answers from Chicago on. Very tiny bugs coming up the drain that hop a little are probably springtales...I goggled tiny little bugs that hop when I first encountered them and that's what came up.
Sedimentation basins are stormwater detention systems that promote settling of sediments through the. reduction of flow velocities and temporary detention. Key elements include purpose designed inlet and outlet. structures, settling pond, and high flow, overflow structures. The storage volume consists of two.
drainage basin - the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet; flood control in the Missouri basin. catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, watershed, basin. detention basin - a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream. retention basin - a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream.