Anyone who trains regularly on an artificial turf field or 3G sports pitch (or indeed has a son or daughter who does) will recognise the black ant-sized speckles of plastic that follow the player from the field to the car and then into home. The pesky microplastics from artifical turf are notorious for getting flicked […]
Chapter 26, the 2015 SuDS Manual (CIRIA publication C753, Ref 1) presents the Simple Index Approach (SIA) and Mitigation Indices for discharges to surface and groundwater (Tables 26.3 and 26.4). This useful Guidance provides for the adoption of SuDS Proprietary Treatment Devices (PTD), especially DiBT certified devices (Ref 2). Green Infrastructure SuDS components are rightly […]
The SuDS Wales Statutory Standards that come in to effect from the 7th of January 2019 are available now. A glance through the new legislation reveals a few key changes/clarifications from the drafts; SAB approval is required for “new developments of more than one dwelling or where the area covered by construction work equals or […]
Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion spent 3 hours with 3P Technik UK Director Dr Glyn Hyett yesterday. 3P Technik approached the local MP after the spell of hot summer weather had caused concerned from UK farmers and gardeners alike. While intense downpours of rain had caused flooding of poorly drained streets across the UK and […]
On Friday the 9th of February 3P Technik Director Dr Glyn Hyett attended a Sustainable Drainage SuDS Workshop. The event was hosted by the Welsh Government at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. The purpose of the day was to raise awareness of Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, the timetable […]
