Performance Analysis of Residential Detention Tanks Based on Spatial Arrangement in an Urbanized Basin in the Federal District, Brazil

Artur Borges Barros (), Maria Elisa Leite Costa and Sérgio Koide
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Artur Borges Barros: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Brasília, Federal District, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
Maria Elisa Leite Costa: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Brasília, Federal District, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil
Sérgio Koide: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Brasília, Federal District, Brasília 70910-900, Brazil

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: This study evaluated the allocation of residential detention tanks in the Alto da Boa Vista Condominium, Federal District, Brazil, using hydrological and hydraulic modeling using the PCSWMM software (version 7.6.3610). The objective was to investigate the impact of urbanization on local hydrology, considering the occurrence of erosive processes in the area. Critical points in the infrastructure and regions susceptible to flooding were identified. The methodology involved implementing residential detention tanks in different allocation scenarios, including the use of isochrones. Isochrones, which represent lines of equal concentration time in the drainage network, were employed to segment the basin into three main regions: upstream (ISO 1+2), central (ISO 3+4), and downstream (ISO 5+6). The isochrone-based scenarios enabled the assessment of the impact of concentrating residential detention tanks in these specific zones. Additionally, two other scenarios were analyzed: one with the residential detention tanks uniformly distributed throughout the basin and another without the presence of these devices. Finally, a scenario with a random distribution of residential detention tanks was tested, encompassing a total of 54 distinct configurations, to investigate the influence of different spatial arrangements on the basin’s hydraulic performance. The results indicated that the number of residential detention tanks installed is the main determinant for peak flow attenuation at the basin’s outlet. It was observed that, regardless of the distribution of the devices, whether in concentrated scenarios (upstream, central, and downstream, as defined by the isochrones) or in randomly distributed configurations, the results were similar. In all cases, installing residential detention tanks in more than 30% of the basin area resulted in an approximately 5% reduction in peak flow at the outlet. It is concluded that implementing residential detention tanks is an effective and feasible solution for sustainable stormwater management, significantly contributing to surface runoff control and peak flow mitigation in urbanized areas.

Keywords: stormwater management; source control; morphometry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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