Guest Don R Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/nextlittlething/6.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Chicago spent millions on a drain cover thing several years ago. Only problem was, they clogged up and kept water from getting into the drains. Then the storm water backed up and wound up in everyone's basement. Oops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Don R Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I was kind of thinking the same thing. How quickly would water flow through a clogged sponge? Kind of like flowing water through a brick I wouldn't want to be the person that changes those sponges (unless it pays really well!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Smith Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 I was kind of thinking the same thing. How quickly would water flow through a clogged sponge? Kind of like flowing water through a brick I wouldn't want to be the person that changes those sponges (unless it pays really well!) Something like those sponges might have a use, but probably not on the average street where those kinds of problems will probably crop up. Of course the big problem with storm water is when it is combined with sewage and overwhelms the capacity of the treatment plants to treat the sewage. In general, there has to be more retention. The subdivision retention laws were a big step forward in this regard. They've actually improved the hydrodrology of some places, dampening out flood peaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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