Stormbox - Infiltration Systems
From Eco Systems
The STORMBOX is an innovative new product that finds its main application in rainwater infiltration and storage solutions.
Product Details
- General application areas:
- Per building.
- Per group of buildings.
- Per build area, behind the road gullies.
- As a transport system in line to open water.
- As a buffer, box wrapped in a wa-terproof textile.
- As a delay in a clean water sewer.
- As a nurturing system for trees, with or without filling opening
With the help of Pipelife’s infiltration systems groundwater levels will be kept to an acceptable level, the water will be transported to a place were it is not in the way, the existing sewer system will not be overloaded and sewer treatment plants can use their capacity to do what they need to do; clean dirty water!
Key Features
- Low weight, highly manageable
- One of the strongest boxes in the market with a designed lifetime over 50 years
- Modular, fast and easy stacking
- Flexible configuration, box can be split in halves for brick bond formations
- Horizontal and vertical inspection and cleaning possible
- Very low height, ideal for low groundwater levels
- Flexibility in inlets from 110- 200mm
- Nett capacity of 95.5%.
User Benefits
Use of the STORMBOX has many advantages
- Low in weight, highly manageable
- Modular system for fast and easy stacking
- Ground plate only needed on bottom
- Box can be split in two halves for flexible configuration
- Horizontal and vertical inspection possible
- Horizontal and vertical cleaning possible
- The box height of only 300 mm is ideal for low groundwater levels
- Suitable for horizontal and vertical transport of water
- Suitable for delay or buffering of water
- Flexibility in inlets of 110, 125, 160 and 200 mm
- Nett capacity of 95.5% or 206 litre
- Prefab package with geo textile and inlets available
How it Works:
STORMBOX is designed to regulate the run-off from a given rainfall event and to control discharge rates to reduce the impact on downstream storm water systems.
In most urban areas, storm water piping systems are already overloaded due to the increasing pace of development and construction. In many cases, renewing of existing pipe systems or installation of new ones is impossible for cost reasons and/or because the construction work would interrupt vital communications. However, outdated and incorrectly sized pipe networks are in many cases no longer capable of handling the quantities of water that arise. Uncontrolled storm water will find its own way to escape from run-off areas in the form of streams and floods that cost billions of euros each year and can even take lives.
Using powerful software that is a core element of proper planning, your Pipelife representative is able to calculate the exact volume of run-off from a defined rainfall event.
All excessive storm water will be transported to t...
All excessive storm water will be transported to the soak-away structure made out of STORMBOX elements. If necessary or required by local regulations, the storm water can also be cleaned of oil and other residues before entering the infiltration blocks.
With this solution you will be able to store run-off from defined areas and release it through the structured sides at rates reflecting the natural conditions that existed before construction took place. However, this is not all: With this solution, you will be able to keep the scarce groundwater at an acceptable level, rivers and streams will not overflow their banks and the existing sewer and drainage system will not be overloaded.
Sites of Application:
Whenever the existing drainage and storm water pipelines are insufficient or if the construction of new pipelines is too expensive, systems that store storm-water are required at the place of precipitation. These structures store run-off from urbanized areas and release it into the natural cycle at rates reflecting the natural or urbanized conditions that existed before development.
Moreover, most quickly-growing areas in cities and surroundings areas are faced with the problem of increasingly paved ground surfaces, which reduces natural infiltration and results in the ground water level sinking and drying out over time.
In many countries, groundwater is the most important drinking water resource.
Some examples for STORMBOX usage:
- Private houses
- Residential areas
- For all areas that need flood prevention systems and where the existing storm water transport facilities are already inadequate
- As a transport system for conveying water to open water bodies
- As a retention box wrapped in a waterproof polyethylene foil
- As a nurturing system for trees, with or without filling opening.
Choosing the Right System
Investors and civil engineers are tasked with finding the correct system on a daily basis. The variety of similar systems on the market can be confusing and time-consuming.
Pipelife started the STORMBOX project with a clear vision of the value that this product will bring to the customer. Our research and development team performed many tests on existing equipment as well as studies of new shapes and materials. In addition, the marketing department engaged in research among the customers.
In the end, Pipelife knew exactly which features the product had to offer: It had to be simple, light, strong and durable.
A ground plate is necessary only for the first lay...
- A ground plate is necessary only for the first layer. No clips are required for the connection between the plate and box. Clips are needed to connect boxes together in vertical and horizontal arrangements in order to improve the structure strength.
- With a height of only 300 mm, it is easier to bury and suitable for areas with high groundwater levels.
- With the 8 plug-and-play apertures (2 on the top and 6 on the sides), the STORMBOX is one of the most flexible products in the market.
- Strong DN55 pillars give enormous strength and durability to the product, while still leaving plenty of space for inspections and cleaning.
Proper implementation of a storm-water detention/retention system depends on a number of features, including the goals of community, physical conditions within the project area (such as the absorptive properties of the soil and the computation of connected surface areas) and design assumptions such as rainfall duration, intensity, frequency and hydrograph shape. With this in mind, our R&D department developed a powerful and reliable software tool for calculating requirements.
The calculations are free of charge, and only a few parameters are needed to determine your specific requirements.
This data is entered into the program by your local Pipelife representative, who will then provide you with the size and installation details for your specific project.
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