Retention Ponds

Retention Basin (Ponds): Ponds are storage facilities which have permanent pools of water to provide treatment to the runoff. Ponds are the principal form of regional treatment facility and have the advantage that they provide amenity benefits for the local residents by way of the open space and habitat creation.

Dex Pond 6

- From North

Aerial view of a suburban neighbourhood showing clusters of houses and three oval shaped ponds surrounded by grass.

Retention Ponds

Arial view of a pond with grass surrounding, in the distance there are houses and in the foreground a motorway.

Retention Ponds

Retention Ponds

A shallow rectangular water feature with clear water and a stone edge running between modern multi‑story buildings. Small trees are planted along the paved walkway beside the water, and decorative spherical sculptures are visible at the far end of the channel.

Retention Ponds

A pond hidden behind a wooden fence with small trees, in the background there is a white house and taller trees.

Retention Ponds

A pond with grass and tall reeds around most of the water’s edge and a small stream inlet on the right. A low wooden fence runs along the foreground, and a row of trees line the background under a clear blue sky.

Retention Ponds

A shallow pond surrounded by grass and a pavement, beside the pond is a building with outdoor seating.

Retention Ponds

An outdoor grassy area with a shallow pond in the centre, there are yellow daffodil flowers on the grass and hills in the background.

Retention Ponds

A pond with green and brown fields next to it, the pond is surrounded by small trees, there is a road with cars in the distance.

Retention Ponds

A small pond with a cylindrical drain going into the water, grass surrounds the pond and there's a group of people standing next to it.

Retention Ponds

Retention Ponds

A pond with a white swan and ducks swimming, tall grass surrounds the pond edge with trees in the distance.

Retention Ponds

- DEX: Wetland

A pond in the centre surrounded by green grass and hills.

Retention Ponds

- DEX: Wetland with Rushes

Retention Ponds

- DEX: Wetland with Swans

Two swans swimming in water of a pond, there is green grass and trees surrounding the ponds edge.

Retention Ponds

- DEX: Linburn Pond

Two white signs next to each other, the left sign has text that reads 'No Swimming' on a red background and a picture of someone swimming with a red cross circle, the sign on the right has a yellow triangle with text that reads 'Danger Deep Water', the background shows a pond and grass with houses in the distance.

Retention Ponds

- DEX: Halbeath Pond

A pond surrounded by bushes and tall green grass, in the distance is houses.

Retention Ponds

A grassy area with a circular pond surrounded by trees and long grass. At the front there's an orange life ring and a red triangle danger sign.

Retention Ponds

A swan swimming in a pond that is surrounded by long grass.

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