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Engineering Consultants
2900 South College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
303/226-4955
January 11, 1989
Mr. Glen D. Schlueter
City of Fort Collins
Stormwater Utility
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
RE: DRAINAGE ANALYSIS FOR THE HEWLETT PACKARD BUILDING 6 -
PRESTON-KELLEY SUBDIVISION
Dear Glen:
Hewlett Packard of Fort Collins is located on the northeast cor-
ner of the intersection of County Road Number 9 and Harmony Road
(Colorado State Highway 68). More specifically this project is
located in the southwest quarter of Section 33, Township 7 North,
Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. This report
provides an analysis of the affect on the existing site drainage
system caused by the proposed Building 6 project. Building 6 is
to be located just to the northwest of existing Building 3 as
shown on the HP Master Site Plan (Exhibit A).
The Building 6 project consists of the construction of Building
6, a Cafeteria, Energy Center, Building 6 Annex, and additional
parking areas. These new features are located within the shaded
area of Exhibit A. The new buildings will cover approximately
5.1 acres while new pavement and walkways will cover ap-
proximately 8.3 acres. However, approximately 2;.1 acres of new
building will be constructed over existing pavement while new
grass will be built over approximately 0.25 acres of existing
pavement. This results in a net increase of 11.105 acres of im-
pervious area to the HP site. '
This drainage analysis consists of three main parts. First,
since the Building 6 project will result in a relatively large
increase in impervious area at the HP site, the 100-year dis-
charge from Dam Pond (located within the southeast corner of the
site) to Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch (located off -site)
was analyzed. Second, a hydrology and hydraulic profile analysis
was conducted for the new storm sewer lines associated with
Building 6 (Lines BB and CC). Finally, the impact of Building 6
on the magnitude and route of the upgradient, off -site 100-year
flow as it enters and passes through the HP site was analyzed.
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Several previous drainage studies have been conducted at the HP
site and have been reviewed and incorporated, where appropriate,
into the analysis. In 1976 and 1977, Anderson & Hastings Con-
sulting Engineers, Inc. prepared an overall master site drainage
plan and performed storm sewer design calculations for the south-
west section of the HP site, including Building 1 and storm sewer
line A. In 1979, Stewart and Associates prepared a drainage
study of the northern half of the HP site, including the
presently undeveloped area at and to the north of future build-
ings 4,5,and 7. The Fox Meadows Basin (Basin H) Drainage Master
Plan was prepared by Resource Consultants Inc. in 1981 and in-
cludes the HP site. It outlines the peak flows that can be dis-
charged from the HP site to Fossil Creek Reservoir Ditch Inlet
when the Fox Meadows Basin has been fully developed. It is
believed that another drainage report exists that addresses Dam
Pond. However attempts to locate this report were unsuccessful.
Finally, in 1988, RBD conducted drainage studies of the HP Tem-
porary Building and the CICD Receiving Area Expansion and
analyzed storm sewer routing through the existing K-line. Exhibit
AA shows the general areas covered by these previous drainage
studies.
Dam Pond Analysis
The performance of Dam Pond before and after construction of the
Building 6 project was evaluated for the 100-year storm event.
Table 4 of the Fox Meadows Basin Drainage Master Plan indicates
that the peak outflow from Dam Pond for the 100-year event when
the Fox Meadows Basin is fully developed should be 69 cfs. This
discharge was used as a basis for evaluating the results of the
Dam Pond analysis.
The storage capacity of Dam Pond was determined from survey notes
and a topographic map generated after a July 1988 site survey.
The normal water level in Dam Pond prior to storm events is
4886.55 feet, with water occurring above this depth discharging
through an 18 inch outlet pipe. Dam Pond is provided with a
spillway at an elevation of 4891.57 feet to handle flood flows
during the 100-year or higher event. Between these two
elevations, 12.5 acre-feet is available for detention of on -site
stormwater runoff. Discharges from Dam Pond go int§ Fossil Creek
Reservoir Inlet Ditch and flow south.
The Rational Method was used to calculate peak runoff rates for
the 100-year storm event. The drainage basin bou6daries before
and after construction of the Building 6 project rare shown on
fold -out exhibits B and C, respectively. It should be noted that
flows occurring within the southwest section of the site to man-
hole A-9 were calculated as part of the Anderson & Hastings
analysis in 1976 and 1977. The cumulative C coefficient, cumula-
tive area, and cumulative time of concentration determined by An-
derson & Hastings at A-9 were used as initial conditions for
Basin Al. In addition, drainage basins indicated by letters R, G
and CY on fold -out Exhibits B and C (the northern part of Build-
ings 2 and 3 and areas north of these buildings) were analyzed as
part of the CICD Receiving Area Expansion Drainage Analysis (RBD,
September 29, 1988). Flow calculated during that analysis at
manhole K-2 was used in the "before" building 6 calculations
while flow calculated at manhole K-3 was used in the "after"
analysis. Finally, the area north of the existing HP site fence
all drains to the east and not into Dam Pond and is therefore not
analyzed as part of the Dam Pond evaluation. The drainage basins
shown on fold -out Exhibits B and C and their associated storm in-
lets and manholes are shown conceptually on Exhibits D and E for
the "before" and "after" Building 6 cases.
