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Facilities - Identify Dry

Dry Facilities

Dry most of the time, these facilities contain water during and after rain storms. Water should disappear within three days after the rain stops.

- Wet facilities
- Underground structures and facilities

- Introduction to recognizing facilities on your property

Dry Infiltration Basin

Infiltration Basin is an open basin that holds water while it soaks into the ground 

 

Biofiltration Swale

Bilfiltration swale is a flat-bottomed channel where pollutants are removed by filtration, infiltration, and settling 

 

Detention Pond

Detention pond stormwater is temporarily stored and slowly released through an outlet pipe.  Natural-appearing vegetation is common.

 

Filter Strip

Filter strip is a strip of grass along paved areas such as a road or parking lot.  Contaminants are filtered out of the water as it flows away.