In an effort to build a LEED home, Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc used the TerraGuard Rapid Flow Curb Drain Filter to protect the storm sewer inlets on site. It is a strict LEED requirement to install such erosion control products, which can be made of silt fencing, silt sacks or rock filters.
The TerraGuard Rapid Flow Curb Drain Filter is a flexible tune containing lightweight, plastic rocks encapsulated in a high strength knitted fabric. It conforms to any shape and can be manufactured in many lengths or diameters.
The plastic rocks are specially designed with multiple flow channels that allow water to flow from all directions, while leaving the soil and debris behind. The plastic aggregate has more than five times the flow rate of typical gravel and are tough enough to withstand heavy wheel loads.
Each Rapid Flow Curb Drain Filter comes with pre-engineered weight belts that will keep the filters firmly in place. These belts can easily be filled on site with any common material such as sand or rock.
