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Detention ponds

Submitted by Philippe Lanceleur on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 14:24

Detention ponds are artificially excavated basins that collect stormwater runoff and eroded sediment from the upstream catchment. The water stored in these ponds is slowly released into a water body or it infiltrates into the groundwater – or both. Their primary functions are flood control, erosion control and water quality improvement.

Reduced tillage: no tillage in autumn

Submitted by Philippe Lanceleur on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 14:24

Reduced tillage, involving no plowing in the autumn, preserves stubble or plant cover during the autumn and winter to prevent soil erosion, and particle and nutrient loss from cropland to watercourses.

Converting cropland to grazing land

Submitted by Philippe Lanceleur on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 14:24

Technology is based on changing cropland to grazing land due to shallow soils with high share of rocks. This is the cause for lower yields or loss of yield during drought periods.