Sewerage design in Bishop’s Stortford (England)

The project showcases a site within the wider Bishop’s Stortford, a town in England, United Kingdom. As part of development, the urban area of Bishop’s Stortford will be extended towards North. To achieve this, construction of 2,200 dwellings, primary schools, employment land, mixed use neighborhood centers, green infrastructure and recreation space are proposed. The aim of this project will be to place a sustainable urban drainage system for the proposed development, such as swales and basins that will be used to capture, treat, and manage surface water and will also allow for future increase and climate change. The design of wastewater drainage system will be governed by various factors like rainfall data, design return period, time of entry, maximum rainfall rate, volumetric runoff coefficient, climate change, catchments areas, etc. The objective of this study is to understand the characteristics of the site. For the scope of the study, designing a sustainable stormwater drainage network liaising with other interdisciplinary works of highways, geotechnical, lighting, environmental and bridges teams will be carried out. Thereby providing outputs to have smooth construction process ensuring efficient functioning of the proposed drainage network.