Performance and Whole-Life Costs of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)

Documents the performance and whole life costs of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS). This second phase of the project identified preferred designs for a wide range of settings, as well as improved design procedures for more effective maintenance. The report documents maintenance costs from across the U.S. and UK, which allows planners to estimate future outlays and develop a funding system for sustaining ongoing maintenance requirements. Hydraulic modeling conducted through the project demonstrates the benefits of BMPs/SUDS in comparison to traditional drainage systems and may help promote their adoption in new developments. Published by WERF. 697 pages.

As of February 2020, the web tool is no longer available.

Originally funded as WERF project 01-CTS-21-TA.