Bioretention
The U.S. EPA estimates that pollutants carried by rainwater runoff account for
70% of all water pollution.
Polluted Runoff
Impervious surfaces like highways, roads, and parking lots produce stormwater runoff that are filled with pollutants like fertilizer, chemicals, heavy metals, oil, and garbage. This dirty water then enters storm drains and flows into nearby waterways, harming marine life and humans alike. Fast-moving stormwater runoff can also erode stream banks and create localized flooding.
Filter Pollutants
Pervious bioretention cells – like rain gardens – filter these pollutants and slow down water movement, reducing pollution, erosion, and flooding. They even provide clean drinking water by replenishing the groundwater supply.
Featured Bioretention Projects
Effective Green Infrastructure
Compared to conventional centralized stormwater technologies that treat runoff at the end of the pipe, our decentralized bioretention solutions are less costly, more effective, and can reduce the size of storm drain pipes – a major driver of stormwater treatment costs. Natural bioretention technology also:
- Improves the appearance of developed sites
- Provide wind breaks
- Absorbs noise
- Reduces urban heat
- Provides benefits to native plants, insects, pollinators, birds, and wildlife
Quality Over Profit
Our team often exceeds the industry standards of work with methods and materials that produce higher storm water percolation than required. This not only results in longer-lasting functionality, it also leaves a positive mark on the planet.