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Soakage design manual

This manual provides design professionals with specific designs for sizing and design of on-site stormwater measures that dispose of stormwater runoff into the ground. Designed for use in those areas of Auckland City where there is adequate soakage, it includes the test procedures for mandatory percolation testing.

Table of contents

Due to the large file size of this document, it has been split into sections as below.

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Section pdf File size
Preface, disclaimer, contents, acknowledgements, list of abbreviations and definitions 453kb
1.0 Introduction 292kb
2.0 Preliminary considerations 182kb
3.0 Percolation tests 52kb
4.0 Selection of soakage systems 182kb
5.0 Design procedures 141kb
6.0 Building consents 95kb
7.0 Operation and maintenance 83kb
8.0 References 80kb
Appendix A - Drawings 1,174kb
Appendix B - Charts 392kb
Appendix C - Worksheets and examples 629kb
Appendix D - Operation and maintenance forms 325kb