Stormwater Retention Basins

This translation of "Guide technique des bassins de retenue d'eaux pluviales", Paris 1994, provides information about planning, construction, maintenance and management, and costs of stormwater retention basins.

List of contents

Design and planning: project execution; preliminary studies; choice of type of basin; dimensioning of basins; potentials and constraints in planning; shape and morphology of retention basins. Construction - installation: construction of open basins; open basins - ancillary works; open basins - other requirements; underground tanks. Maintenance and management: maintenance; malfunctioning of wet pond and remedial measures; disposal of sludge and wastes; accidental pollution. Costs: investment necessary - preliminary studies; cost of construction; operational costs. Legal regulations - in France: water and environment; public safety and health.

About the author

J.-M. Bergue, Y. Ruperd

Product details

• Authors: J.-M. Bergue, Y. Ruperd, Ruperd Y.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2000
• EAN: 9789054108009
• ISBN: 978-90-5410-800-9
• No. of pages: 258
• Weight: 657 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; NATURE / Natural Resources, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, Environmental Management, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Water supply & treatment, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Water supply and treatment