Advanced Drainage Systems Purchases Flexstorm
Source Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS) has acquired Inlet and Pipe Protection Inc., manufacturer of Flexstorm storm water inlet filters. The products will now be marketed under the ADS Flexstorm brand.
ADS Flexstorm Inlet Filters provide a technological advantage to trap debris. The ADS Flexstorm's adjustable design allows it to fit any drainage structure and provide maximum protection while being easy to install and economical.
“Since 2009, Flexstorm products have been part of the ADS catalog," stated Ron Vitarelli, chief operating officer and executive vice president of ADS, "and now we will increase production and distribution to meet the escalating demand for the inlet filters. Each ADS Flexstorm unit filters silt, solids and other pollutants to help our environment and assist communities in meeting the EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Storm Water Rule.”
Jamie Ringenbach, president of the Naperville, Ill.,-based Inlet and Pipe Protection agreed. “Flexstorm filters enable state DOTs and municipalities across the country to comply with mandates set forth by the EPA to find universally accepted structural best management practices (BMP) to address the issue of storm water inlet protection. And engineers are specifying the use of the below grate system more and more because they find it prevents hazardous inlet ponding, road icing and jobsite erosion.”
Flexstorm Inlet Filters Provide Effective Solutions
According to Jim Clemans, vice president of Allied Products, ADS, "The ADS Flexstorm filter with its configurable, adjustable filter frame suspension provides a low-maintenance and highly-effective solution that complements the ADS line of products. The units are produced for either temporary or permanent inlet protection and are now available for all frame and grate castings and precast structures. The Flexstorm inlet filter is made up of a rigid galvanized or stainless steel frame that supports a variety of filter bags designed to remove storm water pollution from construction sites, parking lots, factory drains, gas stations, or any other inlet that potentially drains to a river, lake or stream. The units reduce costs, especially on DOT projects, because they’re very easy to install and maintain, and the entire filter system can be taken to the next job site and reused.”
The ADS Flexstorm units are designed to fit any drainage structure and provide maximum protection. Shown here is a 6-in. rolled curb inlet filter demonstrating the flexibility of the Flexstorm framing system.
Source: Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
