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>