Patent ID: 8240950

Claim:
A water retention and distribution system for use in an underground installation, the system comprising: at least one layer of at least one pipe with at least one hole therein; a means for fluidly connecting the at least one layer to a water source; a water impermeable cover enclosing the at least one layer except for the means to fluidly connect the at least one layer to a water source and a means to connect the at least one layer to a means to distribute water into the ground; wherein the means to connect the at least one layer to the means for distribution includes a vertical pipe, the vertical pipe comprising a means to fluidly connect the vertical pipe to the at least one layer and means for distribution; the vertical pipe further comprising a lower, middle and upper portion, the middle portion comprising a divider that separates the middle portion across the diameter into first and second halves; the first half comprising a means to fluidly connect the first half to the at least one layer and a bottom separating the first half from the lower portion, such that water from the at least one layer would have to flow into and fill the first half to flow over the divider into the upper portion and then drop into the second half, the second half being in fluid communication with the lower portion; the vertical pipe further comprising a means to fluidly connect the lower portion to the means for distribution.