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Surface water run-off
The problem
Development can harm our water resources if a traditional approach to
drainage is adopted. Removing water from the site as quickly as possible
causes a range of impacts:
increased downstream flood
risk as a result of the run-off
from roofs and paved areas.
This also causes sudden rises
in flow rates and water levels
in local watercourses.
Permeable pavements
The need for surface water drains before slowly soaking into the
and off-site sewers can be reduced ground. If infiltration is not possible
or eliminated where run-off is or appropriate (for example,
encouraged to flow through porous because of ground contamination),
pavements made from materials an impermeable membrane can
like concrete blocks, crushed stone be used with an overflow to keep
or porous asphalt. Depending the pavement free from water in
on the ground conditions, the all conditions. Pollutant removal
water may infiltrate directly occurs either within the surfacing
into the subsoil or be stored in or sub-base material itself, or by
an underground reservoir (for the filtering action of the reservoir
example, a crushed stone layer) or subsoil.
Further information
Sustainable Drainage Systems an introduction
Environment Agency
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