SUDS range tailored to meet site specific requirements
Aggregate Industries’ SUDS product range includes a choice of
pervious surfacing materials, including permeable concrete block
paving, porous asphalt and porous concrete which can be tailored to
suite project specific design criteria and site
conditions.
Water quality improvements including hydrocarbon removal from
surface water in trafficked areas is a key consideration.
Hydrocarbon contamination can be addressed through the use of
Aggregate Industries’ pervious surfacings in conjunction with
careful pavement design.
As an alternative to the use pervious surfacings to treat
surface water run off, Charcon Permachannel™ is a unique product
which integrates with conventional impermeable hard surfaces and
has an integral silt and oil separation mechanism which treats
surface water run off at source, eliminating the need for
additional conventional oil water interceptors and providing ease
of maintenance.
Aggregate Industries’ SUDS products are based on the ‘source
control’ approach, shallow storage and conveyance systems can be
designed using Charcon Permavoid™ minimising pavement construction
depths and reducing excavation volumes. The overlying pavement
layers can be as thin as 130mm and the overall pavement as slender
as 280mm, depending on the nature of traffic loading and underlying
soil CBR values.
Aggregate Industries’ product offer is augmented by
Industry leading technical expertise to ensure the correct product
selection and pavement design taking into account both structural
and hydraulic requirements.
A range of SUDS options
Aggregate Industries has combined a number of its product
technologies to offer a wide range of Sustainable Drainage options
that can be used to construct Infiltration or Attenuation drainage
systems. Infiltration SUDS disperse the water by allowing it to
gradually seep into the ground, this option is suitable in areas
that have free draining ground conditions and is particularly
applicable in situations where additional discharge to drainage
networks is prohibited. Attenuation SUDS store water within the
system and then conveys the water to a discharge point where the
water is dispersed into a conventional drainage system or
watercourse in a controlled manner as the rainfall subsides; this
option is applicable for areas with poor soil permeability or on
certain sites where groundwater protections apply.
Attenuation systems offer the additional benefit of providing the
facility to store water for recycling purposes if required.
To request Charcon’s RIBA approved “Sustainable Drainage System”
CPD seminar or for additional advice on the best drainage solution
for your project, including a full design service and detailed
technical literature, please contact Charcon on 01335 372222.
Alternatively, e-mail suds@aggregate.com
Key to SUDS illustration below:
- Bardon PlayAble sports surfacing on Bardon Drainasphalt,with
CharconPermavoid / granular system
- Charcon Permavoid system
- Charcon Geomembrane
- Bardon Hydrain with granular / Charcon Permavoid sub-base
- Charcon Permachannel
- Charcon Grassgrid lining a swale
- Charcon Infilta with Charcon Permavoid / granular system
- Charcon Geotextile
- Charcon Permakerb draining into Charcon Permavoid via an
impermeable asphalt surface
- Charcon Infilta with a granular sub-base
- Charcon Permavoid system