Detention Time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007792",
  "term": "Detention Time",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The theoretical (calculated) time required for a small amount of water to pass through a tank at a given rate of flow.\n\n2. The actual time in hours, minutes or seconds that a small amount of water is in a settling basin, flocculating basin or rapid-mix chamber. In storage reservoirs, detention time is the length of time entering water will be held before being drafted for use.\n\n3. The time period that flow is detained in a storage/sedimentation basin or tank.\n\n4. The actual time that a small amount of water is in a settling basin, flocculating basin, or rapid-mix chamber.\n\n5. In storage reservoirs, the length of time water will be held before being used.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/detention-time/"
}