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  2. Permeable paving - Wikipedia

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    Some estimates put the cost of permeable paving at about one third more expensive than that of conventional impervious paving. [20] Using permeable paving, however, can reduce the cost of providing larger or more stormwater BMPs on site, and these savings should be factored into any cost analysis. In addition, the off-site environmental impact ...

  3. Floods, ceiling holes and loose sockets - life in a new-build

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    This incident brought into sharp focus the problems that have plagued Fern Meadow residents since they started moving in four years ago. Drainage system problems, flooding, and construction issues ...

  4. Rain garden - Wikipedia

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    This system proved to be highly cost-effective. Instead of a system of curbs, sidewalks, and gutters, which would have cost nearly $400,000, the planted drainage swales cost $100,000 to install. [6] This was also much more cost effective than building BMP ponds that could handle 2-, 10-, and 100-year storm events. [6]

  5. Urban flooding - Wikipedia

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    Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in cities or other built environment, caused by rainfall or coastal storm surges overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers. Urban flooding can occur regardless of whether or not affected communities are located within designated floodplains or near any body of water. [1]

  6. Stormwater - Wikipedia

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    In undisturbed areas with natural subsurface drainage, soil and rock fragments choke karst openings thereby being a self-limitation to the growth of openings. [13]: 189–190, 196 The undisturbed karst drainage system becomes balanced with the climate so it can drain the water produced by most storms. However, problems occur when the landscape ...

  7. Landslide mitigation - Wikipedia

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    Microdrains is a simple to create drainage system with contained costs. They consist of small diameter perforations, made from surface locations, in trenches, in wells or in galleries. The microdrains are set to work in a sub-horizontal or sub-vertical position, according to the type of application.

  8. Mound system - Wikipedia

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    The mound system was designed in the 1930s by the North Dakota College of Agriculture. [1] and was known as the Nodak Disposal System.In 1976, the University of Wisconsin studied the design of mound systems as part of the university's Waste Management Project.

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