Understanding the importance of developing additional architectural monuments is crucial in order to fathom the use of Green Stormwater Infrastructures (GSI). The catalyst that motivates this project to move forward is the issue of improper management of rainfall flowing through Watersheds, causing detrimental effects towards the surrounding environment. These detrimental effects include countless amounts of deterioration within our own community. Many sources such as Urbanization and imperfected sub-level water systems contribute to waterway degradation. Urbanization plays a huge role in contributing to such degradation due to the fact that the rainfall simply does not dissolve into asphalt. Figure A shows that with asphalt covering the ground, only 0%-20% of the rainfall actually infiltrates into the ground, while 80%-100% of the rainfall becomes runoff, overflowing the city's sub-level system. For the water that barely seeps into the ground and infiltrates the porous concrete sidewalks, Unfortunately, this cycle of detrimental effects continue to reoccur due to the existence of the Water Cycle. A reasonable and feasible option that will decrease the amount of runoff and overflow into the sub-level systems is to create an additional system, but above the ground. This intended infrastructure must serve not only as a system of redirecting rainfall and water flow, but also must provide an aesthetically pleasing experience to the community.
** The video included at the bottom of the Blog post displays the initial effects of surface runoff **
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