Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems

To minimise the risk of flooding, surface water should be controlled as near to the source as possible.  The Draft RSS encourages the use of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) as water management best practice.

 

SUDS are particularly appropriate for Sheffield's topography where poorly managed run off creates local and larger-scale flooding problems downstream.  They utilise a variety of techniques such as soakaways, permeable pavements, grassed swales, green roofs, infiltration trenches, ponds or wetlands to attenuate flood peak flows.

 

Water quality is improved and the imaginative design of SUDS can provide attractive features for new developments.

 

 

Consider whether the green or landscaped areas of the development can accommodate a SUDS scheme.

 

Utilise permeable hard surfacing or a propriety paving system incorporating water storage where possible.

 

Consider the use of green roofs to provide SUDS and other benefits.

 

SUDS can also provide additional habitat or recreational benfits.