Designing stormwater detention basins for local water demands

Abstract

With increased urbanization, more of the country's surface area has become impervious. This results in increased surface water runoff during the wet season with all the consequences that this brings about, such as flooding at low areas, and damage to roads and buildings. Most of this surface water runoff is eventually lost at sea. On the other hand, the country spends a lot money in producing water through expensive processes such as reverse osmosis. A considerable amount of water produced through these processes is used for water demands that do not require the high quality water that is produced. So, the scope of this dissertation is to merge these two aspects together. Stormwater detention basins are proposed to be designed in relation to the volume of water that would be required to satisfy water demands.