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Porous Parking
Traditional drainage practice is
designed to move rainwater as rapidly as possible from the
point at which it has fallen to a discharge point, usually either a
watercourse or soakaway of some kind.
Due to the amount of paving and
hard surfaces in our urban areas, most water that falls will be
diverted to a drain. In general, our sewers are not large
enough to cope with the amount of water that runs off our
roofs. Therefore we need a different approach to drainage
that will relieve pressure on the sewer / drainage system
and will help reduce flash flooding.
One of the causes of heavier
water runoff is urban gardens being removed and replaced
with paving slabs, concrete or tarmac. These surfaces do not
let water through, therefore the water runs to the nearest
drain. While non-paved space is the best way of controlling
water runoff, if you must pave your drive way etc, then have
a look at our porous parking system.
Manufactured from 100% recycled
polyethylene, our Hebden
40 porous parking system provides an attractive,
easy to use, durable solution to the provision of carparks and
pathways.
The units are connected by lugs and slots and these unique
flexible elements can be laid on undulating surfaces and
gradients.
They can be filled with soil/grass and the cellular structure
and open base enables unrestricted root growth. Alternatively it
can be filled with gravel and the cellular structure will retain
the stone and prevent loss or displacement.
The main benefits of this 100% recycled polyethylene system are
its load bearing capability, its resistance to deformation and
fracture, that it conforms to irregular surfaces and gradients
and, last but not least, it provides ideal source control for
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS).
To find out more, visit
www.ecopaving.co.uk .
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