27th September 2024
Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) rather than using drainage pipes as the immediate means of collecting rainwater, use natural features to slow and temporarily collect rainwater. This reduces the peak demands placed on drainage systems – peaks which often overwhelm the system.
SUDS may include planting flowerbeds or other green verges alongside roads and pavements, replacing hard surfaces with softer surfaces – eg concrete with gravel – and creating rain gardens, ponds and streams or rills. Rain in this way can be used to create attractive features, new habitats, and increased biodiversity.
For more information see https://www.susdrain.org/delivering-suds/using-suds/background/sustainable-drainage.html
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