HomeMy WebLinkAbout13 Preliminary Stormwater Engineer's Report 03122021Preliminary Engineering Report
Stormwater Design
Community First Griffin Place
March 2021
Submitted to:
City of Bozeman Engineering Department
20 East Olive
Bozeman, MT 59715
Prepared by:
Stahly Engineering and Associates
851 Bridger Drive, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 522-9526
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Engineering Report
Table of Contents
General Information and Design Criteria
Existing Site Conditions
Storm Drainage Plan Description
Estimation of Runoff
Retention Facilities
Storm Event Analysis
Pipe Conveyance Capacity
Facilities Maintenance
Figures and Tables
Figure 1. Vicinity Map
Figure 2. Stormwater Plan
Table 1. Storm Runoff Calculations
Table 2. Retention Basin Capacities
Table 3. Enhanced Infiltration Capacities
Table 4. Stormwater Runoff Rate Calculations
Table 5. Pipe Conveyance Capacities
Table 6. Curb and Gutter Conveyance Calculations
Table 7. Bozeman Rainfall Analysis (1990-2020)
Appendices
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General Information and Design Criteria
The proposed Community First Griffin Place is located southeast of the
intersection of Manley Road and Griffin Drive. Community First Griffin Place is a
planned two building development designed to provide a plethora of community
focused programs and services focused on members of the community facing
challenges with housing, hunger, and other hardships. The project is located on
an undeveloped 5.24-acre lot.
The proposed development includes two buildings, referred to as the North
Building and the South Building. The North Building will function as a Food
Resource Center, providing a new home for both the Gallatin Valley Food Bank
as well as the Fork and Spoon, a “pay what you can” restaurant, while the South
Building will provide emergency housing. Both buildings will contain additional
office space for staff members.
Stormwater mitigation is achieved by a using compact, efficient stormwater
management design utilizing Low Impact Design (LID) methodology to keep
stormwater runoff to pre-development levels. The LID stormwater mitigation will
be designed in accordance with City of Bozeman Design Standards and
Specifications Policy for retention/infiltration facilities.
Plans are provided showing proposed grading, drainage flow paths, and
stormwater retention/infiltration details.
The developer’s contact information is:
HRDC
Heather Grenier
32 South Tracy Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715
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Figure 1: Vicinity Map, Bozeman, Montana
Existing Site Conditions
The Community First Griffin Place project is located on the south side of East
Griffin Drive at the intersection of Griffin Drive and Manley Road. The site is
primarily undeveloped. The site was previously occupied by a single-family
residence and associated outbuildings. They have since been demolished. The
site is generally flat within the project limits, with some moderately sloped terrain
around drainage ditches in the northeast of the site and along a tree stand
running north and south across the property.
An existing 18” culvert under Griffin Drive is the discharge point for stormwater
runoff from the site. This culvert will be replaced as part of the Griffin Drive
Improvements project scheduled for Summer 2021. The culvert conveys runoff
via approximately 1000 lineal feet of storm main to the Northwestern Energy
Detention Pond, ultimately discharging to Glen Lake.
A geotechnical evaluation was conducted and is provided in a separate appendix
of this submittal. The soils on the site are variable. Geotechnical investigation
revealed that the central and western thirds of the site were historically used for
ponds that have since been filled. Boring logs reveal encountering this highly
variable fill material to a depth of approximately 19’. The eastern third of the site
is predominantly native soils, with some limited fill encountered that is typically
associated with demolition of historic structures. Full geotechnical evaluation
results are available in the attached appendix.
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Groundwater monitoring was conducted throughout the 2020 groundwater
season. During the initial site evaluation and monitoring well installation,
groundwater depths ranged from 7.3’ to 13.3’ below grade in the areas of the site
proposed for development. Long term monitoring results found groundwater wells
dry in all visits, to a depth of approximately 9’ below grade. Based on these
results, seasonally high groundwater is assumed to be at least 9’ below grade.
Full groundwater monitoring results are available in the attached appendix. The
site is not located within a 100-year floodplain.
Storm Drainage Plan Description
The storm drainage plan for the Community First Griffin Place consists of LID
solutions designed to infiltrate stormwater and replicate the natural hydrology of
the site.
The overall storm drainage plan for Community First Griffin Place is depicted on
Figure 2, attached to this report. The plan shows proposed drainage path flows,
mitigation areas, and drainage basins. With development, the site will be divided
into 4 primary basins, with one of these further divided into 2 sub-basins. Basin 1
contains the northwestern portion of the site, with a small sliver of catchment
area extending along the drive access nearly the length of the site. Basin 2
contains the southern portion of the site, extending to the north edge of the South
Building. This basin is split into two sub basins, as Basin 2A is captured in a
small retention facility (referred to as the “south basin”) designed to capture
stormwater runoff generated by the southern parking lot. Basin 3 is a relatively
small basin in the northeast corner of the site, capturing runoff from the east drive
access. Basin 4 includes the remaining area of the site, generally centered
around the northern retention facility (referred to as the “north basin”) will runoff
directly into the retention facility via overland flow.
