Photo courtesy the Macon Telegraph.
Asumag 915 Mercer
Asumag 915 Mercer
Asumag 915 Mercer
Asumag 915 Mercer
Asumag 915 Mercer

Mercer University embraces creative solution to drainage problem

July 8, 2014
The school, located in Macon, Ga., is building a new fountain and rain garden as a way to drain excess water from part of its campus.

Mercer University found an interesting way to deal with its rain drainage problems. The school, located in Macon, Ga., is building a new fountain and rain garden as a way to drain excess water from part of its campus.

“Basically, it’s replacing a ditch,” Larry Brumley, Mercer’s senior vice president for marketing and communications, told the Telegraph. “It’s going to filter water runoff in a more environmentally friendly way, while at the same time give students an aesthetically pleasing gathering place, especially during games.”

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