Urban runoff mitigation systems
A growing concern among municipalities and other governing agencies is urban
runoff. Urban runoff is water that gets into the storm-drain system and ends up
in the lakes, streams or ocean. Two objectives seem to drive this concern:
- To reduce the pollutants that wash into the lakes and oceans, especially
the concentrations that occur in the first rains after a dry spell.
- To conserve water by retaining it on the land where it can eventually
percolate back down into the water table.
Programs to mitigate urban runoff are often in conflict with concerns of
builders and home-owners, especially on compact city lots. Mitigation usually
requires the construction of large seepage pits to allow site water to percolate
into the soil on site. Retaining water on site can threaten the stability of
structures and the health of occupants as bogs are created around and under
structures.
At Hammer Company we are actively keeping abreast of current mitigation
requirements and practices and seeking to balance the needs and objectives of
mitigation requirements with home-owner objectives.
Hammer Company, Inc.
1645 Euclid St., Santa Monica, CA 90404
(800) 660-1452 (310) 450-1122
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