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==Planning considerations==
==Planning considerations==
[[File:Pond soccer field combined.png|300px|thumb|right|Multiuse soccer field and intermittent detention pond in Montana during a dry period (top) and after rainfall (bottom) (TD & H Engineering, 2025)<ref>TD & H Engineering. 2025. UPGF Storm Water Detention Pond. https://tdhengineering.com/project/upgf-multiuse-athletic-field-intermittent-storm-water-detention-pond/</ref>.]]
[[File:Pond soccer field combined.png|300px|thumb|right|Multiuse soccer field and intermittent detention pond in Montana during a dry period (top) and after rainfall (bottom) (TD & H Engineering, 2025)<ref>TD & H Engineering. 2025. UPGF Storm Water Detention Pond. https://tdhengineering.com/project/upgf-multiuse-athletic-field-intermittent-storm-water-detention-pond/</ref>.]]
===Water temperature===
===Water temperature===
Dry detention ponds can elevate the [[Stormwater Thermal Mitigation|temperature of stormwater]]. This effect can be reduced by shortening detention time (US EPA, 2021)<ref>United States EPA. 2021. Stormwater Best Management Practice. https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/bmp-dry-detention-ponds.pdf</ref>, increasing canopy cover (LSRCA, 2022)<ref>Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. 2022. Technical Guidelines for Stormwater Management Submissions. https://www.lsrca.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Technical-Guidelines-for-Stormwater-Management-Submissions.pdf</ref>, or installing a [[Stormwater Thermal Mitigation#Cooling Trenches|cooling trench]] at the pond outlet (City of Toronto, 2015)<ref name = "CoT 2015"></ref>. Alternative stormwater controls may be better suited for areas that discharge to cold-water streams.
Dry detention ponds can elevate the [[Stormwater Thermal Mitigation|temperature of stormwater]]. This effect can be reduced by shortening detention time (US EPA, 2021)<ref>United States EPA. 2021. Stormwater Best Management Practice. https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/bmp-dry-detention-ponds.pdf</ref>, increasing canopy cover (LSRCA, 2022)<ref>Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. 2022. Technical Guidelines for Stormwater Management Submissions. https://www.lsrca.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Technical-Guidelines-for-Stormwater-Management-Submissions.pdf</ref>, or installing a [[Stormwater Thermal Mitigation#Cooling Trenches|cooling trench]] at the pond outlet (City of Toronto, 2015)<ref name = "CoT 2015"></ref>. Alternative stormwater controls may be better suited for areas that discharge to cold-water streams.
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==Design==
==Design==