Upcoming Events
September Lunch and Learn
"Unique Stormwater Solutions: Heavy-Duty, Low Maintenance” The PaveDrain System"
Davis, Bowen and Friedel
601 East Main Street
Salisbury, MD 21804
Thursday, September 12, 2024. 12 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
The PaveDrain System is a Permeable Articulating Concrete Block (P-ACB) that creates a performance pavement that integrates the patented arched reservoir to maximize on site stormwater capacity.
The open jointed system improves the typical storm hydrograph and increases environmental performance while reducing stormwater infrastructure costs. The PaveDrain system can be designed in a variety of configurations customized for specific applications and installed very quickly with conventional construction equipment.
The PaveDrain System allows for a more natural (vertical) infiltration path, recharging local groundwater and reducing first flush pollutants. By reducing a typical storm hydrograph while also filtering out suspended sediments this combination of Best Management Practices (BMP's) illustrate stellar life-cycle cost savings, clearly making the PaveDrain System a superior choice for effective stormwater management.
The Clean Water Act
As part of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. EPA developed the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to improve water quality by regulating point source pollution that discharges into water of the U.S. The vast majority of storm water drainage systems are considered to be point sources.
Presented by:
Dr. Aaron Fisher, PhD PMP
Dr. Aaron Fisher has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Chemistry from Duke University. He is currently the Vice President of Business Development for Ernest Maier; a family-owned company. Dr. Fisher is responsible for PaveDrain a heavy duty, low-maintenance permeable pavement and fiberglass rebar, a stronger, more sustainable, corrosion-proof alternative to steel rebar. Dr. Fisher has a deep technical background in all aspects of sustainability. He has served as a contractor to several programmatic offices within the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office. He has also led the innovation program at Water Research Foundation on behalf of wastewater, stormwater, and drinking water utilities across the United States.
Parking is available onsite.