Different Methods of OSD

University of Southern Queensland
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences

School of Civil Engineering and Surveying
On-Site Detention Methods &

The Cumulative Effect
A dissertation submitted by
Mr Garth Anthony Cook
In fulfilment of the requirements of
ENG4111 & ENG4112 Research Project
towards the degree of
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Submitted: October, 2015
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ABSTRACT
Over the past few decades there has been a significant push to at the very least limit
flooding caused by new developments to pre-development conditions. Previously little
regards was given to the increased run-off that new developments produced. On-site
detention (OSD) has been employed by many local governments seeking to return the
runoff flows to near existing conditions.
On-site detention is the creation of stormwater storage devices to attenuate the peak flow
rates generally to pre-developed state (or less). Detention devices are designed to store
runoff for longer storm events and gradually release water between storm peaks thus
reducing the peak flow rates. Depending on the OSD method used to calculate the storage
volume this volume can vary drastically between methods. As these calculations are
carried out on an individual basis (i.e. one allotment/dwelling) the cumulative effects of
all the on-site detention storage devices within a particular catchment may not be taken
into consideration.
This dissertation investigates the numerous Onsite Detention techniques and strategies
for typical urban catchments within Australia. With the aid of DRAINS software the
primary goal of the dissertation is to compare the common OSD techniques for adequacy
and efficiency and to determine the cumulative effects these have within typical urban
development scenarios.
Reducing runoff from developments is of growing importance, especially in a world

increasingly focused on environmental impacts. “DRAINS” modelling has found that
regardless of the OSD method used that it generally reduces the peak flows. However the
effectiveness & efficiency varies between each method.
It is hoped that the findings in this dissertation may assist the reader in selecting an
appropriate process for calculating OSD to provide adequate reductions in stormwater
runoff.
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LIMITATIONS OF USE
The Council of the University of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Health, Engineering
& Sciences, and the staff of the University of Southern Queensland, do not accept any
responsibility for the truth, accuracy or completeness of material contained within or
associated with this dissertation.
Persons using all or any part of this material do so at their own risk, and not at the risk of
the Council of the University of Southern Queensland, its Faculty of Health, Engineering
& Sciences or the staff of the University of Southern Queensland.
This dissertation reports an educational exercise and has no purpose or validity beyond
this exercise. The sole purpose of the course pair entitled “Research Project” is to
contribute to the overall education within the student’s chosen degree program. This
document, the associated hardware, software, drawings, and other material set out in the
associated appendices should not be used for any other purpose: if they are so used, it is
entirely at the risk of the user.
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CERTIFICATION OF DISSERTATION
I certify that the ideas, designs and experimental work, results, analyses and conclusions
set out in this dissertation are entirely my own effort, except where otherwise indicated
and acknowledged.
I further certify that the work is original and has not been previously submitted for
assessment in any other course or institution, except where specifically stated.
Mr Garth Anthony Cook

Student Number: 0050022262
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Signature
29th October 2015

