Aquifer replenishment system
A concrete structure for replenishing an aquifer and a method for constructing the same is provided. The structure is comprised of a pavement layer with surface drains that extent through the pavement layer and into an aggregate leach field. The leach field includes leach lines spanning the leach field. An aggregate drain extends from the leach field into a sand lens. Precipitation which falls upon the structure thus flows through the surface drain, absorbed into the aggregate leach field, and transported to the aggregate drains by way of aggregate leach lines. The water is then absorbed into the sand lens, ultimately replenishing the aquifer. Existing conventional pavement structures are retrofitted by the removal of a section of the pavement, and filling the same with porous concrete.
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19 . A gutter formation method for enhancing the natural replenishment of an aquifer under a road surface abutting an elevated curb section, said road surface and elevated curb section being situated above a soil section, comprising:
forming a gutter section between said elevated curb section and said road surface;
boring a hole in said gutter section into said aquifer;
filling said hole with rocks;
filling said gutter section with porous concrete; and
curing said porous concrete.
20 . The gutter formation method as set forth in claim 19 , wherein step (a) includes removing a section of said road surface adjacent to said elevated curb section.
21 . The gutter formation method as set forth in claim 19 , wherein step (a) includes forming a cut off wall extending downwards from said road surface and offset from said elevated curb section.