Roof Leader Conveyance

Re direction of downspouts or roof leader from driveway to grassed areas with a splash pad can reduce the runoff volume and its rate.

Roof leader conveyance.

Using reducing tee fittings for roof drain connections is a thing of the past insertatee fittings are the right solution for tying in roof drain leaders. Sold in 2 pieces available in copper or chromated aluminum ready to paint. However during the time of a state of emergency declared by executive order or. Direct flows into stabilized vegetated areas including on lot swales and bioretention areas.

A roof leader clean out with sump or an intermediate sump box can be installed between the downspout and the dry well to provide pre treatment further reducing the amount of sediment and debris entering and potentially clogging the dry well. The perfect way to top off your leader head s. The capture system to the storage tank i e. Direct roof leader flow into bmps designed specifically to receive and convey rooftop runoff.

2 dwelling means a building or conveyance of any kind including any attached porch whether such building or conveyance is temporary or permanent mobile or immobile which has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at night together with the curtilage thereof. Fits spherical european scupper harwell cisco and wexford styles. Although the grass may not provide high level of water quality treatment the reduction in runoff volume has improved the overall water quality of runoff. Photo shows installation on our spherical leader head roofs will be manufactured to fit specific leader head models so overall dimensions will vary.

The concept is to take advantage of the drop from the roof leader to the conveyance system by creating a 10 foot wide minimum bioretention corridor from roof to the street with a shallow 6 to 12 inch deep temporary ponding area. Downspouts are one of the last features to be finalized on a building s construction. Rooftop runoff may also be directed to on site depression storage areas. Sounds simple but it can range from being almost nonexistent to extremely sophisticated and attractive.

The bioretention corridor must have a minimum effective length of at least 20 feet. Conveyance in a rainwater harvesting system rwh carries the rain from the roof i e. Conveyance simple or complex by doug pushard.