Code N01 Year of Issue none Sector Hydro Morphology Other sector(s) Agriculture Urban Forest The complete description of the NWRM n1_-_basins_and_ponds.pdf Summary Detention basins and ponds are water bodies storing surface run-off. A detention basin is free from water in dry weather flow conditions, whereas a pond (e.g. retention ponds, flood storage reservoirs, shallow impoundments) contains water during dry weather, and is designed to hold more when it rains. Illustration(s) A pond in forestSource: Gebhard Schueler’s presentation, NWRM Workshop 1A basin in the landscape (US)Source: http://archive.inside.iastate.edu/2008/0703/rain.shtml Possible benefits with level Benefits Level BP1 - Store runoff High BP2 - Slow runoff High BP6 - Increase infiltration and/or groundwater recharge High BP7 - Increase soil water retention Low BP9 - Intercept pollution pathways Medium BP10 - Reduce erosion and/or sediment delivery Low BP12 - Create aquatic habitat Low ES1 - Water storage High ES2 - Fish stocks and recruiting Low ES3 - Natural biomass production Low ES4 - Biodiversity preservation Low ES6 - Groundwater/aquifer recharge High ES7 - Flood risk reduction High ES8 - Erosion/sediment control Low ES9 - Filtration of pollutants Medium ES10 - Recreational opportunities Medium ES11 - Aesthetic/cultural value Medium PO1 - Improving status of biology quality elements Low PO2 - Improving status of physico-chemical quality elements Low PO3 - Improving status of hydromorphology quality elements Low PO4 - Improving chemical status and priority substances Low PO5 - Improving quantitative status Low PO6 - Improving chemical status Low PO7 - Prevent surface water status deterioration Low PO8 - Prevent groundwater status deterioration Medium PO9 - Take adequate and co-ordinated measures to reduce flood risks High PO11 - Better protection for ecosystems and more use of Green Infrastructure Low PO12 - More sustainable agriculture and forestry Low PO13 - Better management of fish stocks Low PO14 - Prevention of biodiversity loss Low Case study(ies) Restoration of Amalvas and Žuvintas Wetlands, Lithuania Reconstruction and modernization of existing and construction of new reservoirs and ponds in rural areas of Poland Kylmäojankorpi forested wetland, Vantaa, Finland River Tolka constructed wetland and enhancements, Ireland Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK Rural runoff attenuation in the Belford catchment, UK Horstergrub sediment management, Belgium Water supply and rehabilitation in Nagyszeksos-to Southern Hungary Landscape revitalisation program in Slovakia Recovery of dried out communities in Slovakia Holbina-Dunavat Restoration Project, Romania Restoration of water wells in the Miren-Kostanjevica Municipality, Slovenia Pollution Treatment on the Glinščica, Slovenia Water retention spaces, reforestation and grazing management in southern Portugal Restoration of hydrological system in the Middle basin of Biebrza Valley, Poland Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL Crosslinks Pair Record Retention ponds Destination Context NSWRM(Sections) - Default view - ALL - 7493 Crosslink Type Proximity with Pair Record Wetland in the Stabė River Destination Context NSWRM(Sections) - Default view - ALL - 7480 Crosslink Type Proximity with Pair Record Small constructed wetland Destination Context NSWRM(Sections) - Default view - ALL - 7462 Crosslink Type Proximity with