The Urban Soil Conundrum
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Urban soils are the workhorses of stormwater management and also of our infrastructure. They are expected to provide structural support to our buildings and...
Soil amendments can reduce the generation of runoff from compacted urban lawns and may also be used to enhance the runoff reduction performance of downspout disconnections, grass channels, and filter strips.
Mass grading and construction equipment will compact urban soils, but quantifying soil infiltration rate is not as well documented.
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