KC tests pervious concrete as 'green' solution to sewer overflows

Concrete doesn't usually act like a sponge, but that's exactly what the pervious concrete sidewalk did when the Kansas City water department tested it Tuesday.

. . . As part of its $2.5 billion sewer overhaul project, Kansas City is testing environmentally progressive ways of managing sewer overflows. The methods include landscaping and using pervious concrete for sidewalks.

Read more in the The Kansas City Star.