Environmental Benefits

• Eliminates untreated storm water and creates zero runoff!
• Directly recharges groundwater
• Mitigates “first flush” pollution
• Protects streams, watersheds, and ecosystems
• Mimics the drainage and filtration of bioswales and natural soils
• Reduces surface temperatures and heat island effects
• Provides a higher albedo surface reflectivity index (0.35 or higher)
• Eliminates need for expensive collection and detention systems

Development Benefits

• All storm water catch basins structures within the plat
• All storm water piping to detention vaults and ponds and their subsequent maintenance and bonding
• The need for detention vault/piping systems and their many problematic issues
• The need for interior plat curbing
• The oily asphalt road surfaces while replacing them with a thick, rigid concrete surface with a 30+ year life expectancy

Financial Benefits

• A pervious infrastructure is much more profitable for the developer
• Eliminates time consuming and costly storm water detention vaults and piping systems
• Eliminates the cost of curb and gutter installations
• Reclaims lots otherwise consumed by vaults and ponds

Summary

A stormwater infrastructure that utilizes pervious concrete is great for the environment, speeds the development process, and is more profitable for the developer!