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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1233-1240 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Water Science & Technology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
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Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) treatment train assessment tool. / Jefferies, Christopher; Duffy, Alison; Berwick, N.; McLean, N.; Hemingway, A.
In: Water Science & Technology, Vol. 60, No. 5, 2009, p. 1233-1240.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) treatment train assessment tool
AU - Jefferies,Christopher
AU - Duffy,Alison
AU - Berwick,N.
AU - McLean,N.
AU - Hemingway,A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper outlines a rationale and scoring system for the stormwater treatment train assessment tool (STTAT) which is a proposed regulatory tool for Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS). STTAT provides guidance and regulatory consistency for developers about the requirements of planners and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The tool balances the risks of pollution to the receiving water body with the treatment provided in a treatment train. It encourages developers to take SUDS into account early, avoiding any misunderstanding of SUDS requirements at the planning stage of a development. A pessimistic view on pollution risks has been adopted since there may be a change of land use on the development in the future. A realistic view has also been taken of maintenance issues and the ‘survivability’ of a SUDS component. The development of STTAT as a response to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive is explored, the individual scores being given in tabular format for receiving water and catchment risks. Treatment scores are proposed for single SUDS components as well as multiple components within treatment trains. STTAT has been tested on a range of sites, predominantly in Scotland where both development and receiving water information was known. The operational tool in use by SEPA is presented.
AB - This paper outlines a rationale and scoring system for the stormwater treatment train assessment tool (STTAT) which is a proposed regulatory tool for Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS). STTAT provides guidance and regulatory consistency for developers about the requirements of planners and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The tool balances the risks of pollution to the receiving water body with the treatment provided in a treatment train. It encourages developers to take SUDS into account early, avoiding any misunderstanding of SUDS requirements at the planning stage of a development. A pessimistic view on pollution risks has been adopted since there may be a change of land use on the development in the future. A realistic view has also been taken of maintenance issues and the ‘survivability’ of a SUDS component. The development of STTAT as a response to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive is explored, the individual scores being given in tabular format for receiving water and catchment risks. Treatment scores are proposed for single SUDS components as well as multiple components within treatment trains. STTAT has been tested on a range of sites, predominantly in Scotland where both development and receiving water information was known. The operational tool in use by SEPA is presented.
U2 - 10.2166/wst.2009.463
DO - 10.2166/wst.2009.463
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 1233
EP - 1240
JO - Water Science & Technology
T2 - Water Science & Technology
JF - Water Science & Technology
SN - 0273-1223
IS - 5
ER -