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Date
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to acknowledge all those who have assisted me in completing this
dissertation. In particular I would like to acknowledge Dr Ian Brodie, of the University
of Southern Queensland for his supervision and direction throughout this project.
Most importantly, thank you to my wife and children for their support and understanding
throughout the entirety of this degree.
Garth Cook
October 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT .................................................................................. ii
LIMITATIONS OF USE............................................................ iii
CERTIFICATION OF DISSERTATION ................................ iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................... vi
LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................. viii
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................... xiii
NOMENCLATURE AND ACRONYMS ............................... xiv
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ..............................................1
1.1 Research Objectives ........................................................................................ 1
1.2 Background Information ................................................................................. 3
1.3 Project Methodology....................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW..................................6
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 6
2.2 OSD History in NSW ..................................................................................... 6
2.3 OSD Objectives .............................................................................................. 7
2.4 OSD Research ................................................................................................. 8
2.5 OSD Methods ............................................................................................... 10
2.6 Literature Review Conclusion ...................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 3 – OSD CALCULATIONS ..................................28
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 28
3.2 Site Attributes ............................................................................................... 28
3.3 Catchment Area ............................................................................................ 32
3.4 Typical OSD Arrangement ........................................................................... 34
3.5 UPRCT Method ............................................................................................ 35
3.6 Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ....................................................... 36
3.7 Rational Hydrograph Method ....................................................................... 39
3.8 The Swinburne Method ................................................................................ 42
3.9 Mass Curve & Volume Method .................................................................... 44
3.10 Summary of OSD Methods ....................................................................... 47
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CHAPTER 4 – COMPUTER MODELLING ..........................48
4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 48
4.2 DRAINS Catchment Model .......................................................................... 49
4.3 DRAINS Road Drainage Model ................................................................... 50
4.4 Rainfall Data ................................................................................................. 51
4.5 DRAINS OSD Model ................................................................................... 51
4.6 Modelling Methodology ............................................................................... 54
CHAPTER 5 – MODELLING RESULTS ...............................59
5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 59
5.2 UPRCT Method ............................................................................................ 60
5.2 Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ....................................................... 67
5.3 Rational Hydrograph Method ....................................................................... 75
5.4 Swinburne Method ........................................................................................ 83
5.5 Mass Curve & Volume Method .................................................................... 91
CHAPTER 6 – RESULTS DISCUSSION ................................99
6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 99
6.2 1 Year ARI Results ..................................................................................... 100
6.3 5 Year ARI Results ..................................................................................... 102
6.4 10 Year ARI Results ................................................................................... 105
6.5 20 Year ARI Results ................................................................................... 107
6.6 50 Year ARI Results ................................................................................... 110
6.7 100 Year ARI Results ................................................................................. 112
6.8 Discussion ................................................................................................... 114
CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSIONS ............................................ 118
REFERENCES ......................................................................... 121
APPENDIX A – Project Specification ................................... 123
APPENDIX B – Typical Underground Storage Device ....... 124
APPENDIX C – UPRCT Spreadsheet ................................... 125
APPENDIX D – Modified Hydrograph Calculations .......... 126
APPENDIX E – Rational Hydrograph MatLab Script ....... 127
APPENDIX F – Mass Curve & Volume Calculations ......... 128
APPENDIX G – DRAINS Modelling Results ....................... 141
APPENDIX H – PEAK FLOWS AT ANALYSIS POINT 11 ...... 146
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1. Upper Parramatta Catchment ....................................................................... 14
Figure 2.2. Typical UPRCT Spreadsheet ....................................................................... 15
Figure 2.3. Triangular Hydrograph Method Schematic ................................................. 17
Figure 2.4. Sample OSD Calculation Sheet .................................................................. 18
Figure 2.5. Trapezoidal Hydrograph Method Schematic ............................................... 21
Figure 2.6. Typical Below Ground Pipe Storage Hydrograph ....................................... 23
Figure 2.7. Typical Below Ground Rectangular Tank Storage Hydrograph ................. 24
Figure 2.8. Typical Above Ground Storage Hydrograph ............................................... 24
Figure 2.9. Mass Curve & Volume Method Typical Graph........................................... 26
Figure 3.1. Catchment Area ........................................................................................... 33
Figure 3.2. Typical Below Ground Storage Schematic .................................................. 34
Figure 3.3. Volume Curves for 1 Year ARI. .................................................................. 46
Figure 3.4. Volume Curves for 100 Year ARI. .............................................................. 46
Figure 4.1. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Catchment Scale .................. 48
Figure 4.2. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Neighbourhood Scale .......... 49
Figure 4.3. DRAINS OSD Arrangement ....................................................................... 51
Figure 4.4. Typical Parameters for 1 Year ARI Storage (Primary Storage Chamber) .. 52
Figure 4.5. Typical Parameters for 100 Year ARI Storage (Secondary Storage Chamber)
......................................................................................................................................... 52
Figure 4.6. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Catchment Scale. ..................................... 53
Figure 4.7. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Neighbourhood Scale. ............................. 54
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Figure 4.8. Pre-Developed DRAINS Model Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm. .. 55
Figure 4.9. Post-Developed DRAINS Model (without OSD)........................................ 56
Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm. .......................................................................... 56
Figure 4.10. Post-Developed DRAINS Model (with OSD, Rational Method) .............. 56
Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm. .......................................................................... 56
Figure 4.11. Schematic of DRAINS Analysis Points .................................................... 58
Figure 5.1. 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method ....................................................................... 60
Figure 5.2. 5 Year ARI UPRCT Method ....................................................................... 61
Figure 5.3. 10 Year ARI UPRCT Method ..................................................................... 61
Figure 5.4. 20 Year UPRCT Method ............................................................................. 62
Figure 5.5. 50 Year ARI UPRCT Method ..................................................................... 62
Figure 5.6. 100 Year ARI UPRCT Method ................................................................... 63
Figure 5.7. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method ............................................. 64
Figure 5.8. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI UPRCT Method ............................................. 64
Figure 5.9. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI UPRCT Method ........................................... 65
Figure 5.10. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI UPRCT Method ......................................... 65
Figure 5.11. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI UPRCT Method ........................................ 66
Figure 5.12. Hydrograph for 100 Year ARI UPRCT Method ....................................... 66
Figure 5.13. 1 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ................................ 67
Figure 5.14. 5 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ................................ 68
Figure 5.15. 10 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method .............................. 68
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Figure 5.18. 100 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method............................. 70
Figure 5.19. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method....... 71
Figure 5.20. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method....... 72
Figure 5.21. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method..... 72
Figure 5.22. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method..... 73
Figure 5.23. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method.... 74
Figure 5.24. Hydrograph for 100 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method... 74
Figure 5.25. 1 Year ARI Event with Rational Method .................................................. 75
Figure 5.26. 5 Year ARI Event with Rational Method .................................................. 76
Figure 5.27. 10 Year ARI Event with Rational Method ................................................ 76
Figure 5.30. 100 Year ARI Event with Rational Method .............................................. 78
Figure 5.31. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI with Rational Method................................... 79
Figure 5.32. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI with Rational Method ................................... 79
Figure 5.33. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI with Rational Method ................................. 80
Figure 5.34. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI with Rational Method ................................. 80
Figure 5.35. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI with Rational Method................................ 81
Figure 5.36. Hydrograph for 100 Year ARI with Rational Method ............................... 82
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Figure 5.37. 1 Year ARI Swinburne Method ................................................................. 83
Figure 5.38. 5 Year ARI Swinburne Method ................................................................. 84
Figure 5.39. 10 Year ARI Swinburne Method ............................................................... 84
Figure 5.42. 100 Year ARI Swinburne Method ............................................................. 86
Figure 5.43. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Swinburne Method ....................................... 87
Figure 5.44. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI Swinburne Method ....................................... 87
Figure 5.45. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI Swinburne Method ..................................... 88
Figure 5.46. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI Swinburne Method ..................................... 88
Figure 5.47. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI Swinburne Method .................................... 89
Figure 5.48. Hydrograph for 100 Year ARI Swinburne Method ................................... 90
Figure 5.49. 1 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method .......................................... 91
Figure 5.50. 5 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method .......................................... 92
Figure 5.51. 10 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ........................................ 93
Figure 5.54. 100 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ...................................... 94
Figure 5.55. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ................ 95
Figure 5.56. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ................ 96
Figure 5.57. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method .............. 96
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Figure 5.58. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method .............. 97
Figure 5.59. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ............. 98
Figure 5.60. Hydrograph for 100 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method ............ 98
Figure 6.1. 1 Year ARI Flows at all Analysis Points ................................................... 100
Figure 6.2. 1 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ........................................... 101
Figure 6.3. 5 Year ARI Flows at all Analysis Points ................................................... 102
Figure 6.4. 5 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ........................................... 103
Figure 6.5. 10 Year ARI Flows at all Analysis Points ................................................. 105
Figure 6.6. 10 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ......................................... 106
Figure 6.8. 20 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ......................................... 108
Figure 6.10. 50 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ....................................... 111
Figure 6.11. 100 Year ARI Flows at all Analysis Points ............................................. 112
Figure 6.12. 100 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11 ..................................... 113
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1. Pre and Post Development Run-off Coefficients. ......................................... 29
Table 3.2. Frequency Factors. ........................................................................................ 29
Table 3.3. C10 Values for Fraction Impervious .............................................................. 30
Table 3.4. Intensity-Frequency-Duration (IFD) Data..................................................... 32
Table 3.5. Storage Volumes for Modified Hydrograph Method. ................................... 37
Table 3.6. Storage Volumes for Rational Hydrograph Method. .................................... 40
Table 3.7. Storage Volumes for Swinburne Method. ..................................................... 43
Table 3.8. Summary of OSD Methods. .......................................................................... 47
Table 6.1. Average Decrease or Increase in Peak Flows across All Analysis Points .. 115
Table 6.2. Hydrograph ‘Goodness Fit’ at Analysis Point 11 ....................................... 116
Table 6.3. Increases or Decrease in Peak Flow at Analysis Point 11 ........................... 117
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NOMENCLATURE AND ACRONYMS
The following abbreviations have been used throughout the dissertation:
A Area
ARI Average Recurrence Interval
AR&R87 Australian Rainfall and Runoff (1987)
BOM Bureau of Meteorology
Cy Run-off coefficient
C10 10 year ARI run-off coefficient
DCP Discharge Control Pit
fy Frequency Factor
ha Hectare
I Rainfall Intensity
IFD Intensity-Frequency-Duration
L/s Litre per second
mm/hr Millimetres per hour
m2 Metre Squared
m3 Metre cubed
m3 /s Metre cubed per second
NRLG Northern Rivers Local Government
NSW New South Wales
OSD On-site Disposal
PSD Permissible Site Discharge
Q Flow
Qa Post-developed site inflow rate
Qi Inflow rate
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Qo Outflow rate
Qp Pre-developed site discharge rate
QLD Queensland
QUDM Queensland Urban Drainage Manual
Tc Time in concentration
Td Storm duration
UPRCT Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust
USQ University of Southern Queensland
V Volume
Vs Required storage volume
Vi Inflow volume
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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
“Stormwater runoff and its management impacts directly on the community’s quality of
life by either enhancing or adversely affecting both the built and natural environments,
much depends on the extent to which stormwater runoff planning is integrated into the
urban planning process”
(Queensland Urban Drainage Manual, 1994)
1.1 Research Objectives

