Permapave™ Industries, LLC, manufacturers & distributors of unprecedented earth-friendly designs and technology, is committed to providing developers, engineers, and design consultants with the solution to reduce urban runoff pollution and achieve compliance with clean water regulations. Engaging in a worldwide effort to bring a crucial change in the approach to drainage design, Permapave™ takes the green approach to providing the easy solution to an intricate problem with projects that are profitable but good for the sustainability of the environment.

Permapave™ Green Technology

The increase of global population and water use heightens the necessity of freshwater and is becoming the most fundamental issue of the future of the environment. Environmentally sensitive regulations now require virtually zero increase in site runoff, making land development projects designed with underground drainage systems that dump site water into pipes, which flow directly into the public storm drain systems and waterways, no longer acceptable. Permapave™ uses green technology to make significant contributions to trapping, removing, and treating pollutants from stormwater runoff.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), stormwater runoff from residential, commercial, and industrial areas is responsible for 21% of impaired lakes and 45% of impaired estuaries in the United States.  These impacts are caused not only by the quality of runoff (stormwater contains heavy metals, bacteria, pesticides, suspended solids, nutrients, and floatable materials), but also by quantity, as a high volume of flow contributes to erosion and sedimentation, and impacts aquatic habitats.

Water pollution corrupts surface waters making it unsafe for drinking, fishing, swimming, etc. Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to the passing of the Clean Water Act in 1972. These regulations place controls on the discharge of pollutants that enter the water of the United States and has become one of the main priorities of the EPA. The EPA requires sites between 1 and 5 acres to perform the following:

• Obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Coverage from the appropriate state or federal permitting authorities.
• Develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
• Implement Best Management Practices (BMPs), including structural and operational controls, to prevent the migration of pollutants (including sediments) off-site via storm water runoff.

The NPDES Permit Program controls water pollution by regulatory point sources that discharge pollutants into waters. BMP’s approved my the EPA include permeable paving; the use of permits and BMP’s for stormwater management is typical of the worldwide response to environmental challenges.

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Permapave Vision

Permapave™ Industries, LLC will provide cutting-edge green technology, services, and products to promote the worldwide implementation of Water Sensitive Urban Design. (WSUD) In an effort to protect the sustainability of the environment, Permapave™ will strive to set itself as the leader in permeable pavement, educate designers and builders of its economical features and benefits, and set the standard for efficient stormwater management methods.

Permapave™ will continue to refine, enforce, and enhance WSUD to provide clients with innovative Best Management Practices to process stormwater naturally, clean water of contaminants, and reuse or recharge stormwater to natural aquifers.

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