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Master Site Plan Application
Gardner Simmental Lot 1A, Tract 1
Project Name 24345 Bridger Point CONR
This narrative outlines the historical drainage patterns on and around the project site. Please
reference the “Exhibit: Historic Drainage Pathways” with this narrative as well as the old exhibit
“L.4”, which was the original grading plan for the existing site. This is included for you to see all
existing culverts and swales on site that are to be removed during this development.
The proposed detailed grading and drainage plans are not discussed in this narrative but are
included in this application. The purpose of this narrative is only to show the historical drainage
pathways.
The stormwater that flows onto and around the site is generally topographically divided into east
and west drainage basins, which ultimately discharge to two separate culverts. The site is at the
downstream end of a subdivision, which has flows from the east side of N 19th Ave and
Simmental Ave.
Western Drainage Patterns
N 19th Ave has a roadside ditch that runs along eastern side of the road, which ultimately runs
along the western portion of the site and discharges into a 24” culvert (“Culvert 1” on the
Exhibit: Historic Drainage Pathways) at the SE corner of the N 19th Ave and Hwy 90 On-Ramp
Intersection.
“Culvert 1” discharges the flows to the west of N 19th Ave, and then finally into another culvert
that flows under the N 19th Ave On-Ramp into a large MDT retention basin. The proposed
grading of the site does not drain any of its stormwater into this N 19th Ave roadside ditch or
“Culvert 1”.
Eastern Drainage Patterns
The north and north-eastern boundary of the site has a ditch that captures water from Hwy 90
and from a small portion of the northern portion of Simmental Road and discharges it into a 24”
culvert (“Culvert 2” on the Exhibit: Historic Drainage Pathways).
As projects are developed in the City of Bozeman on Simmental Road, they are required to
capture, manage, and store stormwater on their own site. Much of the stormwater on Simmental
Road is already captured and managed on developed sites, and as Simmental Rd becomes fully
developed, no stormwater will discharge to the Hwy 90 roadside ditch. Therefore, the roadside
ditch that borders the property on the east and north-east side will primarily capture and route
stormwater from Hwy 90.
The proposed grading on this site will route any stormwater flow from the adjacent southern
property to either the eastern or western sides of the property and into either western or eastern
ditches discussed above. This will prevent run-on to the site and maintain historical flow
patterns.
MDT Permit
This site has an approved MDT permit (Permit #8566, included in this application) that permits
discharge to “Culvert 2” at the pre-development rate of 2.32 CFS. This discharge rate will be
split between Phase 1 (CFA Site Plan) and the future Phase 2. More detailed information
regarding the proposed stormwater plan is included in the Stormwater Report and Plans in the
application.