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SuDS in London - a guide

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1.3.1 Water quantity<br />

<strong>SuDS</strong> mitigate the impact of everyday<br />

ra<strong>in</strong>fall and high-<strong>in</strong>tensity storms by<br />

deal<strong>in</strong>g with the same quantity of water<br />

over a longer period. This process is<br />

called attenuation.<br />

Attenuation aims to limit the rate of<br />

runoff to the rate which would have<br />

existed before the area was developed<br />

(that is a greenfield rate). Structures, such<br />

as <strong>in</strong>lets, outlets, weirs and spillways can<br />

be used to regulate flow.<br />

Water quantity refers to the volume<br />

and flow rate of surface water runoff.<br />

Restrict<strong>in</strong>g the flow of surface water<br />

before it can pass through to the next<br />

stage of the system alleviates pressure<br />

on the sewer system.<br />

A comparison between greenfield and<br />

urban environments which demonstrates<br />

this po<strong>in</strong>t on the next page.<br />

Quantity: Attenuation, Bo01 Malmö<br />

11 1 Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of <strong>SuDS</strong>

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