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  2. Detention basin - Wikipedia

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    Dry pond on brook to reducing floods, near Děčín, Czech Republic. 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.

  3. Stormwater detention vault - Wikipedia

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    A stormwater detention vault is an underground structure designed to manage excess stormwater runoff on a developed site, often in an urban setting. This type of best management practice may be selected when there is insufficient space on the site to infiltrate the runoff or build a surface facility such as a detention basin or retention basin .

  4. Infiltration basin - Wikipedia

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    Recently completed infiltration basin for stormwater collection. 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.

  5. Infiltration (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    Once integrated, one can easily choose to solve for either volume of infiltration or instantaneous infiltration rate: = + ⁡ [+ ()]. Using this model one can find the volume easily by solving for (). However, the variable being solved for is in the equation itself so when solving for this one must set the variable in question to converge on ...

  6. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    Storm water is typically channeled to a retention basin through a system of street and/or parking lot storm drains, and a network of drain channels or underground pipes.. The basins are designed to allow relatively large flows of water to enter, but discharges to receiving waters are limited by outlet structures that function only during very large storm eve

  7. 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 .

  8. Harlingen drainage upgrades curbing flooding after heavy rain

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    Sep. 18—HARLINGEN — The city's new drainage crew along with millions in grant-funded upgrades are helping to curb flooding amid late summer rains. Last year, city commissioners approved ...

  9. Bioswale - Wikipedia

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    They consist of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides (less than 6%). [2]: 19 Bioswale design is intended to safely maximize the time water spends in the swale, which aids the collection and removal of pollutants, silt and debris. Depending on the site topography, the bioswale channel may be straight or meander.