MisledMuffin t1_iy98k63 wrote
This is exactly what we do in developed nations as well. We build large artificial recharge basins, direct runoff in cities to flowerbeds designed to infiltrate water, build retention basins underneath large stadiums, etc. There are a lot of innovative techniques out there to try to get water back into the ground after you cover it in pavement and houses!
Dsphar t1_iy9carb wrote
They don't even need to be large. My neighborhood has two curb cutouts per driveway. One is for the driverway itself; the other smaller one opens into a 3-foot-long divet in the parkstrip grass. Street runnoff fills those little divets up before making its way to the conventional storm drain system.
MisledMuffin t1_iy9ct1z wrote
Exactly, doing little things like that helps manage runoff and better maintain our water resources. When done right you might not even know it's there.
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