A small residential pond in the middle of an urban housing development is most likely
A) a natural pond that happened to be in the region where the homes were built.
B) part of a storm-water management system, to reduce erosion from runoff.
C) constructed specifically as a source of water for people to use to irrigate their lawns.
D) part of the sewage treatment facility that serves the homes in this region.
B
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