Stormwater management and drainage


Summary for decision-makers

Summary for decision-makers

Stormwater management requires an approach that combines hydraulic performance, environmental considerations, and adaptation to urbanization. Current solutions include manholes, gutters, drainage trenches, agricultural drains, infiltration basins, retention tanks, and pollution control devices. Trends are moving towards infiltration, modularity, and integration into the site, while taking runoff into account from the design stage.

Technical choices depend heavily on the regional climate, soil type, flood risk, and degree of impermeability. Earthworks professionals, roadworks and utilities specialists, engineering firms, and landscape architects select the most suitable solution to ensure reliability, durability, and local compliance.



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Collection, regulation and controlled infiltration

Stormwater management today must combine hydraulic performance, environmental preservation and adaptation to urban constraints.

The solutions include:

  • Regards, gutters and collection grates,

  • drainage trenches, agricultural drains and perimeter drains,

  • infiltration basinsretention tanks,

  • natural infiltration solutions,

  • separators and anti-pollution devices.

Current trends favor:

  • the solutions infiltrating to limit discharges into the network,

  • lightweight and modular structures,

  • integrated stormwater management on the plot,

  • taking into account runoff in the design.

 

A design influenced by climates and soil types

Needs vary depending on:

  • regions with high rainfall,

  • clay soils or soils with low permeability,

  • coastal or flood-prone areas,

  • highly mineralized built surfaces,

  • projects requiring foundation drainage.

Earthworks contractors, roadworks and utilities engineers, design offices and technical landscape architects are involved in defining the most reliable, sustainable solution that complies with local requirements.

 

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Theme: BUILDING





Thematic glossary for decision-makers

Infiltration basin

Structure dedicated to the storage and gradual infiltration of rainwater into the ground.

Regard

Structure allowing access to and monitoring of stormwater networks under roads or land.

VRD

All roadworks and various networks necessary for the development and management of water on a site.




Brands - Stormwater Management & Drainage








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