Proposed stormwater ordinance in Escambia County could reshape residential subdivisions
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Escambia County commissioners may expand stormwater retention ponds on residential properties. A new ...
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Wetlands or homes? Council delays Halfmoon Heights subdivision approval
Hendersonville City Council delayed a vote to approve second phase of Halfmoon Heights subdivision due to concerns about ...
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MARLOWE: 'Green infrastructure' is the new generation of detention or retention ponds
An “impervious surface” is what we call it when water can’t sink into the soil beneath a given object. Roads, parking lots, ...
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In our backyard: Triad is home to hundreds of ponds like those where recent deaths occurred
Retention ponds are local features tied to the federal Clean Water Act, which puts states in charge of regulating municipal stormwater systems. In North Carolina, the state Department of ...
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IN FOCUS: Can Singapore's multibillion-dollar flood-proofing efforts keep up with climate change?
Major infrastructural and engineering developments have been installed as part of the country's defence against floods. But ...
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City ponders paying for industrial park improvements
Now it faces the prospect of spending more than $1.9 million to build streets, storm water retention ponds and water and sewer lines. In a workshop Tuesday, the council heard ideas on how to pay ...
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‘Islands in the Sky’: High-rise bathing ponds and waterfalls design to transform Dubai’s skyline
The firm behind the design refers to it as “an oasis in the sky” that rises from the lake as a series of botanical gardens stacked into a tower. “Each island is a platform for thermal pools ...