Case study: Increased capacity of sewer/drainage system, Paris

Description of the application

Paris has inaugurated in 2009 Europe’s largest underground stormwater storage tunnel to date, with a 1.86km long 30m deep tunnel of 6.80m diameter and a total capacity of 80,000m3. Total investment was € 109 M for this tunnel, however the total stormwater management master plan cost could exceed € 4 B.

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http://www.siaap.fr/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/tima_dossier_presse.pdf

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