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SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) were introduced to the UK more than ten years ago and much of the early work developed in Scotland concentrated on the hydrology and water quality aspects of SUDS. Roads designers have been required to adapt to this new strategy without apparently having input to the processes. Equally, legislation has advanced significantly in the area of water management and, arguably, roads legislation has not kept up.
The recent growth and accrued benefits from the use of SUDS has been supported by the work of a range of public and private sector organisations, and facilitated by a series of documents. While many of these documents describe the suitable design of SUDS, few have provided appropriate advice and direction for practitioners involved in the design approval and adoption of SUDS within the road network boundary.
Early in 2008 the SUDS Scottish Working Party, guided by practitioners, took ownership of this disconnect and a committed group of professionals from a variety of industry stakeholders have worked collaboratively to resolve this issue.
'SUDS for Roads' is now intended to further advance knowledge of the interaction between roads and drainage within an urban context where roads are now multifunctional and must provide much more than sealed surfaces for wheeled vehicles.
You can download a pdf copy here. |
