Intelligent Stormwater Management

System (I-StoMS)
Problem Statement Novelty & Inventiveness
o I-StoMS is a new and novel way for
urban stormwater management that
provides both drainage
maintenance/cleaning and manage
flood risk.

Low Cost
Smart Drainage Installation
I-StoMS
Environmental Cost Saving
Benefits

Product Description
Applicability of the Innovation
o Flow Reduction
o Sedimentation Control

Controller
Market Survey on Drainage Problem
100
90
80
70
Respondent (%)

60
Gate 50
Servo motor Servo motor 40
30
20
10
0
Clogged Drain Sedimentation Debris Vegetation Bottleneck

Status of Innovation Commercial Potential Patent

Targeted Business Growth
1. PI2019005184 (Automated
Drainage Control System)
2. PI2018702221 (System for
2011-2014 2015-2018 2019-2020 2021 Discharging Sediment
Innovation Development Industry Commercialization Deposited in Storm Drain)
Collaboration
Grant No: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme: RM 91,892.00
F02/FRGS/1618/2017 (1 Master Student Graduated)
Industry Grant: RM 23,088.00 Awards:
RG/F02/WPIS/2019 WenHong Plastic Industries Sdn
Bhd 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Selected Publications
1) Leong, G. T., Bong, C. H. J., Hanafusa, A., & Ab. Ghani, A. (2019). SWMM modelling of automated hydraulic flushing gate as a flow control structure. In Proceedings - 4th International Conference on Water Resources
ICWR 2018 (IHP-VIII Technical Documents in Hydrology) (pp. 70-79). Skudai, Johor, Malaysia: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
2) Bong, C. H. J., Lau, T. L., & Ab. Ghani, A. (2016). Potential of tipping flush gate for sedimentation management in open stormwater sewer. Urban Water Journal, 13(5), 486-498.
3) Bong, C. H. J., Lau, T. L., & Ab. Ghani, A. (2013). Hydraulics characteristics of tipping sediment flushing gate. Water Science & Technology, 68(11), 2397-2406.

Researchers: Acknowledgement:
Charles Bong Hin Joo1, Leong Geok Teng1 and Aminuddin Ab. Ghani2 Special thanks to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Ministry of Higher Education
1
Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (MOHE) and WenHong Plastic Industries Sdn Bhd for the financial support
2
River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC), Universiti Sains Malaysia under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Grant No.
F02/FRGS/1618/2017) and Industry Grant (Grant No. RG/F02/WPIS/2019