To speed water absorption, Riverside boosts softer surfaces - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

To speed water absorption, Riverside boosts softer surfaces - Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

Riverside has changed its village code to encourage the use of semi-pervious surfaces on residential lots over impervious surfaces by allowing residents to use up to 20% more of the semi-pervious material. With village trustees’ unanimous passage of an ordinance March 6, semi-pervious surfaces are now defined as those that allow stormwater to pass through them into the ground below, including permeable pavers, porous concrete and pea gravel. Tru…