Exhibit 24.1

                                 POWER OF ATTORNEY

    Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby authorizes and
designates D. Scott Barbour, Scott A. Cottrill and Kevin C. Talley as the
undersigned's agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution to:

    (1) prepare and sign on behalf of the undersigned any Form 3, Form 4 or Form
5 under Section l6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with
respect to the securities of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (the
"Corporation"), and file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

    (2) prepare and sign on behalf of the undersigned any Form 144 Notice under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and file the same with the Securities
and Exchange Commission; and

    (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.

    The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Corporation assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Section 5 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Rule 144 promulgated under such Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Corporation, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.


Dated:  February 12, 2018                 /s/ Tim A. Makowski
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                                          Printed Name: Tim A. Makowski
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