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Roswell OKs $380K porous paver project

By David Ibata
Sept 30, 2016

A $380,000 demonstration project using permeable pavers to better handle rainfall has been approved by the Roswell City Council

Frank Suddeth and Sons Inc. will install the porous pavers — designed to let rainwater flow into the ground rather than run off — in a project involving the city and the Homeowners of Goulding Place. The homeowners have contributed $25,000 of the $30,000 maximum agreed upon for the effort, the city says.

The intent is “to provide storage for stormwater resulting from frequent, low-intensity rain events, to provide water quality treatment, and to safely convey flows from higher-intensity storms to the creek located south of Goulding Place,” a project update says.

The project will exceed a previous estimate of $320,000 because it was determined full-width pavers would be more cost-effective than two strips of pavers, and a proposed swale between two houses will instead be a lined channel or inlet and culvert due to erosion concerns.

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