Berding Beton

Rainwater retention basin of rectangular concrete pipes

South of Asse II, an abandoned salt mine now used for storing low- to medium-level nuclear waste in the district of Wolfenbüttel in the German state of Lower Saxony, a rainwater retention basin was constructed of rectangular concrete pipes supplied by Berding Beton GmbH. The rainwater is transported via the public sewer network. The construction of an upstream retention facility was necessary to prevent the sewer network from becoming overloaded in heavy rain events.

The client decided on a closed construction in the form of a sewer with storage ­capacity and overflow of precast concrete parts...

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