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Detention

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007789

The slowing, dampening, or attenuating of flows either entering the sewer system or within the sewer system by temporarily holding the water on a surface area, in a storage basin, or within the sewer itself.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007789
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesUrban Watershed Management Research Terminology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007789",
  "term": "Detention",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The slowing, dampening, or attenuating of flows either entering the sewer system or within the sewer system by temporarily holding the water on a surface area, in a storage basin, or within the sewer itself.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/detention/"
}

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