Stormwater management

Question 1

What are the benefits of reducing the stormwater runoffs?

Answer 1

During heavy rains, runoff water can overwhelm stormwater infrastructure and potentially damage waterways and fish habitat.

Growing media retains rainwater. With the plants, they can return a portion of water to the atmosphere thru evaporation and transpiration

Question 2

How does stormwater affect the roofs?

Answer 2

Stormwater leave roof really slow and reudced in volume. It depends on the greenroof designs.

Question 3

Stormwater run off

Conventional roof vs Green Roof

Answer 3

Stormwater run off a green roof is much cleaner than the water running of the conventional roof.

Question 4

How to ease the stress on stormwater infrastructure and sewers?

Answer 4

Retention and find ways to delay the run off.