Underground Detention Basin


Currently, SITEOPS does not have a feature to model an Underground Detention Basin; however, there are a few things that can be done to account for the displaced earth and tie-in point.

  1. Calculated the approximate displacement of earth for the underground basin. 
  2. In the default properties, locate the Desire Earth Import and set it to the calculated quantity.  This allows SITEOPS to account for the earth displaced from the underground basin.



  3. Place a Stormwater Tie-in Point and set the Utility Depth to the underground basin tie-in crown.


4. Optional: To keep stormwater pipes from passing within the basin area:


This is an optimized solution: