Civil and Drainage

Sloped Line Drainage High Capacity Surface Water Management

Sloped Line Drainage is becoming a necessity to cope with our increasingly wet climate. High hydraulic capacity channel drainage systems are not new to Killeshal, but we now offer Ulma polymer concrete channel drainage with a built-in 2.5% slope to handle the surface water issues associated with heavy and sustained downpours.

Sloped Line Drainage for Surface Water Management

Killeshal have offered Line Drainage Systems for years and we’ve built up a good understanding of what is best suited to any given project. Our ULMA Sloped Line Drainage is available for runs of up to 40 linear meters on a single water outlet.

The ability to cope with higher volumes of surface water in a shorter time is becoming increasingly essential as we face the likelihood of more and more extreme weather events ( wetter winters ). Heavy and sustained downpours with their resultant surface water management challenges will be a fact of life and Sloped Line Drainage can be a significant part of the solution.

Advantages of Sloped Channel Drainage

That built-in 2.5% slope brings some distinct advantages over non-sloped channel drainage systems:

  • Higher hydraulic capacity -100 l/s in 20 ml. * Study conducted by the Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya
  • Self-cleaning effect that allows the inside of the channel to remain clean at a low flow rate (from rainwater). It obtains a greater capacity to remove the sediment that can accumulate during heavy rains. This leads to a reduction in the need for maintenance.
  • Possibility of installing up to 40 ml. It is possible to install two sections of 20 metres each, with a single water outlet.

How does it work?

Take a look at the video below and get in touch with us to find out more.

Manufactured using polymer concrete, Killeshal’s ULMA Line Drainage Channels are designed to the highest specifications and tailored to a myriad of scenarios.

Contact our team at KPC to see how Line Drainage systems from KPC can provide an efficient surface water clearance solution to suit your project specifications.

Click here for our Line Drainage products page.


Contact us by phone or email and see how we can meet your needs for construction materials. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. See our Contact Us page for contact information.

John McCormack

I enjoy construction at a DIY level and have built my own garage from the ground up (roofing included) as well as extensive patios and pathways. 16 years experience in manufacturing in fields at various levels from general operative to senior supervisor in fields as diverse as medical devices and injection moulded printer parts. From 2008 I began to move into photography and web design and am with KPC since July 2013.

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