Ponding Ponds have been widely used for years to reduce the risk of flooding and handle storm water runoff. Most of the newer residential and business areas are built around ponds. Many of these ponds were not formed naturally, and they are not there solely for aesthetic purposes . To help control phosphorous and other stormwater runoff pollutants, the Water Quality Management Policy requires stormwater detention ponds and sound water management practices on all construction sites throughout the Bassett Creek watershed. The objective is to reduce the pollutants flowing into Sweeney Lake, Twin Lake, Wirth Lake, Bassett Creek, and other water bodies in the watershed.
Ponds are vital to the health of our community.
Although residents are strongly encouraged to minimize pollution, storm water ponds help deal with it once it has entered the environment. The greater the surface area of a pond, the more pollutants it can remove. They must be far enough apart so pollutants have time to settle before leaving the pond. This is why storm water ponds are usually oblong. A pond three times as long as it is wide allows the polluted sediment more time to settle before the outlet pipe releases the water.