Drinking-water fountains/taps should be installed in all new open space developments - parks, new streets, shopping areas, etc. Included, also, in upgrades and repaving of existing areas.
All hard-surface parking for cars must be permeable to allow rainwater to go straight into the ground rather than be directed into the drainage system. The system is already over-taxed. The ground structure and health will benefit from the moisture and it will reduce flooding risk as the flow will be slowed down. This must apply to new and resurfaced public carparks, whether publicly or privately owned, and to onsite parking for all new housing developments. It is evident that earlier developments, such as Blackpool Shopping Centre, have contributed to the overwhelming of the drainage infrastructure, with wide-ranging effects. Paving over gardens to make driveways has the same cumulative impact in inner suburbs like Turner's Cross. A permeable surface will be just as efficient for parking and not undermine the water table or overwhelm the drainage system.