HYDRAWAY TURF DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Hydraway turf drainage systems are widely used for many applications. One application is athletic fields. Facility managers are under persistent pressure to keep fields healthy, attractive and ready for use. Heavy schedules make this a major challenge because using fields during saturated conditions compacts the soil, consequently threatening the turf.
Applications
- Synthetic Fields
- Football Fields
- Baseball Fields
- Golf Courses
- Backyards
- Highways
- Polo Fields
- Croquet Courts
- Tennis Courts
- Equestrian Centers
- Sand Volleyball Courts
- Recreational Areas
Best Drainage
Hydraway Turf Drainage System design allows the greatest amount of water inflow in the industry! The system's unique core design allows over 90% intake of water from all directions. Over 66" square inches per foot are open for water intake. In traditional drainage systems, water has to seek holes to enter the drain, and the system can't fill up fast enough to move the water away effectively. Hydraway Turf Drainage System has no holes for silt to get into. Underneath the heavy non-woven fabric is an HDPE core in a grid pattern that quickly allows water to enter the system and drain quickly.
Highest Compressive Strengths
Hydraway 2000 unique core design has been tested to exceed 9200 psf if buried in shallow (6" deep) sand-filled trenches. Most traditional drainage products on the market fail during installation because of the excessive force exerted by heavy equipment. Hydraway 2000 will withstand even the most demanding job sites! DOT's across the country have approved the Hydraway System for use in highway drainage because of its high compressive strength.
As you can see our HDPE core is an open design to allow water to enter from all directions. The 4.5 oz needle punched, non-woven fabric is fusion bonded to the core to provide fungus resistance and to keep the fabric firmly attached in high heat and humidity.
Backfill
Hydraway Turf Drainage System utilizes the highest quality "non-clogging" geotextile exterior, which is made of a heavy 4.5 oz needle punched fabric. Course sand is an excellent filter of clay and silt. As the water containing these contaminants moves through the sand, it slows down and the particulate matter drops out. By using sand as an added filter the Hydraway 2000 system is protected from the harmful effects of clay fines. The combination of sand and the 4.5 oz geotextile fabric provides an excellent filter medium for water to pass through.
What size of course sand should you look for? Very coarse sand is the best. According to the USDA system of classification, very coarse sand has an approximate particle size of between 1.0 and 2.0 mm. Some designers have used this for a sand spec:
When passed over a sieve, very coarse sand will have:
- less than 5% retained on a #10 U S standard sieve
- less than 5% passing a #30 U S standard sieve
- no more than 1 % should pass through a #50 U S standard sieve
Competitors
Unlike traditional "pipe and rock systems" pictured here, the Hydraway 2000 system utilizes a 2" to 4" wide trench with a minimum depth of 6". If the field is to be "deep tined" then the Hydraway 2000 system should be placed at a depth as to not damage the drainage system.
French drains clog! It is a well known fact that French drains frequently clog up, sometimes in a remarkably short amount of time. Highway departments and golf course managers have wrestled with this issue for many years. This blockage typically occurs on the trench liner. Small particles of clay or silt are carried by moving water until they are intercepted by the filter, which eventually fills in. The actual life span of a French drain depends on the soil type and rainfall amounts. This blockage can also occur with round pipe or panel drain wrapped in geotextile.