A drainage basin is the area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries. When a droplet of water falls onto the land (as precipitation), gravity will make sure that the water is ...

The city is repairing and reconstructing a damaged drainage basin and storm line on Todt Hill Road at Circle Road to reduce flooding. (Staten Island Advance file phot) CITY HALL -- The city is ...

ADOT says the aging 1964 pump stations were replaced The $38-million project, which started in 2020, installed new pipelines for a gravity-controlled system with large stormwater retention basins.

The pumps are part of a system that begins with catch basins, which collect water off the streets and direct it into increasingly larger pipes and culverts.