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3-1 <br />1, There are several methods to offset the increased volume and rate of <br />stormwater runoff caused by development in urbanizing areas, One <br />method is to temporarily detain the runoff in a detention basin. <br />If this method is selected, then the facility should be designed, <br />constructed and maintained so that it not only serves its intended <br />functions but remains an attractive addition to the local setting <br />throughout its useful life. <br />1. Responsibility for basin maintenance must be fixed and adequate resources <br />(personnel, money, machines) committed to maintenance, If this commit- <br />ment of responsibility and resources is not made, then the detention <br />basins should not be constructed. Maintenance responsibility for <br />basins located in and near residential areas should be given to the <br />local governmental subdivision: county, city or special district. <br />1 <br />_i• Basins located in commercial and industrial areas should be maintained <br />by the owners unless the basin serves several properties. In this case <br />maintenance responsibility should again be given to the local governmental <br />body. The only instances in which responsibility should rest with a <br />private party in residential areas are those involving large homeowners <br />associations and large apartment complexes where these groups are well <br />organized, well run, and well financed. <br />3. If a detention basin looks like a detention basin, it is not the correct <br />solution for that location. The multiple purpose use of detention �. <br />basins is a must. The use of land solely for the conveyance or storage <br />of runoff is to be avoided. Detention basins can take on several forms: <br />rooftops, parking lots, underground tanks, parks, playgrounds, golf <br />` courses, athletic fields, ponds, lakes and others. People Should- use <br />