CONTECH Introduces New Retention System
CONTECH Construction Products Inc. has introduced the ChamberMaxx system, a corrugated, open-bottom plastic arch system for the retention of storm water 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 storm water division."
The below-grade system maximizes 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 they are designed to exceed HS-20/HS-25 live loads in accordance with AASHTO (Section 12) LRFD design specifications for storm water chambers. The ChamberMaxx system has undergone meticulous structural analysis by industry experts and been subjected to full scale in-ground field burial tests.
CONTECH recommends the installation of a pretreatment water quality unit 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.
For more information, visit www.contech-cpi.com/chamber.Source: CONTECH Construction Products Inc.
