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Stormwater Retention Sizing

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Size your retention basin based on impervious area, runoff coefficient and design rainfall.

🏗️Project surfaces
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🌧\uFE0FRainfall and regulation

Set by local planning rules (PLU/SDAGE)

min

60 min standard, 120 min for sensitive areas

📊Retention sizing

💧Retention volume

30,7

🌊Peak flow

8,8L/s

📏Avg. runoff coefficient

0,79

Total area

1,000m\u00b2

Weighted active area

790m\u00b2

Rainfall depth

Intensity : 40 mm/h, duration : 60 min

40mm

Incoming volume

31,6m\u00b3

Discharged volume (leak)

Discharge rate : 3 L/s/ha

0,9m\u00b3

🏗️ Recommended structure

Retention basin or swale

Active surfaces

Roof (slope > 5%) (500 m\u00b2, C=0.95)475 m² active
Asphalt / concrete (300 m\u00b2, C=0.95)285 m² active
Flat lawn (200 m\u00b2, C=0.15)30 m² active
📐 Calculation method
Surface active = Σ(S × C) Q_pointe = C_moy × i × A / 360 (m³/s) V_rétention = V_entrant − V_fuite V_entrant = S_active × h_pluie / 1000

Simplified rational method. C = runoff coefficient, i = rainfall intensity (mm/h), A = area in ha.

Standards & regulations

  • NF EN 752Réseaux d’évacuation et d’assainissement — Dimensionnement
  • Instruction technique 77/284Méthode de calcul des réseaux d’assainissement pluvial
  • Loi sur l’eauArt. L.214-1 à L.214-6 du Code de l’environnement — Loi sur l’eau

This tool provides indicative estimates. Results do not substitute professional advice. Always verify with current regulations.

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