Apex Construction is near completion of a vinyl privacy fence around the perimeter of this wet retention pond at the Tanger Outlet Retail Center in West Ocean City, MD. The vinyl fence is an aesthetically pleasing touch to the required storm water retention basin located in a high traffic parking area. Apex Construction’s commercial construction division is prepared and eager to take on your next project. Contact us today for a consultation and/or invitation to bid your next commercial construction project.
Storm Water Retention Pond
Wet detention ponds are storm water control structures that provide both retention and treatment of storm water runoff. This is a typical wet detention pond design located at the Tanger Outlets in West Ocean City. The pond consists of a permanent pool of water into which storm water runoff is directed. Runoff from each rain event is detained and treated in the pond until it is displaced by runoff from the next storm. By capturing and retaining runoff during storm events, wet detention ponds control both storm water quantity and quality.
The detention pond’s natural physical, biological, and chemical processes then work to remove pollutants. Sedimentation processes remove particulates, organic matter, and metals, while dissolved metals and nutrients are removed through biological uptake. In general, a higher level of nutrient removal and better storm water quantity control can be achieved in wet detention ponds than can be achieved with other Best Management Practices (BMPs), such as dry ponds, infiltration trenches, or sand filters.
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