SuDS route map

ICE and ACO guide to effective surface water management

Sponsored by ACO Technologies, the ICE SuDS Task Group has produced a set of detailed, easy-to-follow visual route maps to assist practitioners in finding the most relevant and up to date information about Sustainable Drainage design, construction, adoption and maintenance.

An interactive pdf can be viewed (top right). Alternatively, a downloadable pdf is available from the ICE website:

Helping you deliver an effective SuDS solution

All plans and designs for new housing or commercial developments should address the issue of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) from the earliest stages. This enables the best SuDS to be delivered to mitigate flooding risk, avoid overloading the drainage network and provide water quality, biodiversity and public amenity benefits.

However, regulations and custom and practice vary across the UK nations and between different local authorities, making the processes of SuDS delivery sometimes confusing.

The purpose of these new route maps is to provide an overview of the main stages of delivering SuDS, with numerous hyperlinks to online resources at the appropriate point.

This will help both existing SuDS practitioners and built environment professionals new to SuDS to understand the main processes and what information is available.

Although not a fixed legal requirement in England and Northern Ireland, SuDS are a legal obligation in Scotland and soon in Wales.

Water UK, the water industry body, is also developing more rigorous standards.

Who should read the new guidance?

The ICE/ACO route maps cover key delivery stages: from pre-planning, design and construction, to adoption and maintenance.

There are numerous links to further detailed online information.

The route maps will be of interest to:

  • Architects
  • Planners
  • Engineering consultants
  • Developers
  • Construction contractors
  • Water engineers
  • Chartered environmentalists
How we can assist you

The ACO Design Services Team is able to work closely with you through the entire design process in the field of SuDS. We also offer design surface software for you to make your own calculations

ACO offer a comprehensive CPD on SuDS that deals with drivers for change, including climate change and urbanisation, and gives practical case studies of SuDS implementation.

SuDS product search

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Channel drainage

H Range
H Range

Load Class F 900

KerbDrain D
KerbDrain D

Load Class D 400

KerbDrain E/E+
KerbDrain E/E+

Load Class E 600

MonoDrain
MonoDrain

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD
MultiDrain MD

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST
MultiDrain MD Brickslot ST

Load Class D 400

MultiDrain PPD
MultiDrain PPD

Load Class D 400

Multiline Sealin
Multiline Sealin

Load Class D 400

Qmax
Qmax

Load Class F 900

RoadDrain
RoadDrain

Load Class F 900

S Range
S Range

Load Class F 900

SuDS Overflow Gully
SuDS Overflow Gully

Load Class N/A

AS101 DPC Channel
AS101 DPC Channel

Load Class A-C

AS1050 Discrete Channel
AS1050 Discrete Channel

Load Class A–B

AS201 Mechanical Clamp
AS201 Mechanical Clamp

Load Class A-C

AS301 Box Channel
AS301 Box Channel

Load Class A-C

AS401 Fire Lift Channel
AS401 Fire Lift Channel

Load Class A 15

AS501 Easy-Clean
AS501 Easy-Clean

Load Class A-C

AS601 Slot Channel
AS601 Slot Channel

Load Class A-C

AS701 Upstand
AS701 Upstand

Load Class A-C

AS801 Micro Channel
AS801 Micro Channel

Load Class A–B

AS901 Hi Load
AS901 Hi Load

Load Class A–D

Deckline 125
Deckline 125

Load Class A-C

FreeDeck
FreeDeck

Load Class A 15

Radius Channel
Radius Channel

Load Class A–B

Combipoint SSA
Combipoint SSA

Load Class N/A

Q-Ceptor
Q-Ceptor

Load Class N/A

QuadraCeptor
QuadraCeptor

Load Class N/A

V-Septor
V-Septor

Load Class N/A

StormBrixx Range
StormBrixx Range

Load Class N/A

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