"I suffered from flood damage twice so I wanted to create an improved channel drain to protect against flood waters that may damage people's homes and businesses," said an inventor, from Staten Island ...

For example, you can use gravel as a surface material in driveways, patios ... These subsurface drainage systems collect rainwater in areas where it accumulates heavily and channels it away ...

The sinkhole was more than eight feet deep in some places and was threatening a house and driveway only feet ... with routine ...