Hello,
I'm a land development engineer and I was wondering if anyone had any advice/ideas about a site I may be working on.
The site is in a small city and I'm not exactly certain of the size at this point (my info at this point is very limited). The site is currently farmland and it sits several feet below the adjacent highway. I don't think that there is any drainage path for this parcel of farmland. All rain that falls on the site must either infiltrate or evaporate since the site is basically a large basin.
The developer has an adjacent site that sits above grade where he could get most of his fill material, however, it's been determined that the required amount of fill is about 1,000,000 cu yd.
Considering that staggering amount of earthwork, I am trying to think outside of the box on this one. Would it be feasible to develop the site without filling it and try to pump the stormwater somehow? I have no experience with pumping stormwater and my initial thoughts are that it wouldn't be feasible, however, if it is feasible in the slightest then I would like to investigate it further to avoid the earthwork.
Sorry I don't have more information at this point. The developer is related to me and just mentioned something. I'm just going on memory and I don't have much information. I would guess that the site is probably 40-80 acres. The site generally lies 6-10' below the adjacent highway and developments. Also, I'm not exactly certain where the stormwater could be pumped.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Peace,
Stoddardvilla
I'm a land development engineer and I was wondering if anyone had any advice/ideas about a site I may be working on.
The site is in a small city and I'm not exactly certain of the size at this point (my info at this point is very limited). The site is currently farmland and it sits several feet below the adjacent highway. I don't think that there is any drainage path for this parcel of farmland. All rain that falls on the site must either infiltrate or evaporate since the site is basically a large basin.
The developer has an adjacent site that sits above grade where he could get most of his fill material, however, it's been determined that the required amount of fill is about 1,000,000 cu yd.
Considering that staggering amount of earthwork, I am trying to think outside of the box on this one. Would it be feasible to develop the site without filling it and try to pump the stormwater somehow? I have no experience with pumping stormwater and my initial thoughts are that it wouldn't be feasible, however, if it is feasible in the slightest then I would like to investigate it further to avoid the earthwork.
Sorry I don't have more information at this point. The developer is related to me and just mentioned something. I'm just going on memory and I don't have much information. I would guess that the site is probably 40-80 acres. The site generally lies 6-10' below the adjacent highway and developments. Also, I'm not exactly certain where the stormwater could be pumped.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Peace,
Stoddardvilla