Specification Section: Stormwater Products and Technology
Stormwater conditions can vary tremendously, depending on the size of the area, surrounding terrain, volume of water involved and many additional factors. This brief listing is meant to introduce you to manufacturers and suppliers, with contact information to obtain further information.
AbTech
AbTech Industries Smart Sponge® technology is designed to efficiently remove the most common contaminants in stormwater or industrial waste water. AbTech’s patented polymer technology is chemically selective to hydrocarbons, instantly converting the absorbed oil to a stable solid. Smart Sponge HM® will reduce heavy metals and is capable of removing up to 98 percent of phosphorus. Smart Sponge Plus® (EPA #86256-1) is approved by the EPA for reduction of fecal coliform bacteria. With the ability to cost-effectively retrofit any existing infrastructure, AbTech Industries is uniquely positioned to meet your water needs. To learn more about AbTech’s innovative solutions to clean water, please visit us at www.abtechindustries.com or call 480-874-4000.
Don Thompson
[email protected]
(480) 874-4000
www.abtechindustries.com
ACO Polymer Products 
ACO Polymer Products Inc. introduced the concept of modular trench drains to North America over 30 years ago. Today, ACO in North America is known for its extensive range of drainage and water-management solutions for any application. ACO StormBrixx® is a unique and patented plastic, geocellular stormwater management system. Designed for surface-water infiltration and storage, its versatility allows it to be used in applications across all construction environments as a standalone solution or as part of an integrated sustainable urban drainage (SUDS) scheme. Simple to handle and assemble, the system has patented brick bonding to provide a strong and robust tank installation with maximum shear resistance, offers total access for maintenance and inspection after installation, and supports H20 and HS25 loading.
(888) 979-0281
[email protected]
www.acousa.com
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
A product of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS), HP Storm pipe is a high-performance polypropylene (PP) pipe for gravity-flow storm drainage applications, providing pipe stiffness and premium joint performance. HP Storm couples advanced polypropylene resin technology with a proven, dual-wall profile design for superior performance and durability. This innovative product meets or exceeds ASTM F2881 and AASHTO M330. From a federal perspective, polypropylene pipe is approved by the Army Corps of Engineers for storm drainage applications under Section 33 40 00 (Unified Facilities Guide Specifications). The Federal Aviation Administration permits polypropylene pipe under airfield pavements per Item D-701, Pipe for Storm Drains and Culverts in AC 150/5370-10G (Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports). Additionally, the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way
Association approves polypropylene pipe in storm drainage applications under railroads.
Tori Durliat
[email protected]
(419) 424-8275
www.ads-pipe.com
AP/M Permaform 
CentriPipe® Patented Structural Concrete Pipe Lining System
AP/M Permaform’s CentriPipe® has proven to be very versatile and cost effective for 36” and larger CMP, RCP and brick pipes of all configurations, including round, arched, elliptical and box.
CentriPipe® materials, equipment and application ensure high-quality structural, trenchless rehabilitation of storm and sanitary sewer pipes. Our trained, experienced applicators use the best equipment, including our patented bi-directional spin-caster, and specially designed fine-aggregate concrete to ensure the longest-lasting, highest-quality rehabilitation results. Cities, counties and DOTs across the United States and Canada
have discovered the benefits of using CentriPipe®—pioneered by AP/M Permaform—for their critical pipe repair and maintenance programs.
Joe Cherry
[email protected]
(800) 662-6465
www.permaform.net
AquaBlok 
AquaBlok Ltd. provides a range of fine-grain, powder-coated materials that address a variety of geotechnical sealing and sediment remediation applications. Highly versatile, AquaBlok® products are used in trench dams or anti-seep collars, pond/basin construction and repair, cut-off walls and dam rehabilitation, synthetic liner repair, and more. AquaBlok uses a patented “composite particle” system that consists of coating limestone aggregate with the highest-quality powdered sodium bentonite clay. By doing so, AquaBlok has Built a Better Bentonite™. These materials provide targeted delivery, simplified handling, structural stability, reliable durability and a consistent seal. Stop seepage around pipes, blanket over permeable soils without blending, and control structures without compaction. Apply dry during construction or through standing water. For more information, visit www.aquablok.com.
[email protected]
(419) 825-1325
www.aquablok.com
Cretex Specialty Products 
PRO-RING™ is the most-advanced concrete-alternative manhole and catchbasin grade-adjustment system available anywhere. Available in round, square and rectangular, these rings are manufactured from Expanded Polypropylene (EPP), which is renowned for its exceptional strength to weight ratio, durability, chemical resistance and long service life under harsh conditions. One man can install the PRO-RING™ system in just minutes to within a quarter inch of finished grade, and they are watertight. Where concrete rings break and may cause injury, the PRO-RING™ system eliminates the hazard, helping minimize the risk of injury. A 6” PRO-RING™ weighs just 14 pounds and stands up to all kinds of physical abuse. The PRO-RING™ system dramatically speeds manhole installation and repair time. Manhole repair sites can be opened, repaired and closed in one day, reducing overall costs from 20-30 percent, based on conditions.
