Infiltration basin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014263",
  "term": "Infiltration basin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Infiltration Basin",
  "definition": "1. A shallow rock-filled trench or depression with no outlet intended to detain and then infiltrate stormwater into the underlying soil. Typically stormwater first passes through a swale or other stormwater control before reaching this device.\n\n2. A drainage facility designed to use the hydrologic process of runoff soaking into the ground, commonly referred to as percolation, to dispose of stormwater. Note: Infiltration trenches are typically not vegetated or designed to significantly filter pollutants from runoff.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "EPA Stormwater Discharges from Developed Sites; Glossary from Owner/Developer Long Questionnaire; 4/16/2010 DRAFT VERSION Quoted on NAHB website",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/infiltration-basin/"
}