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Recycled
Plastic Lumber
Recycled
Plastic Furniture
Recycled
Plastic Bollards
Ground
Reinforcement
Recycled
Plastic Fencing
Planters
and Raised Beds
Recycled
Plastic Walkways
Schools
Marine
environments
Estate
management
Angling
Clubs
Working
with our material
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SuDS
Sustainable
Drainage Systems (SuDS)
Sustainable
Drainage Systems (SuDS), sometimes known as Sustainable Urban
Drainage Systems (SUDS), are designed to reduce the potential
impact of new and existing developments with respect to surface
water drainage discharges.
The idea behind SuDS is to try
replicate natural systems that use cost effective solutions, like
the Hebden 40,
with low environmental impact to drain away dirty and surface
water run-off through collection, storage, and cleaning before
allowing it to be released slowly back into the environment, such
as into water courses. This is to counter the effects of
conventional drainage systems that often allow for flooding,
pollution of the environment - with the resultant harm to
wildlife - and contamination of groundwater sources used to
provide drinking water.
The paradigm of
SuDS solutions should be that of a system that is easy to manage,
requiring little or no energy input (except from environmental
sources such as sunlight, etc.), resilient to use, and being
environmentally as well as aesthetically attractive. Examples of
this type of system are reed beds and other wetland habitats that
collect, store, and filter dirty water along with providing a
habitat for wildlife.
Originally the term SuDS described
the UK approach to sustainable urban drainage systems. These
developments may not necessarily be in "urban" areas,
and thus the "urban" part of SuDS is now usually
dropped to reduce confusion. Other countries have similar
approaches in place using a different terminology such as Best
Management Practice (BMP) and Low Impact Development in the
United States.
SuDS use the following techniques:
Unlike traditional
urban stormwater drainage systems, SuDS can also help to protect
and enhance ground water quality.
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