How to achieve flood prevention by On-site Stormwater Detention?

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The concept of On-site Stormwater Detention involves the temporary storage of stormwater with limited runoff from the site. It essentially modifies the runoff behaviour of the site so as to prevent flooding in area downstream. The allowable rate of discharge from the given area is Permissible Site Discharge while the minimum storage area for water detention is called Site Storage Requirement.

Examples of storage facilities for Permissible Site Discharge are flat roof, underground pits, fish ponds etc.

This question is taken from book named – A Self Learning Manual – Mastering Different Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.

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