HDR Presentation - StormW MgtCity of Dubuque
City Council Working Session
July 23, 2001
Storm Water Management
Master Plan Preliminary Findings
Presentation Outline
Storm Water Management Overview
Project Background
Project Approach
Project Goals
Project Methodologies
Alternative Selection Criteria
North Fork Catfish Creek Drainage Basin
Bee Branch Drainage Basin
Possible Funding Sources
Hydrologic Cycle
Water Transported
Ocean- Atmosphere
· Precipitation
· Runoff
· Evaporation
· Transpiration
· Infiltration
· Groundwater
- Land
- Ocean
Storm Water Concepts
Flow = A Rate in Cubic Feet Per Second (cfs)
Velocity = Speed in Feet Per Second (fps)
Losses = Rainfall- Runoff
Storage = A Volume in Acre Feet (AF)
(1 AF = 43,560 cu. ft.)
Detention
Retention
Storm Characteristics: Intensity, Duration,
Distribution, Movement, Reoccurrence
Tools to Manage Storm Water
Runoff Reduction
· Infiltration Control
· Restrict Development
Timing Changes
· Targeted Maintenance
· Channel Improvements
Storage
· Detention
· Retention
Increase Capacity
· Rainfall
· Land Use
· Physical
Features
Master Planning Process
Input
· Selection
Criteria
· Runoff
rate
· Geometry
· Flooding
Damages
· Roadway
Overtopping
· Conveyance
· Storage
· Non-structural
· Runoff
rate
· Volume
Runoff
· Water
surface
elevations
· Depths
· Flooding
Limits
· Violations
Output
· Phasing/
Sequencing
· Capital
Improvements
Program
· PrioritiZation
· Funding
Requirements
Preliminary Policies
Protect for Frequent Events or Rare Events
Protect Only Large Basins or Small Ones Too
Pass Problems Downstream or Solve Upstream
Uniform Standards or Regionally Varied
Uniform Maintenance or Targets Areas
Retention or Detention
Centralize or Decentralize Facilities
Publicly or Privately Owned/Maintained
Restrict or Encourage Development
Include Erosion Control Practices
Impose Water Quality Standards
Public or Private Financing
Project Background
October 1998
City Selects HDR
December 2000
HDR Completes
Draft North Fork
Master Plan
April 2000
HDR Begins
Master Plan
May 2001
HDR Completes~
Draft Bee Branch
Master Plan
Project Approach
?OLICY
ADMINISTRATIVE
TECHNICAL
LAND USE
USER BASED
BONDING
MANUAL
CRITERIA
STANDARDS
TECHNOLOGIES
METHODOLOGIES
WATER i
G.I.S.
MASTER PLAN
MAJOR WATERSHEDS
G.I.S.
COMPUTER MODELS
STORM WATER UT1LITY IMPLEMENTATION
PERMITTING FEES PLAN
DETENTION BANKING
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM
Project Goals
Determine capacity of existing drainage system for ultimate
development
Develop hydraulic models on North Fork Catfish Creek and Bee
Branch
Identify problem areas
Develop improvement plans for specific problem areas
Address water quality in a qualitative nature by developing a list
of possible Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Identify potential funding sources for improvement plans
Recommend required changes to storm water ordinance
Develop preliminary policies to address storm water issues
Develop preliminary drainage standards/criteria manual
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Project Methodologies
Ultimate Landuse Development
HEC-HMS Hydrologic Model
HEC-RAS and XP-SWMM Hydraulic Models
Recommended Water Quality Best Management
Practices (BMPs)
Recommended Plan Development
· Flooding Damages
· Roadway Overtopping
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Alternative Selection Criteria
Severity of Existing Problem
Public Safety
Capital Cost
Preserving/Enhancing Existing Property Values
Development Potential
Social/Economic Impacts
Maintenance/Operating Costs
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City of Dubuque Drainage Basins
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North Fork Catfish Creek
North Fork Catfish Creek
Drainage Basin
North Fork Catfish Creek
Alternatives Evaluated - 100 Year
Increase
Alt Additional Storage Improve Channel Capacity atImprove Inlet at
NW Arterial to
No. NW Keyway Rosemont and Penn.
Penn.Arterial Keyway
2 ,/ ,/ ,/ ,/
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North Fork Catfish Creek
Northwest Arterial to Rosemont
North Fork Catfish Creek
Rosemont to Pe ~a
North Fork Catfish Creek
Penn n~a to Un~ve
North Fork Catfish
Alternative Evaluation
Alt
No.
