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  2. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. 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.

  4. Best management practice for water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Stormwater management, as a specialized area within the field of environmental engineering, emerged later in the 20th century, and some practitioners have used the term BMP to describe both structural or engineered control devices and systems (e.g. retention ponds) to treat polluted stormwater, as well as operational or procedural practices (e ...

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

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    This is likely due to eminent domain laws, which allow the state government to take property for public use—in Sturgon's case, for a retention pond. Now, the family is coming to terms with leaving.

  6. Sustainable drainage system - Wikipedia

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    Retention ponds such as this one in Dunfermline, Scotland, are considered components of a sustainable drainage system. Sustainable drainage systems (also known as SuDS, [1] SUDS, [2] [3] or sustainable urban drainage systems [4]) are a collection of water management practices that aim to align modern drainage systems with natural water processes and are part of a larger green infrastructure ...

  7. Council votes against storm water retention pond near pool ...

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    Jul. 25—After some heated discussion about placing a storm water retention pond near the city pool parking lot in the Albert Lea City Council's work session Monday, the council voted 6-1 during ...

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