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  2. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    Retention basin. A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. [1][2][3] It is used to manage stormwater runoff, for protection against flooding, for erosion control, and to ...

  3. Detention basin - Wikipedia

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    Detention basin. A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time. These basins are also called dry ponds, holding ponds or dry detention basins if ...

  4. Settling basin - Wikipedia

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    A settling basin, settling pond or decant pond is an earthen or concrete structure using sedimentation to remove settleable matter and turbidity from wastewater. The basins are used to control water pollution in diverse industries such as agriculture, [1] aquaculture, [2] and mining. [3][4] Turbidity is an optical property of water caused by ...

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  6. Waste stabilization pond - Wikipedia

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    Waste stabilization pond. Waste stabilization ponds (WSPs or stabilization ponds or waste stabilization lagoons) are ponds designed and built for wastewater treatment to reduce the organic content and remove pathogens from wastewater. They are man-made depressions confined by earthen structures.

  7. Infiltration basin - Wikipedia

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    Infiltration basin. An infiltration basin (or recharge basin) is a form of engineered sump [1] or percolation pond [2] that is used to manage stormwater runoff, prevent flooding and downstream erosion, and improve water quality in an adjacent river, stream, lake or bay. It is essentially a shallow artificial pond that is designed to infiltrate ...

  8. ‘What in the world?’: Colorado homes to be bulldozed after ...

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    Builders filled in the pond and built homes on the land without notifying the buyers. After exploring all the options, the town of Johnstown has been forced to buy back the four homes, demolish ...

  9. Lake Winnipesaukee - Wikipedia

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    Lake Winnipesaukee (/ ˌ w ɪ n ɪ p ə ˈ s ɔː k i /) is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located in the Lakes Region at the foothills of the White Mountains.It is approximately 21 miles (34 km) long (northwest-southeast) and from 1 to 9 miles (1.6 to 14.5 km) wide (northeast-southwest), covering 69 square miles (179 km 2)—71 square miles (184 km 2) when Paugus Bay is ...

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