Stormwater360 Introduces ChamberMaxx Detention / Retention System
23 Jul 2009
July, 2009 - Stormwater360 Introduces ChamberMaxx Detention/Retention System
Stormwater360 has introduced the ChamberMaxx system, a corrugated, open-bottom plastic arch system for the retention of stormwater runoff. “With the LID (Low Impact Development) movement driving infiltration to reduce site runoff, plastic chamber systems, like ChamberMaxx, are becoming the preferred solution of many specifiers,” said Rick Stepien, president of CONTECH’s stormwater division - USA licensors of the ChamberMaxx. “We’ve added the ChamberMaxx system to our suite of detention and recharge solutions to meet our customer’s needs and offer an additional option for them to economically collect, detain, retain and infiltrate stormwater runoff on their projects.”
The below-grade system maximises available land for development, and can support traffic loading for installation under parking lots and roadways. The chambers are injection molded using structurally-efficient and corrosive-resistant polypropylene resin, and are designed to exceed HS-20 / HS-25 live loads in accordance with AASHTO (Section 12) LRFD design specifications for stormwater chambers.The ChamberMaxx system has undergone meticulous structural analysis by industry experts, and has been subjected to full scale in-ground field burial tests. In retention applications, the ChamberMaxx system effectively recharges groundwater which can achieve reduced discharge objectives, includingLow Impact Development (LID)andLeadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Stormwater360 recommends the installation of a pretreatment water quality unit, such as the StormFilter or VortCapture system, upstream of the ChamberMaxx system for the highest level of performance at the lowest cost.This combined water quality and quantity solution reduces maintenance costs by capturing the pollutants in one confined location, and extends the performance life of the overall system by reducing occlusion of the void space within the surrounding stone. Stormwater360 offers various pretreatment options, including the StormFilter, EnviroPod, VortCapture, Vortechs, VortSentry, and VortSentry HS hydrodynamic separators. With 2.2 m3 of available storage per chamber, ChamberMaxx is the most cost efficient of its kind. A short height profile optimises stormwater storage on shallow sites. Lightweight chambers allow for placement without the use of heavy equipment. For more information on the ChamberMaxx system,
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