The hydrology calculations were carried downstream along the
major storm sewer lines until they emptied into a detention pond.
The runoff coefficient, C, in the Rational Formula was assumed to
be 0.20 for grass areas and 0.95 for roofs, pavement, and
walkways. However, the value of C assigned to each basin was
weighted according to land use. The rainfall intensity was ob-
tained from the City of Fort Collins Rainfall Intensity Duration
Curve (November 1975) as presented in the City of Fort Collins
Drainage Design Criteria Manual. The time of concentration
(tc)between manholes or inlets was calculated from the storm
sewer pipe flow velocity. It is recognized that during the 100-
year event, the lines are generally surcharged and may not con-
tain all the flow. However, due to the complexity of accounting
for this condition, it was assumed that all flow occurred within
the pipes. This is a conservative approach since pipe flow
results in a lower tc calculation, which results in a higher
rainfall intensity.
The total peak discharge at the downstream end of each storm
sewer line was used to construct a hydrograph for that line.
Triangular hydrographs were constructed with the peak equal to
the calculated peak discharge and the time to peak equal to the
time of concentration. The area under the hydrograph equals the
volume of runoff and was determined by multiplying the rainfall
intensity at the time of concentration by the area in square feet
and by the area's weighted runoff coefficient.
The 100-year hydrographs constructed for the "before" case for
storm lines T,A,K (see Exhibit D) were added together to form the
inflow hydrograph to South Ponds 1 and 2. This hydrograph is
shown as Exhibit F. South Ponds 1 and 2 were assumed to act
together as one pond since they are connected by a larger pipe
(48-inch) than the South Pond 2 outlet pipe (30-inch). The com-
puter program POND-2 (from Haestad Methods) was;used to route
this hydrograph through a pond that had the disc arge charac-
teristics of South Pond 2 and a detention volume t at considered
both South Ponds 1 and 2. The resulting outflow hydrograph was
added to a hydrograph that was constructed for Basin F (overland
flow to Dam Pond). This summed hydrograph then became the inflow
hydrograph to Dam Pond and was routed through Dam Pond using the
computer program POND-2. The output from the program is provided
as Exhibit G. The peak outflow from Dam Pond during the 100-year
event without Building 6 is shown on the output to be 37.5 cfs.
For the "after" Building 6 case, South Ponds 1 and 2 and North
Pond 2 were all assumed to act together as one pond. This as-
sumption is possible because flow between North Pond 2 and South
Pond 2 is more a function of water surface elevation in the two
ponds than it is of pipe size. The 100-year hydrographs con-
structed for the "after" case for storm lines A, K, T, AA, BB,
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and CC and for Basin E (overland flow to North Pond 2) were added
together to form the inflow hydrograph to a pond made up of South
Ponds 1 and 2 plus North Pond 2. This inflow hydrograph is shown
as Exhibit H. The computer program POND-2 was used to route this
hydrograph through a pond that had the discharge characteristics
of South Pond 2 and a detention volume that considered both South
Ponds 1 and 2 and North Pond 2. The resulting outflow hydrograph
was added to a hydrograph constructed for Basin F (overland flow
to Dam Pond) and the summed hydrograph became the inflow
hydrograph to Dam Pond. The hydrograph was routed through Dam
Pond using the computer program POND-2. The output from the
program is provided as Exhibit I.
The peak outflow from Dam Pond during the 100-year event with
Building 6 is 42.6 cfs compared to 37.5 cfs without Building 6.
Although approximately 11 acres of impervious area will be added
to the HP site with the Building 6 project, additional detention
storage is provided through the use of North Pond 2. Because of
this, the peak outflow from Dam Pond during the 100-year event
does not increase significantly after Building 6 is constructed.
Both the "before" and "after" cases have peak outflows less than
the 69 cfs outlined in the Fox Meadows Basin Drainage Master
Plan. It is felt that the calculated values are conservative
since the assumptions made throughout the analysis were
conservative.
Analysis of Building; 6 Proposed Storm Sewer Facilities
The Building 6 storm sewer system consists of the BB -line, and
one lateral, the CC -line. The BB -line will drain the new
Cafeteria, the courtyard west of Building 6, the southern half of
the Building 6 roof, the Building 6 Annex roof, and the shipping
and receiving area. The CC -line will drain the northern half of
the Building 6 roof, a small area north of Building 6, and the
Energy Center roof. The CC -line connects to the BB -line at man-
hole BB-4 as shown in Exhibit J. Flow at the downstream end of
the BB -line will either flow into North Pond 2 or flow south to
South Pond 2, depending on hydraulic conditions. The upstream
end of the BB -line will connect to the existing K-line between
manholes K-3 and K-2, thereby diverting flow in the K-line to the
BB -line after it reaches manhole K-3.
The Rational Method was applied to the CC -line a�d BB -line for
the 10-year and 100-year storm events. The calculations are in-
cluded as Exhibit K. The calculated discharge caus6s the pipe to
surcharge during the 100-year event. A storm drainage analysis
computer program, STORM (by CIVILSOFT), was run for the 100-year
event to calculate the hydraulic grade line and determine if it
will go above the ground surface. The numbering of the pipe net-
work is shown in Exhibit J. The water surface elevation at the
downstream end of the BB -line was taken to be 4906.85 feet. This
elevation was determined during the Dam Pond analysis and is the
maximum pond water elevation when runoff from the 100-year event
for the A,K,T,AA,BB and CC lines and Basin E is routed through a
pond made up of North Pond 2 and South Ponds 1 and 2. The output
from the program STORM is provided as Exhibit L. It indicates
that the hydraulic grade line remains below the ground surface
during the 100-year event. This was done because the courtyard
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between buildings two and six will be completely enclosed by
buildings. Because the hydraulic grade line remains below the
ground surface, it means that the surrounding buildings are
protected from the 100-year storm.
Off -Site Flow Analysis
Up -gradient, off -site flow enters the HP site from the west via
an 18-inch CMP under County Road 9, as shown on Exhibit M. The
Fox Meadows Basin Drainage Master Plan indicates that the peak
flow entering the HP site at this location during a 100-year
event is 28 cfs. The pipe directs this flow to combine with on -
site flows that develop on 35 acres of undeveloped land north of
the existing HP buildings. The 100-year peak flow that occurs
from these 35 acres of undeveloped, on -site land was calculated
to be 27.9 cfs using the Rational Method. This is the same both
before and after the construction of building 6 because the 35
acres north of the existing HP buildings is unaffected by the
building 6 construction. The 27.9 cfs on -site flow combines with
the 28 cfs off -site flow for a total of 55.9 cfs. Six irrigation
laterals exist within the northern, on -site undeveloped area and
direct this flow east to the Fossil Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch.
The magnitude and route of flow that occurs within this part of
the HP Site will not be changed by construction of the Building 6
project.
Summary
The drainage analysis presented in this report indicates three
main points. First, flow from Dam Pond during the 100-year event
after the construction of Building 6 will not exceed the 69 cfs
peak flow identified in the Fox Meadows Basin Drainage Master
Plan. A conservative estimate of the peak discharge from Dam
Pond during the 100-year event with Building 6 was calculated to
be 47.6 cfs, while without Building 6 it was calculated to be
37.5 cfs. Second, the storm sewer system designed to accommodate
the Building 6 project will not be at capacity during the 10-year
event. During the 100-year event, the system will be surcharged
but the hydraulic grade line will not exceed the ground surface
elevation. Third, off -site flows that enter the HP site from the
west combine with on -site flows that develop on 3'5 undeveloped
acres north of the existing buildings. The magnitude and route
of flow that occurs within this part of the HP site will not be
changed by construction of the Building 6 Project.
This analysis was prepared to satisfy current City cif Fort Col-
lins criteria in storm sewer design and drainage calculation
methodology.
Sincerely,
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RBD, Inc.
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Joseph C. Goldbach, P.E.NA
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EXHIBIT
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LIST OF EXHIBITS
TITLE
HP Master Site Plan
Locations of Previous HP Site Drainage Studies
Drainage Basin Boundaries Without Building 6
(fold out)
Drainage Basin Boundaries With Building 6
(fold out)
Conceptual Layout of Storm Sewer Inlets and As-
sociated Drainage Basins - Without Building 6
Conceptual Layout of Storm Sewer Inlets and As-
sociated Drainage Basins - With Building 6
100-Year Event Inflow Hydrograph to South Ponds 1
and 2 - Without Building 6
POND-2 Computer Program Output for Dam Pond
Without Building 6
100-Year Event Inflow Hydrograph to South Ponds 1
and 2 and North Pond 2 - With Building 6
POND-2 Computer Program Output for Dam Pond With
Building 6
Building 6 Storm Sewer System
Hydrology Calculations for the 10-Year and 100-
Year Events for the BB -line and CC -Line
STORM Computer Program Output - Hydraulic Grade
Line Calculation for the BB -Line and CC -Line
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