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Dive brief:
- New York hope to alleviate the floods with his first large-scale implementation of porous pavement, allowing rainwater to pour on the ground instead of overwhelming that of the city sewer system.
- seven miles The road in Brooklyn will be equipped with porous pavement, according to a Monday press release from the city. Tis over $32 The million dollar project is scheduled to be completed in just over a year.
- The movement is part of the New York City push to build a green infrastructure, which filters and absorbs rainwater where it falls The city plans expand porous pavement in the communities of Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
Diving knowledge:
There are cities all over the country looking at green infrastructure as a strategy to manage more extreme storms caused by climate change. Green infrastructure can be anything from street trees to rain gardens and wetlands.
Each year, the New York City to Brooklyn project will continue 35 million gallons of rainwater out of the combined sewer system, which handles both waste water and rainwater, says the city. Below is his announcement a tropical storm last fall which flooded houses and closed traffic lines.
“[The project] will It also saves time and money because porous pavement installations can prevent flooding without the need to go underground and expand sewers,” said New York City Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Thomas Foley , in a statement.
New York City officials say yes strategic placement porous floor panels, who sit against the pavements, to absorb rainwater before it reaches the catchment basins. Before installing the pavement, the city test the soil below to ensure that it will absorb rainwater. In recent years, New York Department of Environmental Protection has tested several types of porous pavement, according to the press release.
The city noted a limitation of porous pavement, however: It cannot be installed in places blocked by other infrastructure, such as sewers and water pipes.
