Pre Planning Prevents Crisis – Sustainable Drainage

15/08/2016 - posted in Buildings, Civils, Geoenvironmental, HBPW News, Industrial

A 45,000-gallon underground water tank was one of the key engineering features designed into a new trade park on the outskirts of Greater London, as developers and engineers become increasingly aware of future flood threats.

Partner, Emyr Parry, was asked by Fairclough Construction and GLE Properties Ltd, to include a Sustainable Drainage System when he completed the engineering drawings for a new 10-unit industrial warehousing development at Brentwood Trade Park, part of the Tallon Road Industrial Estate and close to junction 28 of the M25 in Essex.

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He said: “In order to maximise the development site, which features two industrial ‘terraces’ and two detached units, we had to dig down and introduce retaining walls, fairly standard protocol in such environments, but included, in this instance, to prevent collapse of the adjacent highway. All work was done with the approval of Essex County Council.”

The water tank, which is situated between the two industrial terraces, was assembled on site, following more detailed discussions with Anglian Water, and will reduce water flow into the existing public sewer in the event of heavy downpours.

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“The water attenuation tank gradually releases stored rainwater once downfalls have subsided, thus preventing flooding. Engineers and developers have had to become increasingly aware of such requirements, especially in light of perceived changes in weather trends and, indeed, the widespread flooding we have witnessed in the UK,” he added.

The established commercial area of Tallon Road, Brentwood is approximately 1.5 miles from the A12 and less than 4.5 miles from the M25, making it prime industrial land for those companies requiring easy access into the capital.

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