She visited our web site and is currently determining how to establish an urban stormwater training program. Practical information it is what makes this Web site work. The alternative materials the Allies used to disguise aircraft runways in World War II may provide city planners and engineers the means to improve the water quality of the Neuse River. Whereas the Allies were using materials other than asphalt and concrete to handle airplanes taking off and landing, engineers will be testing them in Kinston to combat stormwater pollution. Kinston installed an alternative-paving site earlier this summer, which will serve as a demonstration parking lot that engineers, architects, planners, contractors and the general public can visit.
Traditional pavement consists of asphalt or concrete.
Each is very impervious, producing lots of runoff when it rains. Not all pavement areas need to be as strong as asphalt or concrete. Alternative pavement materials include concrete blocks with open holes, plastic matrixes filled with washed stone and hard plastic materials filled with soil. Water is allowed to filter through the ground with these materials, reducing runoff. By reducing stormwater runoff, streams experience less erosion and less pollutants enter our waters.