Description
1 Penn Storage
NW Arterial
Storage /~
Capital Cost
(millions)
$1.4
Comment
Decreases property values at Penn/JFK
Changes aesthetics at Penn/JFK
$1.6
Minimum land acquisition costs
Saves trees and maintains aesthetics at
Penn/JFK
Preserves property values at Penn/JFK
Solves problems close to the source
Best hydraulic improvement
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Penn and NW
Arterial Storage
$2.4
Additional costs with no appreciable
improvement in hydraulics
Decreases property values at Penn/JFK
Changes aesthetics at Penn/JFK
* Recommended Alternative 2o
Bee Branch Drainage Basin
2!
Bee Branch Drainage Basin
West 32nd Street Subarea
West 32nd Street Drainage SubArea
Alternatives Evaluated - 1 00-Year
Multiple One Large West 32nd Street Detention Site
Alt No:UpstreamUpstream
Detention Detention Site Purchase
Sites Upper Carter Blvd Excavate Berm Homes
W32-1 at/ v/ v/'
W32-2 v/ ~/' V/
W32-3 ~/' ~" V/
W32-4 ~t/ v/' ~/
W32-5 ~/' v/ v/ v/
West 32nd Street Drainage SubArea
Detention Site Alternatives
West 32nd Street SubArea
Alternative Evaluation
Alt
No.
Description
W32-1 Multiple storage sites; $5.3
excavate West 32nd cell
W32-2 Multiple storage sites; $4.0
berm West 32nd cell
W32-3 Upper Carter storage site; $4.7
excavate West 32nd cell
W32-4 Upper Carter storage site; $3.5
berm West 32nd cell
Capital Cost
(millions)
Comments
Upper Carter storage
W32-5' site;excavate and berm $4.7
West 32nd cell
* Recommended Alternative
Maximum hydraulic benefit
Maximum storage at West 32nd
cell and Upper Carter
Limits flow to capacity of West
32nd cell outlet
2-3
3-4
Remaining Bee Branch Drainage Subareas
Remaining Bee Branch Drainage
Subareas Detention Site Alternatives
Kaufmann Subarea
Grandview and Kaufmann Detention Site Alternative
Kaufmann Ave~u~ 6rLina~e Subarea /~:u-¥ ~OOI
Pote~ial ~o~a~r D~entlon Cell Location ) ~,
Bee Branch Findings
16th Street Detention Cell is not a restriction
Capacity of Bee Branch sewer is approximately a 7-year return period
Inlet capacity to the Bee Branch sewer is adequate to provide full
capacity of sewer
The principal restriction to flood flows occurs at the railroad tracks
Flood volumes from Windsor, Kaufmann, Locust and West 32nd Street
converge upstream of the railroad tracks
Delaying volume in upstream detention is effective in reducing
flooding depths
Except for West 32nd Street Subarea, detention areas are not effective
Improving West 32nd Street Subarea is effective in reducing flooding
above 24th Street;therefore targeted solutions from 24th Street to
Mississippi River
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Bee Branch Drainage Basin
Flood Minimization Alternative Improvements
Structural Alternatives
~ Open channel floodway
~ Relief storm sewer
~ Create upstream detention
~ Utilize open space upstream
detention
~ Flood proofing
~ Pressure sewer system
~ Expand 16th Street Detention
capacity
~ Divert West 32nd Street Subarea to
the Little Maquoketa
~ Deep storage/pumping tunnel
Non-Structural Alternatives
Educate/outreach
Flood warning System
Floodplain buyout
Do nothing
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Bee Branch Drainage Basin
Open Channel FloodWay Alternative
Open Channel Floodway Features
Phase I- 16th Street Cell to 24th Street
Only option which reduces 100-year flooding for the
lower reach
900 square foot channel; 4,500 feet long; within a
150 foot wide corridor
Requires railroad bridge and three road bridges
Saves approximately 99% of the homes and businesses
in the 100-year flood plain
Requires purchase or relocation of approximately
70 homes and businesses
Estimated opinion of probable construction cost is
$17.1 million
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Open Channel Floodway Feature
Phase II- 16th Street Cell to Garfield
900 square foot channel; 2,500 feet long within a
150 foot wide corridor
Requires one railroad bridge and one road bridge
Saves approximately 44% of the homes and businesses
in the 100-year flood plain
Requires purchase or relocation of approximately
13 homes and businesses
Estimated opinion of probable construction cost
$6.9 million
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Relief Storm Sewer Features
16th Street Cell to 24th Street
Parallel storm sewer to existing Bee Branch storm
sewer
Only provides protection for a 1 O-year design storm
Minimal land acquisition
Major utility conflicts
Only minimal improvements to flooding depths for
100-year storm
Estimated opinion of probable
construction cost:
One (1) additional conduit - $18.7 million
Five (5) additional conduits - $93.5 million
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Possible Funding Sources
General Obligation Bonds
Special Assessments
Storm Water Utility
Federal Congressional Grants
Hazard Mitigation Grants'(FEMA)
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FEMA)
Tax Increment Financing
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