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This guidance provides best practice guidance on the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) to facilitate their effective implementation within developments. The guidance supersedes previous general guidance on SUDS and addresses landscaping, biodiversity issues, public perception and community integration as well as water quality treatment and sustainable flood risk management. A separate site handbook (C698) Site handbook for the construction of SUDS on the construction of SUDS has also been produced. FREE: Follow this link Price: £110 members; £180 non-members |
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This handbook provides guidance on the construction of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) to facilitate their effective implementation within developments. The handbook is aimed at site engineers and SUDS practitioners. The handbook can also be used in conjuction with CIRIA publication C697 The SUDS Manual that provides comprehensive guidance on the planning, design, construction and operation of SUDS. FREE: Follow this link Price: £10 members; £20 non-members |
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CIRIA has produced free guidance Sustainable water management in schools (W012) for use by the UK Department for Education and Skills, Local Education Authorities, head teachers and school governors - as wedesigners and contractors involved in building and refurbishing schools. The publication focuses on the principles and best practice of incorporating sustainable water management into school design and sets out the business case for doing so. The online document aims to be a first point of reference for those involved in the building and refurbishment of schools. FREE: Follow this link |
This guidance aims to provide best practice advice for the design and management of urban sewerage and drainage systems to reduce the impacts that arise when flows occur that exceed their capacity. It includes information on the effective design of both underground systems and overland flood conveyance. It also provides advice on risk assessment procedures and planning to reduce the impacts that extreme events may have on people and property within the surrounding area. It provides guidance so that systems can be designed to safely and sustainably accommodate periods when the design capacity of drainage systems are exceeded during extreme events. FREE: Follow this link Price: £50 members; £100 non-members |
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The Interim Code of Practice for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) aims to facilitate the implementation of sustainable drainage in developments in England and Wales by providing model maintenance agreements and advice on their use. It provides a set of agreements between those public organisations with statutory or regulatory responsibilities relating to SUDS. The planning model agreements used in conjunction with the Interim Code of Practice are those provided by CIRIA publication C625 Model agreements for SUDS and have been based on a detailed legislation review and consultation undertaken during CIRIA Project RP664 Model agreements for sustainable water management systems. FREE: Follow this link |
This guide provides basic advice on the use and development of model operation and maintenance agreements for sustainable drainage systems together with simple guidance on their incorporation into developments. The book identifies maintenance considerations and provides an outline of ways in which the long-term responsibilities for the maintenance of the SUDS can be allocated. Provided with the book are three model agreement booklets and a CD containing electronic files of the model agreements. Price: £30 members; £60 non members |
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A sustainable drainage system aims to mimic as closely as possible the natural drainage of a site to minimise the impact of urban development on the flooding and pollution of waterways. This technical report summarises current knowledge on the best approaches to design and construction of sustainable drainage systems. Readers of this book will improve their understanding of the hydrological, hydraulic, structural, water quality and ecological aspects of the various SUDS features available in the UK and overseas. Price: £60
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| There are many challenges in the new millennium, not least the demand for new, sustainable housing and industrial development. One of the difficulties that needs to be resolved for any new development is the drainage of surface water without causing flooding or pollution, and without sterilising valuable development land. This design manual is the first authoritative document to provide detailed technical advice on sustainable methods of water drainage in the UK, putting sustainable development into practice. Price: £45 members; £90 non-members |
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Conventional surface water drainage techniques can cause flooding, pollution and disruption of the water cycle. A different approach is therefore needed to reach a more sustainable solution. This manual describes current best practice in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and sets out the technical and planning considerations for designing sustainable urban drainage systems for surface water (SUDS). Drainage methods inspired by natural processes are introduced, and guidance is given on how the design team should plan, select and design a suitable system. Detailed appendices include an information checklist and worked design examples. Price: £45 members; £90 non-members |
| Companion volumes (C521 and C522) discuss technical and planning issues surrounding SUDS in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and England and Wales respectively, while C523 covers the wider aspects of SUDS best practice, addressing the legislative issues surrounding SUDS and how organisations may work together in employing SUDS. It examines issues raised by those who may be sceptical about SUDS, and illustrates how SUDS can help make developments more sustainable. The manual is intended for a wide readership including members of the general public, community leaders, planners, developers, designers and many others. Price: £45 members; £90 non-members |
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This book discusses the critical issues that should be considered when designing and constructing pervious pavements that are to be used as a technique for stormwater source control. It details the types of surfaces available and provides examples of developments that have used these techniques. It explores the issues you need to consider relating to the hydraulic, structural and water quality performance of pervious surfaces. Finally, the book provides a design framework, which includes detailed recommendations for methods where necessary. To assist the reader in finding the relevant sections when using this design framework, key sections of text have been highlighted throughout the book. This book is intended for a wide readership including landscape architects, consulting engineers, highway authorities, environmental regulators, planners, contractors and other organisations involved in the provision or maintenance of surface water drainage to new and existing developments Price: £45 members; £90 non-members |
A selection of other relevant publications are also available from CIRIA:
Infiltration drainage – manual of good
practice (R156)
If you are involved in the planning, funding, design, construction or maintenance
of infiltration systems and wish to use infiltration drainage as a method
to control and dispose of stormwater, this manual is essential reading.
Price £30 members;
£60 non-members
Review of the design and management of constructed
wetlands (R180)
This state-of-the-art review details the benefits and limitations of constructed
wetlands to treat domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater, and urban
and highway runoff.
Price £35 members;
£70 non-members
Control of pollution from highway drainage discharge
(R142)
This book reviews the pollutants that are likely to be present in highway
drainage discharges, and assesses the impact that these can have on the receiving
water.
Price £30 members;
£60 non-members
Design of flood storage reservoirs (Book 14)
This book is intended primarily to assist the practising engineer with the
detailed design of flood storage reservoirs for flood control in partly urbanised
catchment areas.
Price £25 members;
£50 non-members
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) and HR Wallingford also produce publications that are relevant to the design and operation of Sustainable Drainage Systems. Further information on these publications can be found by clicking the links to the relevant organisations below.
Green roofs do have a benefit over the whole life of a building. Although there is a need for greater researching in this area, a recent whole life costs analysis has been undertaken by the Solution Organisation for a building in the South West.
Please click here to download a copy of this report.
(March 2007)
