Why Do Subdivisions Have Retention Ponds?
While It May Look Like a Regular Water Feature, a Retention Pond Serves a Much Greater Purpose. Growing Communities Are at Increased Risk of Flooding and...
While it may look like a regular water feature, a retention pond serves a much greater purpose. Growing communities are at increased risk of flooding and erosion damage from excess stormwater runoff. Retention ponds are permanent structures designed to hold water flow for a short period of time, similar to a dam.
What is the purpose of a retention pond?
Summary: Retention ponds are ponds or pools designed with additional storage capacity to attenuate surface runoff during rainfall events. They consist of a permanent pond area with landscaped banks and surroundings to provide additional storage capacity during rainfall events.
Why are there ponds in subdivisions?
Why do we have storm ponds in our community? The storm ponds in your community are there to collect excess water from large storm events and help protect your property and areas downstream from flooding and riverbank erosion.
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