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.
Detention basin. A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time.
Difference between a detention and a retention basin. Retention basins are not to be confused with detention basins. Whereas retention basins hold back a constant amount of water (and are therefore also called 'wet detention ponds'), detention basins are only used for temporary storage of rainwater.