The StormFilter™ is a radial cartridge stormwater filter, and has been the industry standard for over 25 years. The first manufactured stormwater filter to gain regulatory approval on a global scale and is the most widely used filter in New Zealand.
StormFilter ™ is a stand out versatile Best Management Practice (BMP) capable of efficiently removing a wide range of pollutants, including sediments, oil and grease, metals, organics, and nutrients, with a range of standard configurations and custom solutions to treat stormwater contaminants and is suited to variety of land uses.
Highly reliable, easy to install and maintain, and proven performance over time, the StormFilter™ is in use by every city council in New Zealand , and Stormwater360 work with a network of maintenance partners to ensure operational success.
Stormwater360 are the only provider in New Zealand to offer a cartridge exchange programme and Life Time Warranty on the cartridges.
1-3
years
average maintenance
80%
TSS removal
Tested to minimum of 80% TSS removal under NJDEP and Washington Approval.
8th
generation
Designed and refined over two decades
17,960
Cartridges
installed throughout New Zealand
How it works
Benefits
- Space-saving design allows for denser developments, reducing urban sprawl. Compact design minimizes excavation, leading to reduced construction and installation costs.
- Compact design minimizes excavation, leading to reduced construction and installation costs.
- Self-cleaning hood prevents surface blinding, ensuring the full utilization of filtration media and prolonging cartridge life.
- Maintenance cycles range from 1 to 3 years.
- Backed by 8 years of maintenance experience, our contracts (1-5 years) come with cost guarantees.
- Minimal or no standing water reduces disposal costs.
Multiple cartridge heights gives design solutions for site restraints offering unparalleled versatility.
Applications
Typical applications
The StormFilter can be designed to treat a wide range of applications:
- Subdivision roading
- Local roads
- JOAL/accessway treatment
- Car parks and Shopping Centres
- Council Depots
- Industrial Estates
- Heavy Vehicle Maintenance
- Airport Tarmacs
- Transport Depots & Loading Bays
- Tunnels
- Motorways & Roading
- Recycling Yards
Custom applications
Stormwater360 can provide a customised solution for your project considering your land-use.
Contact us today for further information.
Maintenance & Operations
Cartridge Exchange
If you wish to maintain your own StormFilter device, we also offer a cartridge exchange service. Refurbished cartridges filled with the appropriate approved filter media are swapped with emptied exhausted cartridges from your site.
StormFilter Cartridge Lifetime Warranty*
Stormwater360 offers a Lifetime Warranty on StormFilter cartridges for those customers under Cartridge Exchange and Full Service maintenance contracts, if the correct Operation and Maintenance procedures are followed and completed.
Design your own
for site specific needs
Use our free online sizing tool for instant DIY sizing and technical specifications.
Engineered Media
The StormFilter can be customised using different filter media to target site-specific pollutants. A combination of media is often recommended to maximise pollutant removal effectiveness.
Perlite : Effective for removing TSS, oil and grease.
ZPG™ : Approved for highly trafficked sites or sites with high metal loadings.
Zeolite : Remove soluble metals, ammonium and some organics.
GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) : Remove oil and grease and organics such as PAHs and phthalates.
Configurations
StormFilter can be seamlessly integrated into various drainage structures including custom design solutions for detention, drywall, catchpit and soakage.
PCV
Precast Vault for Medium-Sized Sites
- Perfect for medium-sized sites.
- Streamlined installation – arrives fully assembled on-site.
HF
High Flow Solution for Large Sites
- Handles flows from expansive sites.
- Comprised of large, precast components designed for easy on-site assembly.
- Multiple configurations available, including Panel Vault, Box Culvert, and Cast-In-Place.
PCM
Precast Manhole for Point-of-Entry Setup
Utilises drop from curb inlet to conveyance pipe to drive passive filtration cartridges.
Effortless installation without the need for a crane (Hi-AB lifting for most sizes).
Available in diameters ranging from 1050 to 2400 mm.
Drawings and Resources
Development and Testing of Filter Media for Removal of Dissolved Metals
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Research Article - Innovative Stormwater Treatment Asset Conversion At Auckland Motorways
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Field Evaluation Kuranda Stormwater Treatment System
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Research Article - Aspects Of Treatment Train Design To Enhance Dissolved Metals Capture
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Research Article - Costing Analysis of a Public Stormwater BMP - A Seven Year Review
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Research Article - The treatment of Stormwater for dissolved metals in tropical and subtropical environments
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A Stormwater Treatment System For Discharges to Lyttleton Harbour
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Research Article - Is There Any Benefit For Enhanced Stormwater Treatment From Non-Forecourt Discharges
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Research Article - An Innovative Stormwater Solution for a World Heritage Area
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Research Article - Integrating Maintenance Into Stormwater Treatment Design
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Water Journal - Nutrients and Solids Removal by an Engineered Treatment Train
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Research Article - Monitoring of the Treatment Train at the Albany Park n Ride
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Research Article - Diesel Exhaust Fluid - Innovative Stormwater Treatment Trials for High Ammoniacal Nitrogen Concentrations
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Field Evaluation of an Innovative Stormwater Treatment System in a Tropical Environment
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Auckland Council Private approval StormFilter™ Interim Recognition Report
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Contech Product Evaluation - StormFilter™ Summary Report Ecology Performance
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StormFilter™ Product Acceptance Letter Auckland Council Renewal
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StormFilter™ Operation and Maintenance Guidelines - DRAFT
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StormFilter™ Product Sheet
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StormFilter™ Warranty
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Stormwater360 Product Brochure
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Bells Creek Case Study
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Whitianga Marina Redevelopment Case Study
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Humes Pipeline Systems
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Common Questions
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