White Sands Volleyball Opens with Hydraway Drainage
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When Bruce White opened White Sands Volleyball complex in Elmwood business park on March 13, 2017, he did so with the help of a Hydraway Drainage System supplied by QSM.
White, founder of The Louisiana Outdoor Volleyball Association, and a long-time fixture on the New Orleans sports scene is synonymous with beach volleyball in the metro region.
White Sands, moves into the busy Elmwood Business park for it’s spring season where it makes a new home. The complex, featuring five courts plus practice areas, and a restaurant and bar … is located at 5960 Mounes St. in Elmwood.The complex is open for leagues five nights per week. Leagues run eight weeks each in spring, summer, and fall seasons.
White credits his team for putting the construction of the new volleyball complex on the fast track. “We moved from our Metairie location to Elmwood last month. We came to this corner lot in Elmwood, and it didn’t have anything on it. It was just a empty grass lot,” says White.
“In that short span we brought in more than 2,000 tons of fluffy white beach sand, we installed the Hydraway Drainage System, installed lights and electric, put up fencing, and began construction on the restaurant, deck and bar area. And now? We’re open for business.”
White chose Hydraway Drainage for it’s ease of installation, and based on reports of drainage success at other volleyball complexes in the state. Hydraway, represented by QSM in Louisiana, is known nationwide as the “go to” solution for sports field and sports turf drainage.
The product, which comes in varying widths, is made of high strength polyethylene bonded to a filter fabric used to relieve hydrostatic pressure against subsurface structures. It provides built-in drainage assurance in a one-piece construction.
The best part about it, says White: “It is quick and easy to install.”
White said Hydraway allowed he and his team to work fast, and without the need for heavy equipment. Installing Hydraway can be done so just below the surface. it’s lightweight, comes in rolls that are easily handled by one or two people, and which can be cut as needed to form drainage runs that optimize flow on the properties on which it is installed.
These high flow rates mean better drainage in all applications. Something White witnessed just before opening when the Metro New Orleans area (including Elmwood) was hit with two days of steady rain. Says White, “we didn’t have any standing water. Hydraway did it’s job.”
Other advantages of Hydraway include: cost savings (up to 80% in comparison with traditional, perforated pipe) soil infiltration (Hydraway does not clog), ease of installation, open surface water intake (85% open on all four sides, vs. approx. 4% with traditional pipe), drain speed (rapid flow vs. slow), depth os installation (3 – 9 inches deep vs. 12 – 16 inches deep), and backfill (Hydraway can be filled with coarse sand, traditional drainage requires rushed stone and rock).
Hydraway has been used across the country on traditional grass turf fields, at volleyball complexes, on golf courses, even under synthetic turf fields.
However, its use is not limited to sports complexes. Hydraway can be installed to great effect under retaining walls, foundations, decks, planters, bridge abatements, landscaping, green roofs, concrete holding tanks, and non-pervious surfaces such as parking lots.
Strength and permeability are the two primary reasons engineers, architects, and contractors deploy Hydraway on their projects. High compressive strength and high inflow rates perform as advertised giving peace of mind, and assurance to design and installation professionals.
In addition to White Sands, Hydraway has been installed in Louisiana at Nicholls State University, Zephyr Field, LSU’s softball stadium, and at several high school football fields, soccer fields and practice facilities.
For more information on Hydraway, call QSM — 855-469-2015, and let us know about your specific application.