Retention vs. Detention Pond: What’s the Difference?

September 16, 2026 | Blog

You’ve found a site. The numbers work, or they almost work, until the civil engineer comes back and tells you a chunk of that acreage needs to become a pond. For a lot of developers, that’s the first time retention vs. detention pond means anything more than two words that sound alike. They’re not the same thing, and knowing the difference between a retention pond vs. detention pond affects how much of your site you can actually build on. Innovative ECI considers which one a site needs, and what determines the size once that call is made.Retention Pond vs. Detention Pond: The Core DifferenceA retention pond is a wet pond. It holds water all the time, storm or no storm, the same way a small lake does. A detention pond is a dry pond. It only holds water during and immediately after a storm. Once the rain passes, it drains down and … Continued

March 2023

March 1, 2023 | Archived

The temperature may not feel like it, but Spring has sprung! We are running at full throttle already this spring. We have filed for approval for Blue Beacon Truck Wash in Whitestown. The Roundabout at Ditch RD and 171st ST and the 171st ST extension in Westfield will be filed in late March. We have a new project with Best Way Disposal for a transfer station to be located in Lafayette. Midland Town Homes will be filed in late April. Filings for AMH Development will begin in late April.

January 2023

January 2, 2023 | Archived

Happy 2023! We are off to a bang of a start for this early in the year. Our residential clients are moving forward on several large projects that have been on hold for a number of months through 2022. AMH4 projects in Avon and McCordsville are also progressing towards building later this spring. In addition, the Blue Beacon Truck Wash project in Whitestown is pushing toward approval and construction to begin later this summer. The Estridge Group has released us to beginning design and construction drawings for the project in Westfield, including road work extension, Roundabout design and townhomes. This will keep us busy for a good chunk of the year! Ryan Homes has also released us to begin design and construction drawings for two projects in Danville.

December 2022

December 1, 2022 | Archived

Happy Holidays! It has been a very busy year for all of us at Innovative. We are actively searching for new members to join our team. We are looking for potential team members with experience and newly graduated applicants to fill positions in field surveying, project management, professional engineer, and engineer in training (EIT), surveying CAD technicians, and site design CAD technicians. If you have someone to recommend for any position, please have them send their resume to Jerry Kittle.

October 2022

October 1, 2022 | Archived

Is it October already? It has been a very busy season for all of us at Innovative. We are actively searching for new members to join our team. We are looking for potential team members with experience and newly graduated applicants to fill positions in field surveying, project management, professional engineer, and engineer in training (EIT), surveying CAD technicians, and site design CAD technicians. If you have someone to recommend for any position, please have them send their resume to Jerry Kittle.

September 2019

September 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

IEC’s Surveying team has put in many long hours of construction staking at Harmony Towns and Flats. Soon they will be conducting a survey for the Rolling Hills project, as well as for some new lots at Stonegate. Their long field hours have been supplemented with many legal descriptions and easements for Copperstone and various other projects. Our civil team has also kept busy working on revisions to the 267 Industrial Park and Copperstone projects. This has been accomplished while also working on marketing and making connections with new clients. There are several proposals for new projects in the works, some of which are for our returning clients.

August 2019

September 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

The team has been working diligently on Copperstone Section One and Grassy Manor, both are residential projects of which are for a newer client of ours. They have also been working on easements for Boone REMC and on a sign variance for Timpte Inc, which is currently moving into its newly completed facility in Whitestown Crossing. As we move forward into the end of summer we are excited to see what the change of seasons will bring.

July 2019

July 7, 2019 | Archived

IECI has kept busy by preparing development plans for Grassy Manor, the Integrated Center, and Copperstone projects. These plans will be submitted by the end of this month, and have been worked on alongside revisions for HiTech label, 267 Industrial Park, Whitestown Business Park 2 Building 3, and the Whitestown Business Park Road Extension. Our surveying department has been extremely busy with construction staking for Harmony Hart and Serenade, as well as supplying our construction plans with the necessary surveys they require.

June 2019

June 3, 2019 | Archived

As the weather has grown warmer IECI has grown busier! Our team has successfully submitted 267 Industrial Park for platting and development, Copperstone for platting, Whitestown Business Park Road Extension for development and Whitestown Business Park Building 3 for platting! Hunters Crossing Estates Section 8 has successfully been through most its round of comments with approvals now coming in. Harmony Section 6 has gone through comment revisions alongside it, and should be receiving final approval within the week. Looking forward, IECI is preparing development plans for Whitestown Business Park Building 3, revisions to Whitestown Business Park Road Extension, a new job in Indianapolis, and a new job for Lennar which is known as Grassy Creek. Our surveying department has been a true asset working alongside us in many of our jobs, specifically in providing CAD drawings of the topography and boundary for Whitestown Business Park Road Extension, Whitestown Business Park … Continued

May 2019

June 3, 2019 | Archived

IECI has had a productive month with submittals to Indianapolis, Zionsville, and more! Hunters Crossing Section 8 and Harmony Section 6 have both been submitted and gone through their first round of reviews, along with a new Becknell project to be known as 267 Industrial Park. As we continue to perfect these construction sets we will also be working on construction plans for Whitestown Business Park Building 3, the Whitestown Business Park Road Extension, and platting for Copperstone and Hunters Crossing Section 9. Amidst the hard work, congratulations are in order for Sycamore Flats achieving zoning approval, as well as the Jimmy Dala Convenience Center achieving approval. Our survey department has kept busy during this rainy month with field stakings for Harmony Hart in Westfield, as well as Serenade. Any time spent in office is put to good use as they create much needed surveys, boundaries, and more for our … Continued

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