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Infiltrate or drain water in small terraces ?

 
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Hello Guys

I'm designing a small garden with about 30% of slope. I want to build small terraces in different spot and I wonder if i should infiltrate or drain the water out of the terraces. My possible water collection from the roof is about 163m3 annually.

Thanks for your help
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Why not both?

design each terrace to infiltrate, then have the terrace walls appropriately permeable as the water percolates down - any excess water on the lowest wall can be designed to drain out to an appropriate destination.
 
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