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View Poll Results: Should the city of Houston force large developments to have retention/detention ponds?
Hell yes! We need to plan better for future flooding. 20 100.00%
No, this was a one time event, don't change anything. 0 0%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-30-2017, 12:44 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Here in Austin, almost every large development, even say a Walmart has a very large retention/detention pond beside it so when there is heavy flooding, the parking lot drains and fills that basin.

I don't think I've ever seen that in Houston. Do you think Houston should impose a law so that all large businesses should have retention/detention ponds?
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Old 08-30-2017, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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Here in Austin, almost every large development, even say a Walmart has a very large retention/detention pond beside it so when there is heavy flooding, the parking lot drains and fills that basin.

I don't think I've ever seen that in Houston. Do you think Houston should impose a law so that all large businesses should have retention/detention ponds?
They're all over the place in my part of town....
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Old 08-31-2017, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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Here in Austin, almost every large development, even say a Walmart has a very large retention/detention pond beside it so when there is heavy flooding, the parking lot drains and fills that basin.

I don't think I've ever seen that in Houston. Do you think Houston should impose a law so that all large businesses should have retention/detention ponds?
You continue to create ridiculous and accusatory threads.

YES, retention & drainage planning is part of every commercial development, and residential community development. It's code. And if one is observant, you see them everywhere.

If one is not observant, well then there is nothing I can do.
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Old 08-31-2017, 07:17 AM
 
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Here in Austin, almost every large development, even say a Walmart has a very large retention/detention pond beside it so when there is heavy flooding, the parking lot drains and fills that basin.

I don't think I've ever seen that in Houston. Do you think Houston should impose a law so that all large businesses should have retention/detention ponds?
Every new construction I've seen in Houston has a big retention pond,
What's your plan for places that don't have one?
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Old 08-31-2017, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Every new construction I've seen in Houston has a big retention pond,
What's your plan for places that don't have one?
That's what I'm talking about. They need to force existing places to put them in as well...
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Old 08-31-2017, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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And your poll is a fail also. It's like the question "Do you still beat your spouse?". There is no way to answer it properly.


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That's what I'm talking about. They need to force existing places to put them in as well...
Sure, no problem. A landlocked 4 acre industrial warehouse on the east side, built in the 1950s, no problem to add detention. Just tell me how they do it.
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Old 08-31-2017, 07:45 AM
 
Location: Unplugged from the matrix
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Poll needs a third option: restrict cbach from the Houston forum

These posts are getting ridiculous
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Old 08-31-2017, 08:06 AM
 
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That's what I'm talking about. They need to force existing places to put them in as well...
This is going to shock you .... you need empty land to build a retention pond
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Old 08-31-2017, 08:22 AM
 
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Here in Austin, almost every large development, even say a Walmart has a very large retention/detention pond beside it so when there is heavy flooding, the parking lot drains and fills that basin.

I don't think I've ever seen that in Houston. Do you think Houston should impose a law so that all large businesses should have retention/detention ponds?
You do realize that 50 inches of rain will easily overflow that basin right?
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Old 08-31-2017, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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And your poll is a fail also. It's like the question "Do you still beat your spouse?". There is no way to answer it properly.



Sure, no problem. A landlocked 4 acre industrial warehouse on the east side, built in the 1950s, no problem to add detention. Just tell me how they do it.
Dig out the parking lot, make a parking garage on top of the parking lot.

Dig out under the warehouse, have the warehouse still at grade but there is basically a retention pond under it.

They've done it in Austin.

Look at this:

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4001...7i13312!8i6656

This Office Depot is actually built on top of the retention basin.

4 acres would be a nice big retention basin...
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