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Retention Ponds


Retention pond - 1 (photo by Mark Brumbaugh, Brumbaugh & Associates) Retention pond - 1
Retention pond - 2 (photo by Steve McConnell, NBBJ) Retention pond - 2
Retention pond - 3 (photo by Mark Huppert, Catapult) Retention pond - 3
Retention pond - 4 (photo by Denise Fong, Candela) Retention pond - 4
Retention pond - 5 This retention pond in Augustenborg, Sweden fulfills many simultaneous roles: it retains runoff, minimizing the storm load on the water system, it provides biological filtration of the water, and it creates a beautiful, tranquil setting within an urban neighborhood. Natural drainage features such as this have all but eliminated what was once a serious flooding problem in this neighborhood, where stormwater and raw sewage frequently backed up into apartment basements. (photo by Jim Mueller, Vulcan) Retention pond - 5
Retention pond - 6 Better than undergound pipes, this pond in Augustenborg, Sweden holds stormwater and provides an urban habitat for birds and wildlife. (photo by Steve McConnell, NBBJ) Retention pond - 6
Retention pond - 7 (photo by Denise Fong, Candela) Retention pond - 7
Roofwater garden This courtyard pond in Malmö is fed from the roof runoff of the surrounding buildings. (photo by Mark Brumbaugh, Brumbaugh & Associates) Roofwater garden
Water playground - 1 Instead of protecting children from the water, this playground in Augustenborg encourages them to play in it in a fun but safe setting. This pond with stepping stones complimants the adjacent play structures. (photo by Denise Fong, Candela) Water playground - 1
Water playground - 2 (photo by Steve McConnell, NBBJ) Water playground - 2

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