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Strategic advisory group membership

Core objectives of the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG)

To agree and maintain a robust set of strategic objectives for the Network and ensure that they accord with the requirements of Local Planning Authorities and those that work with them
To advise CIRIA on the contribution that the Network should make to improving flood risk management and sustainable drainage within planning authorities nationally and the means by which that contribution might be delivered
To advise on related issues including programme of activities, website content, events, marketing, and eventual recruitment
To advise CIRIA on potential funding sources and partners needed to achieve the strategic aims of the Network

Organisation type	Representative
Academic research	Richard Ashley, Pennine Water Group
Department for Communities and Local Government	Peter Bide, Roger Orpin
Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Water Quality)	Sebastian Catovsky, Maureen Nowak, Graham Fairhurst
Environment Agency	Jonathan Chapman, Phil Chatfield, Craig Elliott
Local Government Association Local Authority representatives	Graham Fairhurst (Telford & Wrekin Council) Tony Poole (Bradford Metropolitan District Council), Mark Vigor (Cambridgeshire County Council)
Planning Officers' Society	Steve Williams (South Holland District Council)
County Surveyors' Society	Mark Averill (Buckinghamshire County Council)
Greater Manchester SUDS Network	TBC
North Wales SUDS Network	TBC
Coastal LA groups	Terry Oakes (Terry Oakes Associates)
Local Government Association (policy)	Caroline Green
Town & Country Planning Association	Rob Shaw
Royal Town Planning Institute	Rynd Smith
CIWEM	Justin Taberham, Bob Sargent (Hyder Consulting)
CIWEM Rivers and coastal group	Fola Ogunyoye (Royal Haskoning)
Association of Drainage Authorities/ICE	Jean Venables
CIRIA	Paul Shaffer, Simon Vilarasau, Martin Osborne (Chair) (Mouchel Parkman)

Corresponding members

Atkins	Zorica Todorovic
Mouchel Parkman	Martin Osborne

(September 2007)