Tuesday, September 18, 2018

New home's flood-tolerant features include water-storing driveway


https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/home-designed-to-prevent-flooding/285-8251987

I've done countless follow up stories in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's historic flood.  Those have included stories about new post-flood construction.  In this case, I noticed a new home advertised in a hard-hit area includes an interesting driveway that's capable of temporarily holding a bunch of water underneath it.  It's simply a new measure meant to ease the burden on storm drains and bayous in a heavy rain event.  As you might imagine, the home's builders were more than happy to show it off.


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