SDS Intellistorm® Rainwater Management

Smart Rainwater Recycling System

 SDS ‘Intellistorm®’ rainwater recycling system enables a site to maximise rainwater reuse and minimise discharge to drain, operating entirely under its own control. The system interprets and assesses weather forecasts along with expected rainfall and local catchment data and responds accordingly.

This is enabled by storing and reusing harvested rainwater for non-potable applications such as toilet flushing, irrigation, vehicle cleaning, manufacturing and cooling systems, whilst creating storage capacity for stormwater that might otherwise overwhelm and flood the drainage system.

SDS Intellistorm® systems reduce by as much as £100,000 the cost of integrating water reuse into a new build development where attenuation already exists, encouraging the take-up of water reuse. Cost isn’t the only key factor; the Intellistorm® system presents no additional equipment footprint or civil excavation associated with a second tank, allowing space to be removed as a barrier in the decision to integrate water reuse.

How Does It Work?

Unlike traditional attenuation systems which temporarily attenuate stormwater and allow a continuous controlled discharge of any collected surface water, SDS Intellistorm® actively empties in accordance with weather forecast data. It provides only sufficient space in the tanks to receive the incoming rainwater and ensures the maximum amount of water for reuse is continuously available.

SDS Intellistorm® puts water reuse well within the reach of every project where SuDS are a planning requirement. Where a new build development needs to consider both flood resilience and water consumption impact, there’s no need for separate rainwater harvesting and attenuation systems.

By combining two systems and using intelligent data, significant savings in construction costs are achieved, while spatial restrictions to accommodate large water storage volumes are mitigated. Plus, end users achieve ongoing cost savings through water reuse and the wider environment and society benefit from increased flood resilience.

Furthermore, our Intellistorm® rainwater management system can be extended to incorporate grey water recycling, thereby reducing to an even greater extent the demand on potable water supply, increasing self-sufficiency, reducing carbon footprint and maximising environmental and Corporate & Social Responsibility credentials.

The diagram above represents SDS Intellistorm® Rainwater Recycling system in an office environment.

The diagram above represents SDS Intellistorm®, combined rain- and grey- water management system in a mixed-use development.

SDS Intellistorm® can be deployed at a residential community level, serving either a limited number of properties on a development or the whole development with a shared system.

The diagram above represents our Intellistorm® system in a smaller scale community scheme.

The diagram above represents our Intellistorm® system in a larger scale, development-wide community scheme.