How to Move the Needle

Mar 27, 2025 48m

For groundwater flooding to progress from being under-researched and under-prioritised it will need to move the needle on policy, because policy - in a complex relationship with legislation and…

Inventing a Framework for Resilience

Feb 27, 2025 37m

Mike Cowdy and Nora Balboni from McGregor Coxall are working with Project Groundwater to create a framework for resilience in order to achieve the goal of making communities more resilient to…

Flood Warning Systems - The Next Generation

Jan 30, 2025 37m

Greg Gomez (Software Developer, 3 Sided Cube) and Dr Jonathan Mackay (Hydrogeologist, British Geological Survey) talk to host Katie about the new Project Groundwater Flood Warning system they have…

Flood Groups: What Are They and How Can They Help?

Jan 09, 2025 26m

Hilary Martin and Trevor Kippax from Marlow share their expertise in the positive difference that Flood Groups and Flood Wardens can make to local flood plans, community resilience and emergency…

Xmas Special: Interview With Host Katie Hargrave-Smith

Dec 26, 2024 16m

Due to a calendar quirk (we release an episode on the last Thursday of each month), this episode publishes on Boxing Day... so we decided to make a bit of a different episode to get into the holiday…

New Research: How Climate Change Will Affect Groundwater Flooding

Nov 28, 2024 28m

Flooding is in the news again as Storm Bert has wreaked havoc in various parts of the UK. We know that climate change makes storm events - and in turn, flooding - more likely. But, as ever... what…

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