[email protected]
(800) 345-3764
www.cretexseals.com
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
For more than two decades, Contech® Engineered Solutions LLC has been helping engineers, contractors and developers satisfy stormwater mitigation requirements on land-development projects across North America.
Regardless of your project’s objectives and constraints, our team of stormwater design
engineers, regulatory managers and local consultants are here to provide you with expert advice
and assistance. If your goal is to eliminate or detain runoff, you can rely on Contech for a wide range of subsurface infiltration, detention and rainwater harvesting solutions. If treatment is needed, our bioretention or subsurface filtration designs can fit into virtually any site and be tailored to address specific pollutants.
For more information on Contech’s product portfolio, including bridges, drainage, sanitary sewer and stormwater management solutions, visit www.ContechES.com or telephone 800-338-1122.
(800) 338-1122
[email protected]
www.conteches.com
CULTEC Inc. 
CULTEC Inc. is a family owned and operated company with experience in the drainage industry for over 65 years. As the manufacturer of Contactor® and Recharger® Plastic Septic and Stormwater Chambers, CULTEC offers the largest variety of sizes to fit almost any site requirement. Recently, the installation of CULTEC’s Recharger 902HD chamber was utilized at Marion Elementary School in Chambersburg, Pa., to satisfy stormwater management requirements. Due to an existing septic system onsite, the units would need to be designed around a confined installation area. As one of the largest stormwater chambers available, the 902HD model stands at 48” high and has a bare-chamber storage capacity of 17.66 square feet. The 902HD was able to accommodate the site constraints and storage criteria while giving engineers design flexibility and cost savings to the school.
[email protected]
(203) 775-4416
www.cultec.com
Eco-Rain Tank Systems of America 
Eco-Rain Tank Systems of America manufactures modular Eco-Rain Tanks & Drainage Cells to create highly permeable drainage systems that capture rainfall, excess irrigation and gray water, where permitted. Advantages include permeable surface drainage, recharge of groundwater, reuse of rainfall and excess irrigation, minimal use of gravel and aggregate during construction, lightweight installation, and lower construction costs. Eco-Rain products are made of 100 percent recycled polypropylene, manufactured in the United States and other countries. Eco-Rain is well situated to ship to all locations national and international.
Eco-Rain Tanks are buried underground in landscape and traffic areas, supporting AASHTO H-25 load capacity. There are thousands of Eco-Rain Tank installations dating back to 2006—the largest is 2.6 miles along Runway 25L at LAX.
Mary Angle
[email protected]
(818) 501-0424
www.ecoraintank.com
Firestone Building Products 
Firestone Building Products Company LLC is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive “Roots to Rooftops” product portfolio for commercial building performance solutions. Headquartered in Indianapolis, the company also offers outstanding technical services, an international network of contractors, distributors and field sales representatives, and superior warranty protection. Products include commercial roofing systems, roofing accessories, green roofing systems and daylighting systems, vegetative roofing systems, metal wall panels, insulation, cavity wall construction, pond liners and geomembranes.
Tom Hanzely
[email protected]
(815) 404-3013
www.Firestonebpco.com
Forterra Building Products 
The Kenner Chainwall, manufactured nationwide by Forterra Building Products, is a patented pre-cast concrete elevation system designed to protect shelters, generators and other essential equipment from flooding. Winner of the ACI “Best Concrete Project Award for 2009,” this prefabricated one-piece system can usually be installed in minutes, eliminating the need for forming, erecting or pouring an onsite elevation platform, which can take several weeks.
Sheila Griffin
[email protected]
(972) 266-7519
www.forterrabp.com
GeoHay 
GeoHay is a high-performance and sustainable material used in sediment control and stormwater management. It has been found to perform well as a ditch check, curb or grate inlet filter, and check dam, as it reduces the turbidity, silt, and possible heavy metals and hydrocarbons in the runoff. GeoHay a versatile and easy-to-install product that is more cost effective, as it will last the length of a longer project.