Storm runoff from all basins is directed to the north basin located in the northeast
corner of the site. Runoff is routed through site grading, curb and gutter, a series
of stormwater inlets connected through a network of storm sewer piping, and
connection of building roof drains directly into the storm sewer network. The
inclusion of the south basin serving Sub-basin 2 provides numerous hydraulic
benefits, including reduction of peak flows in the conveyance system as well as
overall runoff volume reduction. Both retention facilities will utilize enhanced
infiltration to improve performance.
Survivability of LID systems through conventional development is difficult.
Erosion control Best Management Practices (BMP’s) will be utilized during
construction to reduce the impacts of construction site runoff, until the LID
systems are constructed.
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Estimation of Runoff
Runoff estimates were obtained for each sub-basin using City of Bozeman
standards. For the stormwater retention calculations, the design storm is a 10-
year, 2-hour storm. The Bozeman IDF (Intensity, Duration, and Frequency)
curves show a rainfall intensity of 0.41 in/hour for the 10-year, 2-hour storm,
totaling a 0.81-inch storm event. For the purposes of sizing conveyance facilities,
the design storm is a 25-year event at a time of concentration of 5 minutes. This
storm has an intensity of 3.826 in/hour, but due to its short duration, only
represents a 0.32-inch event.
Table 1 shows the storm runoff calculations for the 5 drainage sub-basins.
Specifically, the design uses the volume of the 10-year, 2-hour storm (for
retention calculations), and the flow rate from the 25-year event (for conveyance
calculations).
Table 1 – Storm Runoff Calculations
Basin
Characteristics
Drainage
Basin 1
Drainage
Basin 2
Drainage
Basin 3
Drainage
Basin 4
Drainage
Basin 5
Area (ft²) 90042 57087 29279 7570 44263
Area (acre) 2.07 1.31 0.67 0.17 1.02
Pervious Area (ft²) 31515 19980 10248 2650 15492
Impervious Area (ft²) 58527 37107 19031 4921 28771
Pervious C 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Impervious C 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Weighted C 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.90 0.66
Time of
Concentration (min) 5 5 5 5 5
Runoff Volume (cf)
10-yr 2-hr storm 0.559 0.355 0.182 0.064 0.276
Flow Rate Q (cfs)
25-yr 5-min Storm 5.220 3.309 1.697 0.598 2.576
Retention Facilities
The site contains 2 retention facilities for stormwater management. Site
constraints dictate the use of the north basin as the primary retention facility,
supported by the south basin facility that captures runoff from the largely
impervious southern portion of the site. Overflow from the south retention basin
facility discharges into the storm sewer system, where any overflow is conveyed
to the north retention basin facility. Table 2 describes the characteristics of each
retention basin and total site storage.
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Table 2 – Retention Basin Capacities
Basin ID South Basin North Basin
Contributing Drainage Basins 2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Top Area (sf) 1270 9155
Bottom Area (sf) 416 6208
Average Area (sf) 843 7681.5
Ponding depth (ft) 1 1.5 TOTAL
Ponding Storage (cf) 843 11522.25 12365
Gravel bed surface area (sf) 193 1415
Gravel depth (ft) 2 2
Total Cube Volume (cf) 386 2830 3216
Gravel Porosity 0.3 0.3
Gravel Storage 115.8 849 965
Total Basin Storage Volume (cf) 959 12371 13330 Captured
Basin Area Rain Event Captured (in) 0.31 1.09 1.06 Captured
Rain Event Required (in) 1.00 Design
Storm
In addition to providing adequate ponding storage, both retention facilities will
have enhanced infiltration. Approximately 25% of the surface area of the bottom
of each retention basin will have a strip of gravel that extends to native gravel to
facilitate infiltration. The south basin will feature a 2 ft wide strip of gravel running
the length of inflow to outflow. The north basin will feature an 8 ft wide strip of
gravel. This design provides superior infiltration as compared to a typical
retention basin. The effects of enhanced infiltration have not been included in
design values, so it is possible for both basins to provide greater mitigation
performance than indicated in this design report.
Table 3 – Enhanced Infiltration Calculations
Detention Basin ID South Basin North Basin
Total Storage Capacity (cf) 959 12371
Gravel Strip Surface Area (sf) 193.00 1415
Gravel Infiltration Rate (in/hr) 1.67 1.67
Time for Complete Infiltration (hr) 35.7 62.8
As shown in Table 3, the south basin will completely infiltrate in under 36 hours
through the gravel alone. The north basin would completely drain in
approximately 63 hours with no other infiltration taking place. Considering the
remaining 75% of basin bottom surface area in each basin also facilitates
infiltration, both basins will drain completely in under 48 hours following the
design storm event.
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Conveyance Capacity
Stormwater runoff in each sub-basin will be collected into a storm sewer system
for conveyance to retention areas. The pipe network was designed to provide
adequate conveyance capacity for the 25-year, 5-minute design storm event.
Table 4 shows the storm runoff calculations for the 5 drainage sub-basins,
specifically, the design uses the volume of the 10-year, 2-hour storm (for
retention calculations), and the flow rate from the 25-year event (for conveyance
calculations).
