Patent ID: 7651293

Claim:
A gutter formation method for enhancing the natural replenishment of an aquifer under a pavement layer, the pavement layer being dispose adjacent an elevated curb, said pavement layer and elevated curb being situated above a soil section having an upper surface and a lower surface adjacent the aquifer, the method comprising the steps of: forming a gutter section between said elevated curb and said pavement layer; forming a hole in said gutter section, the hole being disposed between said elevated curb and said pavement layer, the hole extending through the soil section to be in fluid communication with said aquifer; filling said hole with rocks; filling said gutter section with porous concrete, the porous concrete being configured to allow fluid to pass therethrough, the porous concrete defining a lower surface being disposed adjacent the hole to allow fluid to pass through the porous concrete and into the hole to replenish the aquifer; and curing said porous concrete.