The most recent National Water Quality Inventory reports that runoff from urban areas is the leading source of impairments to surveyed estuaries and the third largest source of water quality impairments to surveyed lakes. In addition, population and development trends indicate that by 2010 more than half of the Nation will live in coastal towns and cities. Runoff from these rapidly growing urban areas will continue to degrade coastal waters.

To protect surface water and ground water quality, urban development and household activities must be guided by plans that limit runoff and reduce pollutant loadings. To this end, communities can address urban water quality problems on both a local and watershed level and garner the institutional support to help address urban runoff problems.

-The United States Environmental Protection Agency


Shaw & Sons and Lithocrete have developed OceanSafe, a unique and patented Groundwater Replenishment System to combat urban runoff. OceanSafe is unique to the industry in that it virtually eliminates urban runoff while allowing structural engineers, designers and architects to utilize reinforced concrete for its structural strength and aesthetic possibilities directly on top of the system. OceanSafe also has the potential to be installed directly below asphalt, which makes it the ideal choice for eliminating runoff from large parking areas.


For information on obtaining a license to install please contact Jeff Counterman at 949-642-0660.
Shaw & Sons | Lithocrete