Cards (3)

    • Aims of Lamb Drove
      • Demonstrate that SUDS are a viable and attractive alternative to more traditional forms of drainage and to deliver practical solutions for new housing developments
      • Showcase practical and innovative sustainable water management techniques within new residential developments
    • Methods used in Lamb Drove
      • Water butts to collect roof water for growth irrigation
      • Permeable paving
      • Green sedum roofs to reduce and treat runoff
      • Swales
      • Detention basins
      • Wetlands
      • Retention pond for final storage before being released to a drainage ditch beyond the development site
    • Successes of Lamb Drove
      • Proven success
      • Concerns that standing water might prove to be a hazard have been proven wrong
      • Cost effective as construction and maintenance are 10% less than conventional pipe drainage systems
      • Substantial improvement in the biodiversity, ecology and quality of life
      • Visually enhanced and attractive landscape with increased amenity and social value
      • Improved water quality
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