Susdrain fact sheets

Susdrain will be producing a number of fact sheets to help overcome challenges and exploit opportunities not sufficiently well covered in existing guidance. All fact sheets will be reviewed by professionals in the area from susdrain's peer review group.

 

 

Overcoming common SuDS challenges - Busting some design myths February 2018
Paul Shaffer, CIRIA
This fact sheet supports developers and their consultants in overcoming the challenges of delivering successful SuDS.

SuDS maintenance and adoption options September 2015
Robin Campbell, Arup
This fact sheet supports relevant organisations consider appropriate arrangements for the on-going maintenance of SuDS.

Designing attenuation storage for redeveloped sites January 2015
Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting
This fact sheet establishes that whilst the current approach of incorporating betterment attenuation storage is effective to an extent; using an identical volume of storage (that is currently calculated for Betterment flow reduction), greater benefits could be delivered in the drainage network through a change in design approach.

Assessing attenuation storage volumes for SuDS March 2014
Anthony McCloy, McCloy Consulting
Outlines approaches to assessing attenuation storage volumes for sustainable drainage systems.

SuDS maintenance December 2012
Steve Wilson, Environmental Protection Group and Owen Davies, Lambeth Council

Provides a perspective and guidance on the cost effective maintenance of sustainable drainage systems.

SuDS maintenance December 2012
Steve Wilson, Environmental Protection Group and Owen Davies, Lambeth Council

Provides a perspective and guidance on the cost effective maintenance of sustainable drainage systems.

Using SuDS close to buildings September 2012

Steve Wilson, Environmental Protection Group

Provides support on integrating SuDS components that utilise infiltration processes close to buildings.

 

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