FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   JONES ROSS M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/23/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. [WMS] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HILLIARD, OH 43026 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 8,850,156 I See Footnote (1) (2) Common Stock 81,801 I Berkshire Investors III LLC (3) Common Stock 81,818 I Berkshire Investors IV LLC (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JONES ROSS M C/O ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. 4640 TRUEMAN BOULEVARD HILLIARD, OH 43026	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Ross M. Jones, by Scott A. Cottrill as attorney-in-fact		06/01/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares held by Berkshire Fund IX, L.P. ("BF IX"), Berkshire Fund IX-A, L.P. ("BF IX-A"), Stockbridge Fund, L.P. ("SF"), Stockbridge Absolute Return Fund, L.P. ("SARF") and certain other accounts. Ninth Berkshire Associates LLC ("9BA"), is the general partner of BF IX and BF IX-A and Stockbridge Associates LLC ("SA") is the general partner of SF and SARF. Berkshire Partners LLC ("BP") is the investment adviser to BF IX and BF IX-A and Stockbridge Partners LLC ("SP") is the investment adviser to SF, SARF and such certain other accounts. Berkshire Partners Holdings LLC ("BPH") is the general partner of BPSP, L.P. ("BPSP"), which is the managing member of BP and SP. The Reporting Person is a managing member of BPH, BPSP, BP, SP, 9BA and SA. By virtue of the relationships described in the preceding sentences, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BF IX, BF IX-A, SF, SARF and such other accounts.
(2)	(Continued from Footnote 1) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	Represents shares held by Berkshire Investors III LLC ("BI III"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BI III. By virtue of the relationship described in the preceding sentence, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BI III. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by BI III, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	Represents shares held by Berkshire Investors IV LLC ("BI IV"). The Reporting Person is a managing member of BI IV. By virtue of the relationship described in the preceding sentence, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of common stock held by BI IV. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by BI IV, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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