Permeable Paving
Integrated channel drains are an ideal linear solution to enhance the drainage, buffering and infiltration performance of both permeable, and non-permeable paved surfaces
Engineered to integrate
Compatible with the Hydrorock range of D blocks.
Highly versatile
Configurable to suit site requirements and to overcome unforeseen problems on site.
Flexible capacity
As blocks touch they form a unitary aquifer, so simply adding blocks adds capacity.
Aesthetically pleasing
Discreet profile prevents visual interruption.
High load-bearing options
94% absorption by volume
Slimline design
A linear solution to improve the drainage, buffering and infiltration capability of paved areas (permeable or other paving types).
- Engineered channel profile, designed for use with the Hydrorock range of natural aquifer D blocks
- As surface water drains through the channel it is buffered by the blocks below
- Simply add more Hydrorock blocks for more capacity
- Where blocks touch, water transfers between them, increasing capacity
- Blocks are highly configurable to suit varied sites
- Flexibility enables in-ground challenges to be overcome on site, avoiding time and cost overruns
- 94% absorption to volume ratio
- Natural material
- Recyclable
- Requires minimal excavation
- Fully compatible with other Hydrorock infiltration, attenuation or filter drain systems
- Up to 40-tonne load-bearing capacity
- Lifetime system integrity
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Products
Our natural aquifer blocks are available to provide 100% sustainable, 100% recyclable water management solutions.
Installation
Installation is very simple and quick with minimal disruption. Blocks are pre-wrapped with filter membrane, so the excavation needs to be only as large as the system (no access is required to fit the membrane).
- No specialist installation engineering or equipment is needed, with simple snap-together fittings.
- Blocks are typically laid in a module three blocks wide. This enables the system to self-vent, and should the filters be compromised by human error, the entire system can be flushed.
- Perforated pipes that are integrated within the BD blocks allow rapid water inflow and storage in each block, underground.
- Extra capacity can be added quicky and easily with the installation of further blocks.
- Unlike crated sumps, Hydrorock systems offer the flexibility to be fitted around existing infrastructure, such as pipes and cable, for total site optimisation.
- Laying the system on a 100mm layer of sand will enable infiltration from the module into the surrounding soil, allowing the water to slowly flow from the aquifer blocks.
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