Enroll in Florence permeable pavement workshop

Published: April 21, 2011

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FLORENCE — The Florence/Darlington Stormwater Consortium will host a permeable pavement workshop May 12 for engineers, architects, landscape architects, developers, contractors and stormwater professionals.

The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Surface Water Treatment Plant, 2598 Florence Harllee Boulevard in Florence.

The cost is $40 and includes lunch. Registration is required by May 4 and the class is limited to 50 people. Register online at http://shopping.clemson.edu (search for "workshop"). For more information, call Terasa Young at 843-661-4800, ext. 113, or terasa@clemson.edu.

The class features an overview of permeable pavements and pervious concrete hydrological and structural design, among other topics.

Permeable pavement is a viable hardscaping alternative with many structural, economic, water quality and storage benefits.

Engineers who complete the workshop will receive three professional development credits.

The Florence/Darlington Stormwater Consortium is a regional collaboration involving Clemson University's Carolina Clear program in partnership with communities and educators from universities, state agencies and nonprofit groups.

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Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and awareness program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.