Table 4 – Storm Runoff Rate Calculations
Basin Characteristics 1 2 3 4 5
Area (ft²) 90042 57087 29279 7570 44263
Area (acre) 2.07 1.31 0.67 0.17 1.02
Weighted (C) 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.90 0.66
10yr-2hr Q (cfs) 0.559 0.355 0.182 0.064 0.276
25yr-5min Q (cfs) 5.220 3.309 1.697 0.598 2.576
Table 5 – Pipe Conveyance Calculations
Manual Input Parameters
pipe diameter (in) 15 15
depth in culvert (in) 14.00 14.00
coefficient of roughness (n) 0.013 0.013
slope (ft/ft) 0.0050 0.0070
Calculated Input Parameters
radius (in) 7.50 7.50
radius (ft) 0.63 0.63
depth of flow (ft) 1.17 1.17
wetted perimeter 3.27 3.27
area of flow (ft2) 1.19 1.19
hydraulic radius 0.36 0.36
Avg. Velocity (ft/sec) 4.1 4.9
Max Velocity (ft/sec) 6.2 7.3
Calculated Operating Parameters
Flowrate culvert (cfs) 4.91 5.81
The hydraulic capacity of the site storm drains was analyzed to determine the
required pipe size to convey the 25-year, 5-minute storm event. The maximum
25-year event for any of the basins produces approximately 5.75 cfs of runoff.
Analysis was performed at a minimum slope of 0.5%. The capacity of a 15” storm
drain at 0.5% slope at 90% flow is 4.91 cfs. For any pipes requiring greater
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conveyance capacity, a 15” pipe with a slightly steeper slope will be used. A 15”
pipe at a 0.7% slope will convey 5.81 cfs at 90% capacity.
Table 6 – Curb and Gutter Conveyance Calculations
Curb and Gutter Capacity Calcs
Max Curb Conveyance Req'd (ft^3/sec) 0.391
Right-side Slope X:1 0.06
Left-side Slope X:1 33.00
Channel Bottom Width (ft) 0
Flow Depth (ft) 0.350
Flow Area (ft^2) 2.025
Wetted Perimeter (ft) 11.906
Width 0.044
Hydraulic Radius (ft) 0.170
Manning's Roughness 0.013
Slope (ft/ft) 0.005
Average Velocity (ft/sec) 2.49
Flow (ft^3/sec) 5.04
Curb and gutter are used on the site to direct runoff into the underground storm
sewer network. To ensure the standard curb design will provide adequate
conveyance capacity for peak flows, the length of curb with the greatest flow was
identified and analyzed for conveyance capacity.
The critical curb required to convey the maximum flow was identified as the
approximately 435’ length of curb channeling runoff to STMH-7, serving a
catchment area of approximately 4,950 sf. This catchment area produces a peak
flow of 0.391 cfs for the 25-year design storm. As shown in Table 6 above, At the
minimum slope of 0.5%, the curb on site has a conveyance capacity of 5.04 cfs.
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Storm Event Analysis
To get a sense of how the site stormwater facilities would have performed in past
storm events, a storm event analysis was conducted to determine the percentile
storm events in the City of Bozeman. The exercise analyzed 30 years of
recorded 24-hour rainfall events using precipitation data collected at MSU rain
gauge Station USC00241044. The analysis excluded snow fall events and 24-
hour rainfall events that accumulated less than 0.1-inches. The table below
summarizes the percentile storm events produced by the analysis. As indicated
by the table below, the site’s stormwater system will retain the 97th percentile of
storms on site.
Table 7 – Bozeman Rainfall Analysis (1990-2020)
Percentile Storm
Event Volume (in)
80th 0.41
85th 0.49
90th 0.57
95th 0.74
99th 1.2
100th 2.29
Facilities Maintenance
The proposed stormwater mitigation systems are located within public rights-of-
ways and common open spaces and will be operated and maintained by the
owners’ association. A detailed operations and maintenance plan will be
developed and will be included in the final covenants. At a minimum, the owners’
association is responsible for quarterly inspection and annual maintenance of all
stormwater facilities. The inspection and maintenance responsibilities include,
but are not limited to, general housekeeping responsibilities, visual inspection for
performance, removal of sediment from mitigation facilities, vegetative
maintenance, as well as any necessary repairs to the facilities themselves.
GRIFFIN DRIVEPROJECT SITE5.24 ACRESNORTH BUILDING27,086 SF FOOTPRINT202 E. GRIFFIN DR.SOUTH BUILDING14,500 SF FOOTPRINT206 E. GRIFFIN DR.MONTANA RAIL LINKPHASE 1PHASE 2DRAINAGE BASIN 1DRAINAGEBASIN 2DRAINAGE BASIN 3DRAINAGEBASIN 5DRAINAGEBASIN 4DRAINAGE BASIN AREASDRAINAGE BASIN IDAREA (SF)12345900425708729279757044263INDICATES STORMRUNOFF FLOW PATHFIGURE 2STORMWATERFIGUREPROFESSIONALENGINEERS &SURVEYORSCOMMUNITY FIRST
GRIFFIN PLACE STAHLYENGINEERING& ASSOCIATESHRDC
202 & 206 EAST GRIFFIN DR.
BOZEMAN, MT