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What does the future hold for Sustainable Drainage Systems?

The ability to mimic natural drainage and ground water processes, and deal with storm water at its source, allows Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to be more efficient and sustainable. So what is holding them back? Sustainable drainage systems currently exist in construction guidance rather than policy, and does not reduce the costs associated with building properties, so it is not always ...

Benefits of Rubber Check Valves for Processing Harsh Fluids

Learn how this material choice can help municipalities prepare for extreme weather and other challenging conditions Natural disasters remind us of the unpredictability we all face on a daily ...

Silt curtains for storm drain runoff

Turbidity curtains, also referred to as silt curtains, offer a means to keep suspended particles from vacating the immediate area in a body of water. The curtains hang from floats down into the water and impede the flow of the turbidity or silt. ...

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Pivoting Drum Systems

The ACU-DRUM Pivoting Drum System is a sediment flushing device designed to remove settled debris from storm water detention tanks, combined sewer overflow (CSO) retention tanks, sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) equalization tanks and reservoir floors, using a single flush. It has been used in CSO and SSO applications and can be used in agricultural and industrial applications to clean any batch ...