TECHNICAL INFORMATION
HydroCon Permeable Pipes
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Introduction
The following information provides specifications and details for HydroCon’s permeable pipes. Should you have any queries or require additional information, please contact us on 02 8303 2423 or email
Specifications
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| HydroCon Pit Specifications |
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Design Guidelines
While HydroCon offers as much assistance as possible with the design of stormwater systems, it does not provide a design service. However, detailed guidelines on designing HydroCon pipe systems have been developed.
The newly released HydroCon Pipe Design Guidelines document provides guidance to designers wishing to incorporate HydroCon permeable concrete pipes in their designs. The document shows designers how MUSIC (Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation) software can be used to:
1. configure a water quality treatment system incorporating HydroCon pipes;
2. calculate the number of pipes required.
The document provides two examples of the use of HydroCon pipes in bioretention systems:
(1) where surface storage is available; and (2) where surface storage is limited or unavailable.
Readers are assumed to have a working knowledge of MUSIC Version 4.
For a hard copy of HydroCon Pipe Design Guidelines please email
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Consulting engineering firms with experience in designing HydroCon stormwater systems, include:
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Local government councils that design HydroCon systems in house include:
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Consulting engineers responsible for designing HydroCon stormwater treatment systems are identified in individual projects listed in the HydroCon Pipe Selected Installations section. Contact HydroCon for referral to relevant personnel in the above organisations.
Installation Guidelines
View or download step by step instructions on installing HydroCon pipes. HydroCon recommends that the instructions be read in conjunction with the following downloads:
Installing HydroCon pipe systems at: Gerringong NSW and Powells Creek Reserve NSW
| “Installation went very smoothly, with no problems encountered. The HydroCon pipes are very easy to lay and butt up well against each other. It was a considerable bonus, in terms of time and effort, using HydroCon pits instead of conventional stormwater pits as HydroCon provides a precast hole to precisely fit the diameter and shape of its pipes. While HydroCon did not provide inlets for the two pits supplied, the installation team experienced no difficulty in forming inlets. Pipes and pits were delivered to the site precisely when we required them.” Robson Civil Project Manager. Robson Civil Projects was the successful tenderer for installation, in October 2006, of a HydroCon stormwater treatment system at Heatherbrae, NSW. |
Maintenance Guidelines
The performance of HydroCon pipes can be maintained by conventional industrial cleaning methods.
HydroCon pipe systems have a distinct advantage over other stormwater treatment systems in that stormwater pollutants are contained and can be removed in situ without the need to replace the entire system. The frequency of cleaning can be reduced by installing upstream, and regularly maintaining, an appropriate gross pollutant trap (GPT) to minimise accumulation of sediment and debris within the HydroCon pipes and associated inlet pit or pits.
View or download photos of pipe and pit cleaning at Hindmarsh Park, Kiama NSW in 2006.
For pipe cleaning services, contact Veolia Environmental Services.
Research & Publications
HydroCon’s permeable products, technologies and installation methods are based on many years of research undertaken in both Germany and Australia.
View research and papers relating to HydroCon Permeable Pipes
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