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  2. Detention basin - Wikipedia

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    Dry pond on brook to reduce 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. Soil Conservation Services Hickory Creek Basin Retarding Pond 16

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    North Lakes Park encompasses both man-made, retention / detention ponds within a 351-acre (1.42 km 2) plot of land. The official entrance to the park is at 2001 W. Windsor, which leads to the more developed SCS #17a, which includes a range of amenities from a recreation center and batting cage to lighted football fields and playgrounds.

  4. 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 .

  5. City contractor to begin monitoring flows at Two Mile Pond - AOL

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    Two Mile Pond, surrounded by The Nature Conservancy's Santa Fe Canyon Preserve off Upper Canyon Road, was reduced to about half its former size by the city last summer to prevent surface water ...

  6. Sediment basin - Wikipedia

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    Sediment basin installed on a construction site. A sediment basin is a temporary pond built on a construction site to capture eroded or disturbed soil that is washed off during rain storms, and protect the water quality of a nearby stream, river, lake, or bay. The sediment-laden soil settles

  7. ‘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 ...

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    Officials at the state Department of Juvenile Justice did not respond to questions about YSI. A department spokeswoman, Meghan Speakes Collins, pointed to overall improvements the state has made in its contract monitoring process, such as conducting more interviews with randomly selected youth to get a better understanding of conditions and analyzing problematic trends such as high staff turnover.

  9. 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 ...