What Are Permeable Pavers?
A permeable paver is a product, which can be made from various types of materials, that allows water to drain into the soil below, and be safely absorbed, rather than settling on the surface and draining to the lowest point possible and becoming stormwater runoff. To put it simply, a permeable paver system is a self draining system.
Permeable pavers are made out of special materials that allow stormwater to filtrate through the surface and down into the ground beneath. Therefore, water is absorbed into the earth rather than flooding and contaminating our waterways with pollutants. This is unlike other conventional paving materials, on which water hits the surface and then naturally flows to the lowest point possible, which is normally a drain that then transports it – and the pollutants within it – to our waterways. Learn more about how permeable pavers work.