Over the past few decades there has been a significant push to at the very least limit
flooding to its current condition. Previously little regard was given to the increased run-
off these developments produced. On-site detention (OSD) has been employed by many
local governments seeking to return the runoff flows to near existing conditions. Their
requirements are usually based on industry standards.
The requirement to detain stormwater on-site has arisen from the increase in impervious
areas within particular catchments. This is a result of large pervious blocks or lots being
subdivided and numerous dwellings being developed on a site reducing the pervious area
and increasing the impervious area. This results in an increasing in run-off which needs
to be catered for in the draining infrastructure.
Stormwater detention is the creation of stormwater storage devices to attenuate the peak
flow rates generally to pre-developed flows (or less) which is referred to as permissible
site discharge (PSD). Reduction of peak flow rates can be achieved with detention
devices. Detention devices are designed to store runoff for longer storm events and
gradually release water between storm peaks thus reducing the peak flow rates which also
reduce the extra burden on the downstream stormwater infrastructure.
The design requirements for on-site detention (OSD) for each newly approved dwelling
may be carried out using different methods or techniques depending on the local
government policy for OSD. Depending on the method used to calculate the storage
volume this volume can vary drastically between methods.
Usually the calculations for on-site detention which includes the required storage volume
and the permissible site discharge are calculated individually for each newly approved
dwelling. As this is carried out on an individual basis (i.e. one lot/ dwelling) the
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cumulative effects of all the on-site detention storage within a particular catchment may
not be taken into consideration.
The two main questions are, when comparing pre-developed to post developed flows does
the cumulated attenuated peak flow of multiple lots at different points along the catchment
actual decrease to less than the allowable or permissible site discharge, make no
difference or even increase the peak discharge flow? Which method of OSD calculation
gives the most beneficial outcome?
This dissertation seeks to investigate the different techniques used for the design of OSD
and compare the cumulated peak flow at different points along the catchment of a multi-
lot residential catchment based on individual on-site detention devices for each lot.
The primary objectives of this research project are to:

