SuDS

  • The benefits of porous pavement in drainage design

    Sometimes called permeable pavement, porous pavement is an innovative and environmentally friendly approach to managing stormwater runoff in urban areas. As cities have grown, the sheer number of impermeable surfaces like roads, parking lots, and sidewalks has only increased, leaving traditional drainage systems struggling to cope with the volume of runoff. It leads to increased…

    Drainage design

  • What is a swale – and how do they manage stormwater?

    Swales are essential components in modern drainage design and play a significant role in managing stormwater runoff, rainwater runoff, and promoting sustainable drainage practices. These shallow, vegetated channels are designed to slow down, capture, and filter stormwater by controlling the flow of water through the swale, reducing the risk of flooding and improving water quality.…

    Drainage design

  • What is an infiltration trench and how does it work?

    As the world’s drainage challenges grow, designers are constantly looking for new ways to handle stormwater. Commonly known as stormwater controls (SWCs), a subset of sustainable drainage systems, known as SuDS (LIDs/BMPs/WSUDs), have grown popular globally. SuDS work with nature, rather than against, and can be seen as more sustainable means of handling stormwater inflow…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • VHB simplified and streamlined their workflows by adopting InfoDrainage

    VHB was looking for an integrated drainage solution for their land development projects, so they partnered with Autodesk to try out new modeling software. VHB engineers shared their experience using InfoDrainage with Senior Product Manager Samer Muhandes at Autodesk University in their excellent presentation Navigating Stormwater: How VHB Overcame Drainage Challenges Using InfoDrainage. We’re excerpting…

    Customer stories

  • New batch of Water Drops: Using LIDs/SUDs, soakwell/drywell design, culvert analysis

    It’s been a dry fall in Colorado where I live (and indeed across the US). It’s also been a bit dry on the Water Drop workflow video front in the last month as many of us were meeting customers and industry regulars at Autodesk University. But you can consider this mini-drought over because we now…

    Water Talks

  • AMP8 opportunities: Biodiversity Net Gain requirements will give SuDS a big boost

    One of the most important things UK water regulator Ofwat wants to see water companies use AMP8 funding to achieve is elevating the importance of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). We wrote about it in our latest white paper ‘AMP8’s unprecedented opportunities’, part of which we’re excerpting here. A change that makes society better is one…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • AMP8 opportunities: Solving the UK’s CSO problems with hydraulic modelling

    The recent AMP8 funding cycle is perhaps the best chance for water providers to secure funding for changing the way they monitor and solve for CSOs. We’ve written about it in our new white paper, AMP8’s unprecedented opportunities, a portion of which we’re excerpting here on the One Water Blog. How software can help manage…

    Storm, sewer, flood

  • AMP8 water opportunities: Where technology is going and how to get there

    In the last two years, the UK water industry has been under increased scrutiny by Ofwat, the water industry regulator, for ongoing sewage spills in England’s waterways. Ofwat can fine companies up to 10% of their annual sales, and now three water companies have been slapped with a total of £168 million in fines. The…

    Industry news

  • AMP8 period: An important inflection point for the UK water industry [white paper]

    If you live in the UK, you know all about the water industry’s sewage and finance woes. The past few years has seen a steady stream of bad news and increasingly vocal public outcry. But there is reason to believe that things may be finally turning around. Ofwat, the government regulator in charge of funding,…

    Sustainability

  • Dredging up the past at the University Lakes of Baton Rouge to build a better future

    University Lakes on the campus of LSU is a set of interconnected lakes surrounding the campus, providing recreational, ecological, and community value. The University Lakes Project is a large-scale redevelopment initiative focused on restoring and enhancing this vital lake system. We’ve been publishing lots of customer stories in the last few years, and we have…

    Drainage design