Storm Water detention Pond
Storm Water detention Pond
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I'm supposed to design a storm water detention pond for 12ha/30acres Industrial Park. My experience with it = 0.
Any advice in terms of design procedure, publications and computer sowtware will be helpfull.
Any advice in terms of design procedure, publications and computer sowtware will be helpfull.
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
This will really walk you through it, although it's a bit technical... There are many computer programs, but I don't know if any are free. Here (at my new job) we use Hydraflow by Intelisolve (www.intelisolve.com) At my old job we had a dos program called "Quick TR-55" by - i think - Pondpack.
The calcs for runoff are easy to do, but the routing through the basin can be iterative, so I would really recommend a computer program for that.
Hope that helps - let me know if you would like additional info.
Kate
kthomson@ekmail.com
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
USDA TR-55 report "Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds" I have found on the net is not free and it would take time (I do not have) to get it. It would be great if you can email a copy to m63@canada.com
Thank you
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/water/quality/common/tr55/tr55.html
if that does not work, i would have to get back to you - i don't have it on my computer at work.
kate
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
When traveling to NB, NS or ON one would say 'Im going to Canada'
RE: Storm Water detention Pond
1a) You use your local municipal requirements or if vague, use the rational method instead of a synthetic hydrograph method (TR55). For example, if your municipality just says that the post developed 25 year peak runoff shall not exceede the predeveloped rate, then use the rational method, it is much easier or a modified puls method - both can be a simple spread sheet.
1b) Please review the following concepts - Time of concentration, hydraulic length, "C" factor for rational, (TR55 - CN, Initial abstraction, soils type, antecendant soil moisture, directly connected impervious area), rainfall distribution (SCS) or Intensity-duration-frequency curves (rational).
1c) The above answer assumes an "open basin" or a basin that has a positive outfall for your rainfall event, if not, then you have the additional restriction of total runoff volume limited to the existing volume.
2) Assuming an "open basin", you also need to design a pond outfall control structure that will limit your pond outfall at your peak stage. Please consider external tail water and you need to size the conveyance (usually an outfall pipe) from your outfall control structure to your outfall. If you use a Wier or an orifice, make sure that the outfall pipe will not cause tailwater. A drop pipe inlet might be easier for you. Please consider baffling the inlet to keep grease and oils on site. If you use a baffle, remember to size it so that it does not obstruct the wier/orifice.
3) Next you might consider the sizing of the internal conveyances to bring the stormwater into the pond. This includes the master culvert system and the curb/gutter/inlets for the roads at a minimum. PLease consider the spread of flow in the streets, the depth of flow and the lnlet capacities.
4) I almost forgot, you need to grade the site and account for groundwater elevations and flood elevations. Your pond can not store water below the seasonal high water level and your level of service will determine the roadway height above the desing flood elevation. PLease remember that the flood wil back up the culverts and if the pond peak stage is at 100', then the upppermost inlet may be at 101'.
Clifford H Laubstein
FL Certified PE #58662
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My WINhydro(c)program available from McTrans at the University of Florida.
It will use TR-55 and WINTR-55 output as input. Can compute basin staging and/or sediment basin sizing and will do split flows (first flush to sediment basin) to each, if desired.
Outlet configurations can be up to 9 openings, weir, pipe, vertical orifice or horizontal orifice and can produce outflow hydrographs of each outlet.
Don Grisham, PE/RPLS/CPESC
McTrans web page
http://mctrans.ce.ufl.edu/
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KRS Services
www.krs-services.com
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try this site
http://www.kesco.sphosting.com