ADS StormTech - Certification, compliance and approvals

ISO 4982 compliant – ISO 4982 (Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground conveyance and storage of non-potable water — Arch-shaped, corrugated wall chambers made of PE or PP used for retention, detention, storage and transportation of storm water systems — Product specifications and performance criteria).

ASTM & AASHTO compliant – StormTech’s arch-shaped chambers are designed and manufactured to codes and standards published by the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) (AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Section 12.2) and ASTM International F2787 (Standard practice for structural design of Thermoplastic Corrugated Wall Stormwater Collection Chambers), F2418 (Standard Specification for Polypropylene Corrugated Wall Stormwater Collection Chambers) and F2922 (Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Corrugated Wall Stormwater Collection Chambers).

AASHTO

F2787

F2418

F2922

CSA compliant – StormTech has Intetek certification and is compliant with the National Standards of Canada CSA B184 Series:22 Polymeric Subsurface stormwater management structures.

Eurocode compliant – Eurocode structural design principles were used to model the performance of StormTech. The results show that all the StormTech chambers are structurally adequate, at both minimum and maximum cover, when installed as per the manufacturer’s guidelines. Click here to see the report.

European Assessment Document (EAD)
EAD 180017-00-0704
This defines the methods and criteria for assessing StormTech’s performance.

European Technical Assessment (ETA)
ETA-22/0555
The third-party verification of StormTech’s performance against the criteria in the EAD.

Declaration of Performance (DoP) – The legally binding documents that align StormTech’s performance with the ETA.

CE Mark – The CE mark provides the right to legal recompense for performance failures. For a construction products sold in Great Britain, the UKCA mark is an equivalent.

ADS StormTech is the only proprietary SuDS attenuation and treatment system in the UK that has been evaluated and can bear the CE mark.

BBA Certification
BBA certificate number 07/4480 covers the StormTech range of subsurface stormwater management systems.

DIBt Certification
DIBt approval number Z-42.1-525 covers Tunnel system for the drainage of precipitable water with denomination “StormTech” made from PE or PP.

CSTB Certification
Technical Appraisal 17.2/13-273_V2 covers StormTech PP Range.

DCG compliant
OFWAT’s Design and Construction Guidance (DCG) for sewers.

Scottish Water/SEPA Approval – Approved by SEPA and meets the requirements of Sewers for Scotland 4th edition

Mitigation Indices compliant – ADS StormTech including Isolator Row is the only combined SuDS attenuation and water quality management system to have 3rd party verified MIs, with the capability to treat Medium Pollution Hazard applications without the need for other SuDS treatment components. A copy of our Mitigation Indices leaflet is available here