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Originally Posted by Robbie0723
Beautiful work and getting better each time Don - thanks!
Do you know where the water used to fill the new lakes comes from?
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It's mainly drainage from the streets. As one pond (hardly a lake) fills the water is then pumped to the next when needed/ready. The retention ponds have a liner that prevents water loss through absorption into the ground.
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