Kellyn Campbell, CPESC
[email protected]
(864) 472-7000
www.geohay.com
Heavyweight Sediment Control Solutions 
The DuraWattle® is a flexible sediment barrier that is made to be driven over. This reusable BMP is installable on soil, curbs or hard surfaces. Improve your perimeter control with a synthetic wattle that is durable and UV-resistant. It will remain lightweight and moveable after a rain event, and it doesn’t break down or leech pollutants. Each 12-foot section of the DuraWattle® fits together to create a continuous barrier tested at 96.6 percent sediment retention (ASTM D7351) and 58 percent turbidity reduction. The low profile of the DuraWattle® helps improve visibility and site access. This berm provides effective dewatering by allowing the water to flow through the barrier rather than ponding behind it. The DuraWattle® is manufactured in the United States by Heavyweight Sediment Control Solutions in Sacramento, Calif.
Rich Quinley
[email protected]
(916) 922-9222
www.DuraWattle.com
Invisible Structures 
Rainstore3 from Invisible Structures Inc. is a unique structure used to store stormwater underground. Made from injection-molded plastic, a single panel contains 36 vertical columns and supports H-20 loading, allowing the construction of driving areas, parking lots or other small structures above the system. Built-in compression fittings allow units to be easily stacked to a variety of depths up to 8’4”. Benefits include: Allows for development of valuable land resources by moving stormwater ponds below ground; Available pre-assembled in depths from 4” to 8’4”; 94 percent open for water storage; Virtually eliminates stone requirements; Easy installation. Applications include underground stormwater storage and water harvesting. Rainstore3 comes in modular units 40” x 40” x 4” (1 meter x 1 meter x 0.1 meter).
[email protected]
(800) 233-1510
www.invisiblestructures.com
Milliken Infrastructure Solutions 
Milliken Infrastructure’s GeoSpray® geopolymer is a chemically resistant fiber-reinforced mortar system specifically engineered to rehabilitate pipes, culverts and containment areas. The GeoSpray system looks, feels and handles like cement, but with much higher performance properties. Its unique chemistry provides superior flexural and tensile strength as well as ultra-low porosity and high self-bonding characteristics, helping to prevent cold joints prevalent with Portland cement-based products.
GeoSpray geopolymer is designed to address issues including scoured or pitted inverts on corrugated culverts, shape deformations, joint failures, water infiltration and more. The material is effective on any shape of pipe down to 30” in diameter, including right angles, curves, boxes and arches. Once applied, GeoSpray effectively creates a new structural pipe inside the old pipe, requiring no digging and minimizing public disruption.
John Hepfinger
[email protected]
(855) 655-6750
www.milliken.com
Oldcastle Precast 
Oldcastle Stormwater Solutions is a team of experienced stormwater specialists developing new products and individual solutions to meet the ever-changing regulations that protect our environment. We specialize in underground stormwater storage products, stormwater treatment devices and Low Impact Development systems as well as rainwater harvesting equipment, water conveyance and custom solutions to meet the needs of any regulatory environment. Our stormwater storage systems provide site-specific designs and help comply with the EPA’s recommendations for mitigating the effects of stormwater runoff and volume control. Our stormwater treatment devices frequently exceed the required treatment levels for NPDES and MS4 requirements in any jurisdiction. From the start of construction to the completion of any project, Oldcastle offers a comprehensive approach to meet your stormwater management needs.
Skip Short
[email protected]
(800) 579-8819
www.oldcastlestormwater.com
Outpak Washout 
The Outpak Concrete Washout® unit is designed to be a portable solution for harmful industrial concrete sediment, paint, drywall mud, stucco and mortar. With Outpak Concrete Washouts, your job site will be organized, eco-friendly and BMP compliant to avoid costly fines. They are designed for a simple and quick setup in minutes and can remain for the duration of the project. Outpak Concrete Washout is compatible for mixer, pump trucks and wheelbarrows. Dispose of after evaporation and job completion.
The president and founder is a veteran of the concrete construction business, and he’s a native Idahoan. That means he appreciates what Mother Nature has provided. He values being a good steward of the land, by providing affordable and efficient eco-friendly development.
Ken Eau Claire
[email protected]
(208) 376-6967
www.outpak.com
PRESTO GEOSYSTEMS
Presto Geosystems’ GEOPAVE® porous pavements were utilized for parking and walkways with other environmental and sustainable products at a Wisconsin nature preserve, The Ridges Sanctuary, in its pursuit for USGBC LEED® Platinum rating.
Protecting Lake Michigan’s watershed was a primary concern at this facility’s location adjacent to the lake’s western shores. The porous pavements were an important part of the overall plan to protect the waters against the negative effects of stormwater runoff on water quality. The GEOPAVE system, infilled with highly porous stone, allows water infiltration and acts as a natural, onsite stormwater retention system, storing stormwater in its aggregate base after rain events and allowing for natural percolation. GEOPAVE pavements are designed to accept everyday traffic from cars, trucks and emergency vehicles.
Bryan Wedin, P.E.
