attitude

absorb where distant from canal and desire for experience; channel where depression, it is too close to water table

full circle

its funny that the original stainer, vehicle, receiver, weathering diagram is coming back into play

either way, its scary

i described the water as the color of coffee, they said chocolate milk

safe for swimming

if entirely channeling, then storm water runoff and other pollutants that collect on the street will end up in the lake despite the cattails

the cycle

the bayou floods, drains into drainage canal, pumped out of canal, pumped into underground drainage canal, pumped back north to another station to be pumped into the lake

filtration

cattails are the first filtering plant that come to mind; their length, height and appearance is all wrong though

replenishing

if absorption, then only returns to the water table quicker