Catch Basin Limitations

• Even ideally designed catch basins cannot remove pollutants as well as structural stormwater management practices, such as wet ponds, sand filters, and stormwater wetlands.

• Unless frequently maintained, catch basins can become a source of pollutants through resuspension.

• Catch basins cannot effectively remove soluble pollutants or fine particles.

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Listed here are some drawbacks of catch basins.