TL;DR
A permeable paver base is the layered stone reservoir beneath an infiltrating pavement: washed, open-graded aggregates — typically large stone at the bottom, an intermediate choker course, and fine clean chip bedding — with no sand and no fines anywhere in the section. Its depth, often 6 to 18 inches or more, is sized to store the design storm while supporting traffic loads.
What it means
A permeable paver base is the layered stone reservoir beneath an infiltrating pavement: washed, open-graded aggregates — typically large stone at the bottom, an intermediate choker course, and fine clean chip bedding — with no sand and no fines anywhere in the section. Its depth, often 6 to 18 inches or more, is sized to store the design storm while supporting traffic loads. Substituting ordinary compacted base or sand bedding destroys the infiltration the system is bought for.
Where it sits in the glossary
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