re: Neighborhood developments in South Louisiana

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Retention ponds are a scam. Most of them stay 75% full all of the time.

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Say it ain’t so

This is the purpose of a retention pond. To retain water.

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retention basin, sometimes called a wet pond, wet detention basin or stormwater management pond, is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter, and includes a permanent pool of water in its design.

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You’re thinking of a detention pond