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Background Objective
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Santa
Anna Drainage
Eric
Griffith, Chase Nelson, Keegan Peters |
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Santa
Anna Flooding |
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Santa Anna Flooding |
Santa Anna Flooding |
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Methods
and Procedures |
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Results |
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Infrastructure
Options |
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Earth Canal
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Disadvantages
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Concrete Canal
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Advantages Disadvantages |
Subsurface Concrete Pipe
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Advantages Disadvantages |
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Possible
Drainage Routes Four routes - # 2 & #4 Closest to flooding |
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Sediment Trap Sedimentation
poses a serious problem to the majority of drainage systems. As
a solution, sediment traps can be used in conjunction with subsurface
pipes to help alleviate this problem. Sediment traps allow time
for sand particles to settle out before entering the outflow pipe.
There is some maintenance required to maintain proper working conditions.
This design has been equipped with a built in ladder and a hinged
lid to allow a person to enter into the trap and shovel out the
settled sediment. |
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FINAL
RECOMMENDATION
The advantages that design #2 has over design #1 are: -
Less initial cost For
these reasons, KEC recommends design #2 be implemented to remediate
the flooding problems in Santa Anna neighborhood. This design will
be effective at removing the majority of floodwater. This design
is sufficient to handle flooding from a storm event of 50 years.
It will still be able to remove the floodwaters resulting from storm
events of greater magnitude and less occurrence, but not at a rapid
rate. It can be done at a reasonable price and has a good life expectancy.
The width of drainage route #2, 3rd Street, is quite small and the
social impacts from placing a canal along it become apparent. |
CONCLUSION KEC prepared engineering solutions for a storm water drainage problem in the 10th District of Santa Cruz. KEC studied this problem by conducting a topographic survey, taking soil and water samples, and meeting with local officials and residents. KEC evaluated many options to alleviate the storm water flooding problem that plagues Santa Anna neighborhood each rainy season. Several different types of infrastructure and different drainage routes were studied. In the end, KEC found to remove the neighborhoods floodwater, a combination of drainage routes and infrastructure styles would work better than one drainage route and infrastructure type. KEC recommends the design option that utilizes one drainage route with a system of two subsurface pipes, two sediment traps, and one earth canal. This design will effectively remove the neighborhoods floodwater to the 6th Ring canal. However, the design does require monthly maintenance, and will not function if not properly maintained. |
Engineering
Santa
Anna Drainage |
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| Michigan Technological
University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, Michigan, 49931 - 1295, USA Department Phone: 1-906-487-2520 Department Fax: 1-906-487-2943 Department E-mail: cee@mtu.edu |