The Stormwater Blog 

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A common challenge we are seeing among our customers is an increasing demand for infiltration despite limited site space.

In this video, Cory Carlson, Detention Product Manager for Contech, explains how you can quadruple your storage volume by doubling the diameter of your storage or infiltration pipe, giving you significant savings per cubic foot.

 If more than one type of infiltration system meets your project requirements, your decision may be cost driven. It’s important to maximize the storage efficiency in the available space at the lowest possible cost.  Here's a cost comparison of CMP and chambers...

With LID, not all solutions are created equal. There is a hierarchy in the regulations for what is the preferred technology. So it’s not so much is it approved or not approved… there are certain preferred technologies that must be considered first, and if that doesn’t work, you consider the next option in preference. This is a huge difference in conventional stormwater regulations, which says technologies must be approved by state of local jurisdictions – and then everything is on a level playing field.