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2.2  The ground becomes saturated
      Overview  After a while the surface of the landscape       Where the ground is permeable, water


           can absorb no more water.
                                                                 begins to soak into lower soil profiles and
                                                                 then the underlying geology. This is called
                                                                 infiltration and is common on sandy, gravelly
                                                                 and limestone soils.











           In landscapes with infiltrating soils, after
           interception losses have taken place, most
           rainwater is lost by soaking into the ground.















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           London Borough of Bexley SuDS D & E Guide                                                        © 2018 McCloy Consulting & Robert Bray Associates
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