Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) Flashcards
1
Q
What are SUDS?
A
- Drainage solutions which provide an alternative to the direct chanelling of surface water through networks of pipes and sewers to nearby water courses.
2
Q
Examples of SUDS techniques?
A
- green roofs
- water buts
- detention ponds
- permeable paving
- retention ponds
- swales
3
Q
SUDS case study example?
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Bealieu housing estate, Chelmsford
- green space to allow for infiltration to reduce surface run-off and increase lag time to prevent flooding
- retention ponds and swales in grassy areas, to reduce surface run-off and sustainably return the water to nearby water courses
- new homes built with water butts.