TPi May 2018

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Multi-million-pound UK flooding prevention scheme

Many towns and cities across the UK have experienced flooding, sometimes with devastating consequences. While we cannot control the weather, flooding is a problem that can be prevented with an effective modern drainage system. Water management specialist Asset International delivers flood alleviation schemes using Weholite HDPE pipes including, most recently, a waste water storage upgrade in Rutherglen, just outside Glasgow, UK. In recent years, areas of Rutherglen, including six properties in the Viewpark Drive residential development, have been affected by issues with recurrent flooding. To tackle this problem, as part of a wider £250mn five-year programme of work, Scottish Water undertook a £3.2mn project to reduce the risk of flooding by improving its waste water infrastructure, increasing the capacity of the sewer network responsible for the Viewpark area. Having previously worked on attenuation systems with Asset International, including projects in Meadowhead, Lossiemouth, the Ness-Dollar and most recently Mingulay Crescent, Scottish Water opted to again utilise Asset’s expertise in flood alleviation systems for this project.

The tank includes seven 1,500mm internal diameter Weholite pipes

To help achieve this, Asset supplied a new 260m 3 attenuation tank to provide additional capacity for the area’s waste water. After completing the initial design, Asset manufactured and supplied a double manifold pipe tank consisting of seven 33.5m-long, 1,500mm internal diameter Weholite pipes and integral 1,200mm internal diameter access shafts. Due to the site’s location within a built- up residential area, the project was subject to a number of environmental constraints that required the tank’s components to be delivered in lengths no longer than 8.8m. The versatile nature of Weholite allowed these limitations to be easily accommodated, enabling Asset and FPP to deliver bespoke short sections of pipework that were welded internally on-site following their placement and installation. The product’s light weight combined with the shorter length of the pipes selected for the project meant that less plant and equipment was required, minimising disruption and inconvenience for both residents and road users, while enabling the pipes to be laid and installed quicker than would have otherwise been possible.

Delivered in collaboration with FPP Scotland, the Scottish Water framework supplier based in Hillington, Glasgow, the project at Viewpark Drive is set to bring environmental improvements to the local area by ensuring the sewer network is capable of storing more water during periods of heavy rainfall, when the system becomes overburdened.

The new attenuation tank will provide additional capacity for waste water

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