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Introduction
Water is component of all landscape designs that cannot be ignored. Water issues include:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Too much Not enough Water being at an undesirable point Water flowing across an undesirable point Frost heave
Too much water can be handled by drainage. Not enough water can be resolved by using irrigation. Drainage can also be used to move water from unwanted areas. Drainage structures can be used to reroute water. Drainage can also be used to reduce the effects of frost heave.
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Site Analysis
Before starting to survey a site for drainage purposes it is important to evaluate the site. If the site adjoins a waterway, do not remove the vegetation adjacent to and along the stream bank.
This vegetation is an essential buffer zone that will help maintain the water quality and curb erosion problems.
Check your survey or plat for the location of nearby flood plains.
If the land is in a flood plane, it is reasonable to expect the area will be inundated with water at some point. It is important that no structures, especially homes, are built within a designated flood plane.
Site Analysis--cont.
Also check the map for drainage easements.
They should be labeled "d.e." on the plat and are usually located along property lines. A drainage easement indicates that water will be probably flow along the easement after rainfall. Erosion can be a problem along drainage easements. Structures, fences, roads, etc. should not be constructed within drainage easements.
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area. Drains can be either surface or subsurface.
Drainage is needed to handle rooftop, driveway, and overland run off. Four main issues to consider when caring for soil and grass roots are fertilization, drainage, aeration, and thatch control.
Slope
Any area that is exposed to rainfall should always have some slope to direct the flow of water. Water will puddle on flat, horizontal surfaces. The amount of slope varies with the surface and the conditions of the site.
Turf areas = 2 - 3% Paved areas = 2% Foundations = special requirements
Surface Drains
Surface drainage is controlling the flow of water using slope and shaped surfaces. Shaped surfaces
Swales Ditches Berms
Surface drainage works best with small sites or for sites with a small amount of runoff.
Subsurface Drain
Subsurface drain is a system of collecting and disposing of rain water. Common means of collection are a drain grate or perforated pipe.
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Drain Outlet
Both surface and sub surface drains must have an outlet.
Modification of existing outlets is usually not very problematic, changing the location of an outlet may cause problems.
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Drain Outlet--cont.
If codes do not allowed the redirection of water to the street, what are the options? Unless you already have a landscape drainage system in place (allowing you to route the runoff into that system), you have two (2) options.
1. Channel the water to a location on the site (but make sure its not a neighbor's!) where it's less troublesome and where it can percolate into the ground.
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Drain Outlet-cont.
2. Build a pond and direct the water into it.
A pond may be constructed of stone or concrete or natural.
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Estimating Runoff
Before a decision is made on the type and size of drainage structure or storage structure that is needed, the peak runoff rate and total volume of runoff must be determined.
The peak rate of runoff is required when sizing drainage channels and pipes. The total amount of runoff is needed to size a pond.
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Rational Method
The rational method is useful for estimating peak runoff rates from small <20 acre areas that are relatively uniform in topography and vegetation. Peak runoff rates are important when sizing drainage structures, especially pipes. Rational method uses a simple equation:
Q = CIA Q = Runoff rate (cfs) C = Dimensionless coefficient I = Rain fall intensity (in/hr) A = Area (ac)
The difficulty is getting accurate values for each variable.
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Area Description Business Downtown Neighbor hood Residenti al Single -Fami ly Multiunits, detached Multiunits, attached Resi denti al (suburban) A partment Indust rial Light H eavy Railroad yard Unimproved Parks, ceme t eries Playgrounds Character o f surface Pavement Asphaltic and concret e Brick Roofs Lawns, sandy soil Flat, 2 p ercent Average, 2 -7 percent St eep, 7 percent Lawns, heav y soil Flat, 2 p ercent Ave rage, 2 -7 percent St eep, 7 percent
Runoff Coe f fic ient C 0.70 -0 .95 0.50 -0 .70 0.30 -0 .50 0.40 -0 .60 0.60 -0 .75 0.25 -0 .40 0.50 -0 .70 0.50 -0 .80 0.60 -0 .90 0.20 -0 .35 0.10 -0 .30 0.10 -0 .25 0.20 -0 .35 Runoff Coe f fic ient C 0.70 -0 .95 0.70 -0 .85 0.75 -0 .95 0.05 -0 .10 0.10 -0 .15 0.15 -0 .20 0.13 -0 .17 0.18 -0 .22 0.25 -0 .35
Coefficient Table
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TOC Table
Ti e f c ce trati f r s al l a t ers e s ( i ). rai a e a ra ie t (sl e),
a i
le
f fl
(ft)
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. 6 9 16 27 37 47 55
2.
23 39 66 91 114 134
11 20 33 46 57 67
7 12 21 29 36 42 9 15 20 25 30
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Area
The area used is the number of acres in the watershed above the outlet. Watershed area can be difficult to determine. When a map is available a planimeter can be is used for this purpose.
Another method is placing a grid over the map and counting squares. If the map is digital, mapping software can calculate area.
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Q = CIA
Average, 2 -7 percent St eep, 7 percent Lawns, heav y soil Flat, 2 percent Ave rage, 2 -7 percent S t eep, 7 percent
0.05 -0 .10 0.10 -0 .15 0.15 -0 .20 0.13 -0 .17 0.18 -0 .22 0.25 -0 .35
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Example--cont.
0.05 18
0.10 13
0.50 7
1.00 6
2.00 4
5.00 3
1,000 30 23 11 9 7 5 The next step is to 2,000 51 39 20 16 12 9 determine an 4,000 86 66 33 27 21 15 appropriate value for 6,000 119 91 46 37 29 20 the rainfall intensity. 8,000 149 114 57 47 36 25 10,000 175 134 67 55 42 30 The time of concentration is used to determine the A drainageway of 850 feet at 1.25% slope = 7 min intensity. This example shows one of the problems of using tabular data. What do you do when the data falls in between columns and/or rows? In this case the lower number was used knowing that this will cause the calculated peak flow to be slightly higher.
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Example--cont.
With a TOC of 7 minutes and a 50 year interval, the IDR graph can be used to estimate rainfall intensity.
I = 10 in/hr
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Example--cont.
Solving for peak runoff:
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Mixed Watershed
The previous example assumed that the entire watershed had the same surface and slope. This seldom happens, therefore the equation must be modified to accommodate mixed watersheds. This is accomplished by calculating a Weighted C.
Cw =
C1
x A 1 C2 x A 2 ... Cn A n A
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0.75
3.4
lat, 2 rc nt rage, 2-7 ercent teep, 7 percent Lawns, eavy soil lat, 2 percent verage, 2-7 percent teep, 7 percent
Cw =
Cw =
2.2
r ct r f s rf c t ltic c cr t
ff
ffici
0.70
x 0.75
0.06
x 3.4
0.15
x 2.2
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Questions?
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