Secondary emergency roof drains or scuppers shall be provided where the roof perimeter construction extends above the roof in such a manner that water will be entrapped if the primary drains allow buildup for any reason.
Roof drains to stormwater retention tank.
These systems store and slowly release storm water to the sewer system detention or dispose of stormwater onsite retention through infiltra tion to soils below evapotranspiration and re cycling onsite.
The retention tank receives water from roof downpipe and stores it for use in toilet flushing washing machines and or outside taps.
These tanks may be above ground or buried.
Stormwater solutions are licensed drainage specialists catering to the whole range of drainage services including sump pump installation sealed water lines surface water lines unblocking of clogged drains and new stormwater system installations.
Basically a detention tank slows down how fast the rain off your roof gets into the stormwater under the streets.
The inlet elevation of secondary overflow drains and the invert elevation of overflow scuppers should be not less than 2 inches 51 mm or more than 4 inches 102 mm.
A detention tank sometimes the term retention tank is incorrectly used is usually called for when the existing stormwater infrastructure is not adequate.
For an efficiently running drainage system it is essential that it is professionally cleaned and serviced at regular intervals.
Management systems to comply with the storm water performance standard including subsur face rooftop and stormwater recycling systems.
Typical roofing stormwater work.
Excess water flows out a 100mm overflow to stormwater disposal.