RAF Kinloss, Scotland
End user: Royal Air Force
Location: RAF Kinloss, Scotland
Type of project: Gravity stormwater attenuation system
Specifier: MOD (framework agreement with AMEC-Turner)
Main contractor: AMEC
Drainage subcontractor: Attenuation main with a capacity of 2000 cubic metres
Project requirements: High capacity drainage using large diameter tanks
System cost: £300,000
Key criteria: Tailor made design incorporating wide range of pipe and tank
sizes to meet limits on depth set by underground rock
Solution achieved: Change from single leg tank originally proposed to large
2.2m diameter tank connected to series of 1.2m runs and four leg manifold
at either end
Other benefits: Penstocks incorporated into system rather than mounted
separately, saving on two new chambers