Drainage Systems for Landscape and Yard: Flo-Well and Pop-Up Emitters by NDS

Once you’ve collected standing water or runoff on your property with a catch basin or channel drain, where does it go next? Here’s how the Flo-Well® dry well and Pop-up Emitter can help you properly discharge the excess water.

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Resources:
NDS Stormwater Drainage Tools App

Videos:
NDS Stormwater Management Channel
▶︎ https://www.youtube.com/c/Ndspro

Website:
Home Drainage Center
https://www.ndspro.com/home-drainage

Pop-up Drainage Emitter
https://www.ndspro.com/products/drainage/pop-up-emitters.html

Flo-Well Dry Well
https://www.ndspro.com/products/drainage/dry-wells.html

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Opening
0:12 – Introduction
0:40 – Drainage System Phases (Collection, Conduction & Discharge)
0:48 – Discharge Phase
0:54 – Pop-up Emitter
1:15 – Flo-Well
1:26 – Pollutants
1:53 – Stormwater Retention
2:32 – Installation
4:34 – Flo-Well Benefits
4:50 – Flo-Well Calculator
5:41 – Complete line of products
5:50 – Closing

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PROTECT YOUR HOME
A well-maintained landscape can increase the value of a home, while a poorly maintained landscape can lead to costly water damage to the structure of the house.

Installing a drainage system to prevent water damage is less costly than repairing the water damage itself. Given the destructive effect that water has on house structures and landscapes, every landscape needs a proper drainage system.

DRAINAGE SYSTEM BASICS
A drainage system has three major phases: collection, conduction, and discharge. Catch basins and channel drains are often used to collect surface water. They connect to drain pipes which carry the water downstream to a discharge point. The two most widely used components for discharge are the pop-up emitter and Flo-Well.

DISCHARGE PROPERLY TO HELP PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
As water flows over rooftops, paved surfaces, and garden beds, it picks up various pollutants including oil, grease, chemicals, metals, and bacteria. By discharging the water into the street, pollutants are carried through the city’s main storm drainage system and into local ponds, lakes, and oceans. Many cities have required that storm water be retained within the property to reduce pollution of its resources.

DISCHARGE WATER WITH A POP-UP EMITTER
Water captured in the drainage system needs a point of release, and one of the best is the pop-up drainage emitter. It discharges water collected from upstream at a low point of the drainage system.

CAPTURE, RETAIN AND SLOWLY RELEASE WATER WITH A FLO-WELL DRY WELL
The Flo-Well dry well can be used to retain water runoff within the property, allowing it to percolate back into the soil. While a traditional dry well is a pit filled with gravel or crushed stone, the Flo-Well dry well is not, and can hold 50 gallons of water—about twice the amount of a traditional dry well of the same size.

INSTALLATION
Find an area where you can dig a hole at least 4 feet in diameter and at least 3 feet deep, and include trenches for pipe. The location of the Flo-Well must be at least 10 feet away from the foundation of the house.

Before assembling the Flo-Well, knock out the ports needed to leach water back into the soil (facing away from the house). Consider the soil type for the number of weepholes needed. Cut out ports to connect pipe. Connect the three panels together and place the cover on top.

Fill the bottom of the hole with at least 4 inches of gravel or crushed stone, then place the Flo-Well into the ground and connect the pipes to side walls.

A surface drain be installed on the lid of the Flo-Well as a safety outlet should the Flo-Well can overflow. Make sure the top of the surface drain is level with the top surface of the landscape.

Wrap filter fabric around the Flo-Well to prevent dirt from entering. Once the Flo-Well is in place, fill the surrounding area with at least 1 foot of gravel or crushed stone. Finally, bury the Flo-Well to a minimum of 8 inches deep and finish off the landscape.

FLO-WELL BENEFITS
Water retention capacity of a Flo-Well system can be increased by connecting multiple Flo-Wells or stacking up to 4 Flo-Wells. Determine the number of Flo-Wells with the Flo-Well calculator (https://www.ndspro.com/tools-and-calculators/flo-well-calculator) on NDSpro.com.

The use of a Flo-Well can significantly reduce the amount of trenching in a typical drainage system installation. When obstacles make it difficult to dig a piping system to the discharge point, the Flo-Well can be used.

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