Infiltration basin
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title:
Infiltration basin
text:
An infiltration basin is a form of engineered sump or percolation pond 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 stormwater through permeable soils into the groundwater aquifer. Infiltration basins do not release water except by infiltration, evaporation or emergency overflow during flood conditions. It is disting
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description:
Form of engineered sump or percolation pond
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infiltration_basin
date created:
2008-04-05T22:15:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:02:57Z
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