 Determine the downstream flow effects of OSD strategies within typical urban
development scenarios by comparing pre-developed to post-developed flows at
different points along the catchment.
 Determine which methods for OSD calculation give the most beneficial
outcome.
On completion of this dissertation it is hoped that the findings may assist readers in
choosing an appropriate method of calculating OSD.
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1.2 Background Information

Prior to modelling of the on-site detention devices a literature review will be conducted
to identify existing writings, articles or studies. Further analysis of these will help to
identify existing results, research contradictions and any gaps that may be present in
existing research and knowledge. It is expected that the literature review will present an
opportunity to increase my understanding of on-site detention research, methods and
terminology which will provide direction for my own research and allow one to avoid
unnecessary paths. On the conclusion of this it would expected that one can provide a
clear and suitable methodology to accomplish this project.
The literature review will be conducted to discuss:

 An understanding of the extent of research into on-site detention.
 Existing on-site detention storage calculation methods.
 Research onto the comparisons into on-site detention storage methods
 Appropriateness or limitations of using certain storage calculation methods in this
research.
See Chapter 2 of this report for the Literature Review.
1.3 Project Methodology

The primary tasks for this dissertation are shown in the Project Specification attached in
Appendix A.
The main focus of the dissertation is:

 When comparing pre-developed to post-developed flows does the cumulated
attenuated peak flow of multiple lots at different points along the catchment actual
decrease to less than the allowable or permissible site discharges, make no
difference or even increase the peak discharge flow.
 Which method of OSD calculation gives the more beneficial outcome?
If time permits the dissertation will also look into and identify what catchment factors
will make this a problem.
The dissertation will commence with a review of current practises used for calculation
and design of on-site detention storage and allowable or permissible site discharges.
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These methods will include:

