Pervious surface definition

Pervious surface means an area that releases as runoff a small portion of the precipitation that falls on it. Lawns, gardens, parks, forests or other similar vegetated areas are examples of surfaces that typically are pervious.
Pervious surface means any surface material that allows stormwater to infiltrate into the ground. Examples include lawn, landscape, pasture, native vegetation areas, and permeable pavement.
Pervious surface means a ground surface that readily allows storm water to infiltrate or percolate into the soils.

Examples of Pervious surface in a sentence

  • Pervious surface and / or storm-water management systems will be required for any proposed development to reduce the impacts to the City’s sewer system.

  • Pervious surface material shall be used to the maximum extent practicable.

  • References to the Trust in those paragraphs shall be read as applying to such Subsidiary where the actual activity that is the subject of the policy is carried on by such Subsidiary (with the exception of policy (b) above which is only intended to apply to the Trust).

  • Pervious surface area (square feet and percentage of the total land area).

  • Pervious surface design, installation, testing, maintenance and cleaning shall be performed in accord with generally accepted practice, manufacturer standards and any applicable professional/manufacturer association standards or required installer certification.


More Definitions of Pervious surface

Pervious surface means a surface that is not impervious. See also, “impervious
Pervious surface means a surface that is not impervious. See also, "impervious surface". "Phosphorus treatment facility" means a drainage control facility designed to reduce concentrations
Pervious surface means any land cover that permits rain or melting snow to soak into the ground.
Pervious surface means any material or surface that permits infiltration, percolation, or absorption of water into the ground through the material or surface.
Pervious surface means a layer through which water and air may freely migrate.
Pervious surface means a native vegetated surface converted to a nonnative pervious surface, including, but not limited to, pasture land, grassland, cultivated land, lawn, landscaping or bare soil or any alteration of existing nonnative pervious surface that results in increased surface and stormwater runoff as defined in the stormwater manuals.
Pervious surface means a surface material that allows stormwater to infiltrate into the ground.