Put into effect after the passage of the state’s 2016 Clean Water Act, the rule requires any site with at least three acres of impervious surface, or those that water can’t pass through ...

One amendment to HB 990 provides that in establishing fees, a measure of a property’s impervious surface may be included. It passed 26-0. However, another to HB 990 that provides for the ...

Increased development can also create more impervious surfaces, which cannot absorb rain and create runoff. Pervious surfaces allow soil to absorb water. The Mount Pleasant Library on Carolina Park ...

But this leads to more impervious surfaces like roads and rooftops, sometimes contributing to problems with flooding and water quality.

More green, less paving: The plan shows significant green area while impervious surface has been reduced from 40% coverage to 33%. Main access is from Weaver Road. Next meeting: The board will ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Hourly Rainfall Intensity 1970 to 2024 Climate change is bringing heavier rainfall extremes and increased, inequitable flood risk to many parts of the U.S. For ...

Outside, they used a wax polymer substance to give the appearance of a dirt path, though it is a water-impervious surface that will not get muddy. Accessibility was another concern since the ...

They accused the council of having inadequate storm drains and the Environment Agency of not dredging the brook enough (as well as the surface water flooding, many houses nearby had also been ...