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Urbanization Minnesota, New Jersey and most other states are facing population and development increases. Flood water is increasingly difficult to handle: little infiltration occurs, floodwaters arrive sooner and are deeper. Natural and agricultural lowlands are being developed: detention basins are being lost. Surface flow is much faster than groundwater. Without permeable floodplains, infiltration does not occur and floods are much more frequent. Peak flow is higher and arrives much sooner than in wild or rural areas. Lift over mountains Normally, windward side gets rain, leeward side gets