Photo courtesy of Susan Lyons and Coastal Point
Credit to: Coastal Point, Susan Canfora
South Bethany’s Community Planning Advisory Committee this week discussed pervious vs. impervious surfaces, and heard suggestions from consultants from the University of Delaware and residents for ways to control flooding and the quality of water that flows into the town’s canals.
Mayor Edie Dondero introduced consultants Jen Reitz and William DeCoursey and said the Town had hired them to “help us do some long-term planning related to resiliency and what the Town should be looking at to make long-term plans to enhance resiliency to address future issues, like sea-level rise.”
She clarified that impervious surfaces don’t allow water to flow into the ground
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