	The SUDS Manual
	Order Code: CR174A ISBN Number: 9780860176978 Publisher: CIRIA No. of Pages: 600 Date of Publication: 2007 Price: £175.99
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 publications: Sustainable urban drainage systems Design manual for Scotland and Northern Ireland Sustainable urban drainage systems Design manual for England and Wales Sustainable urban drainage systems Best practice manual for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and Sustainable drainage systems. Hydraulic, structural and water quality advice These publications are still available to purchase 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 (Site handbook for the construction of SUDS) on the construction of SUDS has also been produced. Contents: Executive Summary Introduction to this document Introduction to SUDS Roles, responsibilities and regulation Design criteria Hydraulic design methods SUDS selection Source control Pre-treatment Filter strips Trenches Swales Bioretention Pervious pavements Geocellular / modular systems Sand filters Infiltration basins Detention basins Ponds Stormwater wetlands Inlets and outlets Landscape Construction Operation and maintenance Waste management Community engagement,/li> Costs and benefits References



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