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Stormwater management in cities has traditionally been based on centralized systems, evacuating runoff as quickly as possible through drainage networks that collect and convey the runoff to the final point of treatment or the receiving water body. In recent years, a different approach focused on the use of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) represents a paradigm shift, promoting a decentralized management as close to the runoff source as possible. Among these techniques, permeable pavements represent an effective solution for reducing runoff and providing pollutant treatment. This contribution describes the results obtained from an innovative ceramic permeable pavement developed as part of the LIFE CERSUDS project in the city of Benicàssim (Spain). This pavement, composed by modules built from ceramic tiles in stock, allows water infiltration, runoff treatment and water reuse as part of a SUDS built in 2018 and monitored from September 2018 to September 2019. The purpose of the research was to demonstrate the hydraulic performance of the proposed solution through monitoring of runoff quantity and quality variables. Monitoring data analysis have shown positive results, reducing peak runoff rates and the volume of water which is conducted downstream. From the hydrological point of view, the system capacity shown a 100% runoff management for events up to 15–25 mm of precipitation. This is a very significant threshold since these values represent, respectively, the 81% and 91% percentiles for the study area. System performance was confirmed in terms of runoff management and water infiltration. This demonstration case study represents a reference example of urban retrofitting actions which integrate social, economic and environmental aspects.
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This research was developed within the LIFE CERSUDS project and was financed by the LIFE Programme 2014-2020 of the European Union for the Environment and Climate Action [Reference LIFE15 CCA/ES/000091] with the collaboration of the Generalitat Valenciana through IVACE.
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This research was developed within the LIFE CERSUDS project and was financed by the LIFE Programme 2014–2020 of the European Union for the Environment and Climate Action [Reference LIFE15 CCA/ES/000091] with the collaboration of the Generalitat Valenciana through IVACE.
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J.T. Castillo-Rodríguez is the main author, researcher of the LIFE CERSUDS project in the period Jan 2017- Sep 2019, collaborated in the design of the solution, conducting monitoring actions and analysis of results; thus, she was responsible for drafting the manuscript, and define its conception, design and content. I. Andrés-Doménech coordinated the UPV team as part of the LIFE CERSUDS project, and contributed to define the manuscript scope, review of the state-of-the-art and analysis and interpretation of results, and manuscript revision. M. Martín has contributed regarding water quality analysis and interpretation of data; I. Escuder-Bueno and S. Perales-Momparler contributed to review results regarding hydraulic performance of the solution; and J. Mira-Peidro, LIFE CERSUDS coordinator, has contributed in all aspects regarding the use of ceramic material and performance analysis of the final configuration of the proposed permeable pavement.
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• An innovative SUDS solution for permeable pavements is described and analysed.
• The use of a ceramic permeable pavement has demonstrated the benefits of reducing impervious urban surfaces to control urban runoff at source.
• Recommendations for monitoring this type of SUDS techniques are provided.
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Castillo-Rodríguez, J.T., Andrés-Doménech, I., Martín, M. et al. Quantifying the Impact on Stormwater Management of an Innovative Ceramic Permeable Pavement Solution. Water Resour Manage 35, 1251–1271 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-021-02778-7
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