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To boost drainage performance on fine-textured, low permeability soils, consider designing storage reservoirs even deeper than those calculated using the above approach, that many not fully drain between storm events (i.e. includes inactive water storage), which increases hydraulic head and thereby, infiltration rate at the base of the practice. See [[Low permeability soils]] for more information.
 
To boost drainage performance on fine-textured, low permeability soils, consider designing storage reservoirs even deeper than those calculated using the above approach, that many not fully drain between storm events (i.e. includes inactive water storage), which increases hydraulic head and thereby, infiltration rate at the base of the practice. See [[Low permeability soils]] for more information.
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==Determine the required surface area of the practice==
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==Determine the required surface ponding area of the practice==
 
* Step 5: Calculate the surface area of the practice (A<sub>p</sub>) needed to capture the volume of runoff produced from the catchment by the design storm event.<br>
 
* Step 5: Calculate the surface area of the practice (A<sub>p</sub>) needed to capture the volume of runoff produced from the catchment by the design storm event.<br>
 
For practices where flow is delivered to a surface ponding area:
 
For practices where flow is delivered to a surface ponding area:

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