Similarly, a retention basin is a depression that also collects and slowly releases stormwater from large drainage areas. However, a retention basin is different because it is not permanently covered ...

Construction of retention ponds is one of the most common best management practices (BMP) for stormwater runoff. Hundreds of ponds have been built to control sediment and nutrients held in the runoff ...

The city of Tallahassee is proposing a stormwater retention pond near Kate Sullivan Elementary and Cobb Middle schools to alleviate flooding in nearby neighborhoods. Local resident and ...

At a meeting this January, John Coates, director of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's division of water resource management, talked about the state's new stormwater retention ...