Catch Basin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004346",
  "term": "Catch Basin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A depression, trench, or pit, which is a collection point for drainage, either water or spilled oil, that provides a means of containment for and prevents the uncontrolled discharge of the collected liquid from a facility or oil storage area.\n\n2. A chamber or well, usually at the street curb line, for the admission of surface water to a sewer or sub-drain, having at its base a sediment sump to retain grit and below detritus the point of overflow; whereas, a stormwater inlet does not have a sump and does not trap sediment.\n\n3. A device that receives stormwater drainage from an outside surface area. They are usually in parking lots or in areas where the removal of stormwater buildup is desirable.\n\n4. Open basin which serves as a single collection point for stormwater runoff received directly from refinery surfaces and for refinery wastewater from process drains.\n\n5. Depression, trench, or pit, which is a collection point for drainage, either water or spilled oil, that provides a means of containment for and prevents the uncontrolled discharge of the collected liquid from a facility or oil storage area.\n\n6. A device that receives stormwater drainage from an outside surface area. They are usually in parking lots or in areas where the removal of stormwater buildup is desireable.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Oil Pollution Prevention Glossary",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf",
    "40 CFR 60.691 (CFR 2013)",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/catch-basin/"
}