What is Engineered Soil used for?
January 14, 2022
Applications where engineered soils may be required include:
- Bioretention ponds, basins, and cells
- Rain Gardens
- Detention and retention ponds for stormwater
- Parking lot infiltration
- Pervious pavers and pervious pavement
- Vegetated roof systems or Green Roof Soil
- Upslope from channels, ditches, streams, and other water bodies
- Treating runoff from impervious surfaces such as roads, highways, parking lots, and other land disturbing activities
- Structural soil for planting near curbs, sidewalks, and roads
- Rootzone for athletic fields
- Topsoil for reclamation areas or landscaping