As rain falls on hard standing areas, it will flow with the gradient of the landscape, downhill to a point where it can be captured. This is known as the catchment area.
Sites have predetermined or designed catchment areas and the receiving component is designed to cater for a specifically designed flow of water, such as a roof gutter system, channel or road gully.
The surface water is then transported through a range of thermoplastic structured wall Ridgidrain pipes to and away from a SuDS water management solution before controlled discharge to a natural water course or sewer.
Concrete pipe was originally specified in diameters up to 600mm, however Polypipe were able to break the specification as its products could be installed quicker – an...
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