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HydroLogic Solutions is a multi-disciplinary environmental
consulting and water resources research company founded and
operated by experts in the fields of ecology, environmental
sciences and public policy.
Through laboratory development and applied research it is
the mission of HydroLogic Solutions to provide innovative
and environmentally sound solutions to storm water
management and non-point source pollution problems in a
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StormChamber by HydroLogic Solutions
Mission Statement
Through laboratory development and applied research it is the mission of
HydroLogic Solutions to provide innovative and environmentally
sound solutions to storm water management and non-point source
pollution problems. We are committed to provide solutions and address
future storm water management challenges in a practical and cost effective manner.
Company Overview
HydroLogic Solutions is a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting and
water resources research company founded and operated by experts
in the fields of ecology, biology and land development.
The company staff and its Advisory Board have over 150
years of combined experience in the above disciplines as well as
expert knowledge in the areas of environmental planning,
engineering, and public health.
In order to meet compliance with the EPA Phase II Storm Water and
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulations, HydroLogic Solutions
has developed the StormChamber™ as a highly cost effective
and environmentally sound alternative management tool for the control
of storm water runoff, enhancement of water quality, peak flow attenuation,
sediment maintenance and control, and nitrogen, phosphorous, and other
pollutant removal, designed to overcome the deficiencies of currently existing
technologies.
Product Benefits
StormChamber™ was designed as an open bottom, high-density polyethylene
infiltration chamber BMP which functions in both permeable and
non-permeable soils for subsurface retention or detention of storm
water runoff and for a water quality BMP. StormChamber™ provides
approximately 60% greater storage capacity than similar plastic storm water chambers.
It reduces nutrient and other pollutant loadings by taking advantage of the natural
biological and physical properties of the soil, directly comparable to the functions
of a septic drain field. It also recharges ground water drinking supplies, while
concurrently helping to maintain base flow to streams, wetlands, lakes, and ponds, and
counter salt-water intrusion.
The StormChamber™ storm water management system provides an environmentally
progressive and technologically advanced storage and pollutant removal solution that is
more cost-effective and requires less maintenance than other types of underground storm
water management systems.
StormChamber™ was developed by biologists, ecologists, and engineers to improve
upon older plastic storm water chambers that have been used in the marketplace for over 10
years. StormChamber™ utilizes the same basic corrugated arch shape for structural
integrity and exceeds the AASHTO H20 wheel load rating by over two times.
StormChamber™ significantly exceeds the storage capacity of existing plastic
chambers by over 60%, resulting in a need for fewer chambers, less stone, less filter
fabric, less excavation, and approximately 50% less time to install. The
side portal feeds eliminate the need for expensive header pipe systems currently used to
manifold storm water effluent into rows of chamber systems. The ability to access
any StormChamber™ in a system through the side portal feeds also provides great
flexibility in engineering and hydraulic design, eliminating circuitous routing of feed
pipes from storm water inlet structures to the entry point of a header pipe.
The combined designs of the side portal feeds and the slotted end walls with the provision
for a 10” riser located near the “down stream” end wall facilitates sediment maintenance and
removal. The open bottom of the StormChamber™ provides maximum infiltrative surface area,
unlike the holes of a perforated pipe that easily become clogged. The open infiltration
surface area functions similar to a septic drain field for nitrogen, phosphorous and other pollutant
degradation with formation of a bio-mat of micro-organisms upon the underlying stone and soil.
Pollutants are further degraded as they pass through the soil column. The infiltration of
storm water also helps to replicate pre-construction hydrology as it recharges groundwater supplies,
maintaining base flow to streams and wetlands and in coastal areas, helping to retard salt water intrusion.
StormChamber™ systems are not limited to areas with pervious soils. In non-pervious areas underground
storage can also be provided with regulated outflow. Under these conditions, water quality is still
enhanced more than with a pond due to the remediating effect of the bio-mat. Elimination of a pond
also leaves land available for other uses.
StormChambers™ may also be used in place of concrete, corrugated metal, or HDPE pipe for storm water conveyance.
They are less expensive, quicker and easier to install, and can be inserted directly into a storm water inlet
structure, similar to pipe. Significant water quality enhancement over pipe is also achieved, with the
associated infiltration benefits. When used in place of pipe for conveyance to ponds, algal blooms are minimized,
sediment loading and maintenance is decreased, and pond level fluctuations are minimized by
maintaining base flow. The StormChamber™ has a storm water conveyance capacity comparable to a 48” diameter
pipe. Conveyance occurs through the StormChambers™ as well as the surrounding stone.
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