Patent ID: 8162563
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. An aquifer replenishing pavement formed above soil having a sand lens above the aquifer and a clay layer above the sand lens, comprising: an aggregate leach field having an aggregate top surface, and an aggregate bottom surface abutting the clay layer; a pavement layer having an exposed pavement top surface, and a pavement bottom surface abutting the aggregate leach field; a surface drain extending from the exposed pavement top surface to the pavement bottom surface, the surface drain being configured to drain fluid from the exposed pavement top surface to the aggregate leach field; an aggregate drain extending from the aggregate leach field into the sand lens through the clay layer, the aggregate drain being configured to drain fluid from the aggregate leach field into the aquifer; and a filter disposed within at least one of the surface drain and the aggregate drain, the filter being configured to remove foreign particulates from fluid passing therethrough.