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Dry ponds are a useful tool for managing flooding during larger storm events. They are well suited to being placed downstream of other smaller distributed BMPs for occasional backup flood protection.
Dry ponds are a useful tool for managing flooding during larger storm events. They are well suited to being placed downstream of other smaller distributed BMPs for occasional backup flood protection.
Where possible they should be integrated into amenity space, given that users rarely wish to continue outdoor activities during such intense rainstorms.
Where possible they should be integrated into amenity space, given that users rarely wish to continue outdoor activities during such intense rainstorms.
Compared to wet ponds “Dry ponds… …are less expensive to install, require less maintenance and may involve less liability for the communities around them.”
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/soil-water-conservation/understanding-stormwater-ponds
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