Drainfast Brochure Issue 36 - Flipbook - Page 256
9 MUCKSTOPPER
The 昀椀rst
line of defence
Silt can pose a huge problem to
the environment. Responsible
construction companies need to
prevent silt laden run-off from
polluting local waterways. Our
system is designed to be a first
line of defence against silt.
When the roads and sewers team
from M&J Evans Construction
Ltd (North West) began work
at a 400-unit Taylor Wimpey
development site in David
Whitby Way in Crewe, they
knew the extended period of
the development project would
present challenges in terms of
keeping manholes and road
gullies free of silt.
01420 555 600
Right: Regular
maintenace
is required
to empty the
MuckStopper
system in
gullies.
They decided to proactively
install MuckStopper products
across the site as soon as the
first layer of asphalt had been
laid on the roadways. Removing
the steel plates that protected
the drainage system during
the asphalting operation, they
installed the MuckStopper units in
the chambers before setting the
ironwork in place as normal.
Road sweepers are essential
for controlling muck on a
construction site, but they
generate a fine slurry that seeps
through the small gaps on
manhole covers and into road
gullies. From there, it enters
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