Waterlooville Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) Research
Project Section:
Water EngineeringClient:
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) in association with the University of Portsmouth Research Objectives:To develop a research based approach to the analysis and design of SuDS by evaluating the performance of SuDS at the Waterlooville Major Development Area (MDA).
Mayer Brown’s Role:
To develop a research based approach to the analysis and design of SuDS by evaluating the performance of SuDS at the Waterlooville Major Development Area (MDA).
This is a collaborative research project between Mayer Brown Ltd, the University of Portsmouth and the Environment Agency (EA) to evaluate the performance of SuDS on the Waterlooville MDA. The entire transportation and drainage design of the MDA is being undertaken by Mayer Brown. SuDS features such as swales, ponds and permeable pavements are included in the drainage strategy to attenuate the surface water runoff and to achieve better water quality standards by removing the pollutants.
The research aims to perform continuous monitoring of SuDS features and to collect water and sediment samples followed by rigorous data collection/analysis for the assessment of water quality, water quantity and ecological impacts. This data will also be weighed against the baseline data, which has been collected by the Environment Agency, to understand the impact of the development on the adjacent watercourses.
The findings of the research will be disseminated to raise knowledge about the successful application of SuDS and a research paper will be produced & presented at major SuDS conferences.