Managing surface water
The stages of water management - collect, clean, hold, release
ACO have an extensive range of products to manage surface water within almost any type of built environment. These range from channel drainage products that collect and convey water, treatment units that clean water, attenuation tanks to hold water and flow controls that throttle the release of water into the water course or sewer system.
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ACO have developed their own unique mode - Collect, Clean, Hold and Release – to reflect this range of solutions, which embraces the entire surface water management cycle, from the point where rain lands right through to where it re-enters the natural water environment.
Find out more about managing surface water below.
SuDS
Collect
Channel drainage
![H Range](/media/0/1/abd-thumb-h-range.jpg)
Load Class F 900
![KerbDrain D](/media/6/0/awm-thumb-kerbdrain.jpg)
Load Class D 400
![KerbDrain E/E+](/media/6/0/awm-thumb-kerbdrain.jpg)
Load Class E 600
![MonoDrain](/media/6/9/mono-thumb.jpg)
Load Class D 400
Load Class A 15
![MultiDrain MD](/media/5/7/awm-thumb-multidrain.jpg)
Load Class D 400
![MultiDrain MD SuDS Infiltration Outlet](/media/9/1/suds-infiltration-end-cap.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![MultiDrain PPD](/media/1/7/awm-thumb-multidrain-ppd.png.jpg)
Load Class D 400
![Multiline Sealin](/media/0/6/abd-thumb-multiline-sealin.jpg)
Load Class D 400
![Qmax](/media/0/8/awm-thumb-qmax.jpg)
Load Class F 900
![RoadDrain](/media/v3/3/p3d-pd100f---all-channel-sizes---staggered-(1).png)
Load Class F 900
![S Range](/media/3/4/awm-thumb-s-range.jpg)
Load Class F 900
![SuDS Overflow Gully](/media/v3/7/overflow-gully-thumbnail.jpg)
Load Class N/A
Stainless Steel channel systems
![AS101 DPC Channel](/media/v3/2/as101-smooth-render-assembly-165-x-152.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS1010 Brickslot Drainage Channel](/media/2/4/abd-thumb-as1010-centre-throat.jpg)
Load Class A–B
![AS1050 Discrete Channel](/media/6/4/abd-thumb-as1050-offset-throat.jpg)
Load Class A–B
![AS201 Mechanical Clamp](/media/5/6/abd-thumb-as201.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS301 Box Channel](/media/5/3/abd-thumb-as301.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS401 Fire Lift Channel](/media/0/5/abd-thumb-as401.jpg)
Load Class A 15
![AS501 Easy-Clean](/media/4/0/abd-thumb-as501.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS601 Slot Channel](/media/0/3/abd-thumb-as601.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS701 Upstand](/media/3/5/abd-thumb-as701.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![AS801 Micro Channel](/media/0/5/abd-thumb-as801.jpg)
Load Class A–B
![AS901 Hi Load](/media/0/5/abd-thumb-as901.jpg)
Load Class A–D
![Deckline 125](/media/6/0/abd-thumb-deckline.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![FreeDeck](/media/8/3/abd-thumb-freedeck.jpg)
Load Class A 15
![Modular 125+ Linear Channel](/media/9/0/abd-thumb-modular-125+.jpg)
Load Class A-C
![Radius Drainage Channel](/media/8/6/abd-thumb-radius-channel.jpg)
Load Class A–B
Clean
Water Treatment
![Combipoint SSA](/media/4/7/combipoint-ssa.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![Q-Ceptor](/media/1/3/awm-thumb-q-ceptor.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![QuadraCeptor](/media/6/8/awm-thumb-quadraceptor.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![V-Septor](/media/5/9/v-septor-1500m-375---165x152.png)
Load Class N/A
Hold
Water Storage
![StormBrixx Range](/media/6/2/awm-thumb-stormbrixx-1.jpg)
Load Class N/A
Release
Flow Controls
![MultiDrain MD SuDS Infiltration Outlet](/media/9/1/suds-infiltration-end-cap.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![Q-Brake Vortex](/media/8/6/awm-thumb-q-brake.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![Q-Plate Orifice Plates](/media/1/1/awm-thumb-q-plate.jpg)
Load Class N/A
![SuDS Swale Inlet](/media/5/9/awm-thumb-swale-inlet.png.jpg)
Load Class N/A
Our design team
Collaboration is very much a part of ACO’s way of working. For over 50 years we have been offering creative design solutions to all sectors of government, public and private enterprise and have a track record for development and regeneration informed by community aspirations and environmental context. Our in house design team and our external design engineers have excellent technical understanding of interconnected systems that can help you create sustainable drainage solutions in all categories of the urban environment.
Tools to support you
We also offer software for design surface to assist you in making your own calculations, as well as design visualisers to assist in helping assess impact of various grating/inlet details. BIM product files along with a variety of other support documents are all available for download here.