[email protected]
(800) 548-3424
www.prestogeo.com
PROFILE Products 
Based in Buffalo Grove, Ill., PROFILE Products LLC offers environmentally sound, site-specific solutions including soil modification, erosion control and plant establishment. As the leading manufacturer of hydraulically applied mulch and additives as well as ceramic conditioners to amend soil, Profile offers onsite solutions and consultation to architects, land planners, contractors, developers and municipalities. Their team of agronomists, engineers and industry experts is supported through a worldwide network of experienced distributors. Profile Product lines include Profile Golf™, Turface Athletics™, and Profile Erosion and Vegetative Solutions, which includes a wide range of products to prevent erosion and establish vegetation for the golf course, transportation, landfill, and commercial and residential markets.
[email protected]
(847) 215-1144
www.profileproducts.com
Soil Retention 
Soil Retention manufactures a line of Plantable concrete systems®, consisting of Verdura®, a fully plantable retaining wall system; Enviroflex®, an interlocking ACB revetment system; and Drivable Grass®, a permeable, flexible and plantable concrete pavement system.
Drivable Grass® is a permanent hard-armor and paving system. The product is designed with an engineered polymer grid, which allows it to flex and conform to irregular ground surface contours along predefined linear grooves, while providing the intended structural support. This unique product, whether planted or non-planted, is an ideal solution for erosion control protection when used in bioswales, slopes, road shoulders, roadside swales, infiltration basins, small channels and ditches.
Nick Jansson, P.E.
[email protected]
(800)346-7995
www.soilretention.com
StormChamber 
HydroLogic Solution’s StormChamber® systems are highly cost effective for control of stormwater runoff, peak flow attenuation, sediment control, nutrient and pollutant removal, and stormwater conveyance. One row of 34” StormChambers provide conveyance capacity approximately equivalent to 42” pipe; 52” pipe with our 44” StormChambers. StormChamber systems are less expensive, easier and quicker to maintain than other types of underground systems. StormChambers are the strongest plastic retention/detention product, with independent testing exceeding the AASHTO H20/HL93 loading standard by over four times. They have been installed in up to four layers; single layers with up to 29 feet of cover. No other plastic chamber has been installed in more than two layers. None allow cover to exceed 12 feet. Most are restricted to 8 feet.
Bob Maestro
[email protected]
877-426-9128
www.stormchambers.com
StormTrap 
StormTrap is committed to providing cost-effective stormwater management solutions to engineers, owners and municipalities. Whether you need to slow or reduce volume from your project site, protect waterways and maintain water quality or hold water for harvesting or reuse, StormTrap’s customized systems can address all these needs. For the complete line of StormTrap’s stormwater products, including stormwater treatment, rainwater harvesting, stormwater infiltration and detention systems, please see www.stormtrap.com.
[email protected]
1-87-STORMTRAP
www.stormtrap.com
SW Products 
The Marlee Float™ skimmer is constructed of HDPE and stainless-steel fittings, creating a virtually indestructible and low-maintenance surface drain suitable for temporary or permanent use. The shielded orifice prevents clogging by excluding floatables and increases sediment-trapping efficiency. The skimmer is available in three models, each with multiple orifice configurations and all have third-party verified flow rates. The Marlee Float™ skimmer meets new EPA standards, with approval in all states and most DOTs. The skimmer ships pre-assembled with a simple five-minute installation. Visit our website (SWProductsUS.com) for easy-to-use design tools, detail and tutorials. Contact us at 855-697-9333 or [email protected] for more information.
Jamie McCutchen, P.E.
[email protected]
(855) 697-9333
www.SWProductsUS.com
UNI-GROUP U.S.A 
Manufactured nationwide by local UNI Manufacturers, Eco-Priora permeable interlocking concrete pavers infiltrate stormwater runoff and save money by combining parking and detention in one system. Reduces impacts on combined storm/sewer systems, mitigates runoff volumes and peak flows, and reduces heat-island effects. Eco-Priora is an EPA-recommended best-management practice and qualifies for LEED® and other green rating systems credits.
Eco-Priora is available in rectangle and square styles with patented interlocking spacers that offer superior structural stability under traffic loading and withstand turning movements without surface degradation or raveling. Permeable interlocking concrete pavement infiltration is maintained by street sweeping/vacuuming and allows for seamless repair if underground access is required. Eco-Priora is suitable for use in any climate, can be plowed, and reduces the need for de-icers in winter.
[email protected]
1-800-872-1864
www.uni-groupusa.org
About Todd Danielson
Todd Danielson has been in trade technology media for more than 20 years, now the editorial director for V1 Media and all of its publications: Informed Infrastructure, Earth Imaging Journal, Sensors & Systems, Asian Surveying & Mapping, and the video news portal GeoSpatial Stream.