 Rational Hydrograph Method (Triangular or Wollongong Method)
 Modified Rational Hydrograph Method (Trapezoidal Hydrograph Method)
 The Swinburne Method
 AR&R Mass Curve & Volume Method
 Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust Method
Following the review of current OSD methods a standard sized residential allotment will
be selected. Site attributes such as site grade, impervious area, time in concentration, run-
off coefficients will also selected, these will be uniform over all allotments.
The rainfall data to be used will be based on AR&R87 Intensity-Frequency-Duration

(IFD) design rainfall curves for the Bangalow NSW area. These are available from
AR&R87 and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
Allotment Data.
 Area – 20m wide by 30m long, 600m2.
 Grade along allotment taken as 8% and is assumed to run long ways.
 The allotment is assumed to be grassland in its pre-developed state.
 The post-developed allotment is assumed to have 300m2 of roof area, 150m2 of
paving and 150m2 of pervious area. QUDM, 2007.
 Run-off coefficients C10 , taken from Chapter 4, Section 4.05 of QUDM, 2007.
 Time in concentration calculated using Friends Equation or Kinematic Wave
Equation as prescribed in QUDM, 2007 and NRLG, 2013. Note that regardless of
the technique used to calculate time in concentration Tc, this will be consistent
throughout all methods used for the calculation of OSD.
Using the allotment data above the storage volume and permissible or allowable site
discharge will be established for each of the proposed OSD methods. This provides the
storage volume and permissible or allowable site discharge for one site/ lot only.
These values will then be used to model multiple sites at neighbourhood, sub-catchment
and catchment scales with OSD devices at each allotment. Due to time restrictions the
catchment scale will be equal to medium scale subdivision. This will be divided into
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smaller neighbourhood catchments containing 10 allotments and sub-catchments

containing multiple neighbourhoods.
The modelling of the residential catchment will be done using “DRAINS”. DRAINS is
a multi-purpose Windows program for designing and analysing stormwater drainage
systems and catchments. It was first released in 1998 and is marketed by Watercom Pty
Ltd. The program can perform hydrological and hydraulic analysis of a site with multiple
inputs and outputs simultaneously. <http://www.watercom.com.au/>
Analysis will take place at multiple points in the catchment which will generally be at a
point immediate below each neighbourhood and any consequent neighbourhood addition.
A summary of the methodology is shown below.
For Rational Hydrograph Method (Wollongong Method)

a. Calculate the storage volume and permissible or allowable site discharge.
b. Using “DRAINS” model the residential catchment with individual on-site
detention devices in each allotment.
c. Using “DRAINS” analyse the peak flow at different points the catchment. I.e. at
neighbourhood, sub-catchment and catchment scales.
The process is then repeated for:

 AR&R Mass Curve & Volume Methods
 Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust
The peak flow results for the all the OSD methods used will then be evaluated and
discussed in Chapters 3 and 4 of this dissertation.
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CHAPTER 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction
The literature review is an important component of any study. The aim of this chapter is
to:
 Demonstrate the importance of the topic.
 Present relevant work that has been done so far in the area.
 Reveal any limitations or gaps in published works that may have implications on
this dissertation.
 Express how this dissertation may extend work previously done.
 Explain the existing OSD methods used and there calculations.
 Explain and justify any other dissertation decisions made.
2.2 OSD History in NSW

The primary function of older stormwater drainage systems was to remove stormwater as
quickly as possible. Natural storages were replaced with hydraulically efficient
infrastructure.
The first use of on-site detention in NSW seems to have been implemented in the early
1980’s in the Wollongong region (Boenish 1984). Following severe flooding in this area
in 1975 Wollongong Council started development of an OSD policy. It initially had some
objection from the community.
In 1980 Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council introduced policies that applied OSD to all new
developments. Even in the mid 1980’s few council had OSD policies. The first OSD
seminar was held in 1989 which was organised by the Water Resource Panel of the
Institute of Engineers. However many NSW councils have now adopted an OSD policy
and are continually developing them.
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Ever since the introduction of OSD policies there has been some objection. Some of the
typical objections are listed below (Bewsher 1993):
 Cost- the cost of OSD may be seen as a disincentive to develop.
 Inflexibility – some policies are inflexible, or impractical for some sites.
 Previous Problems – some policies require post-development discharges to be
significantly below pre-developed discharges due to existing flooding or under
designed infrastructure.
 Maintenance and Monitoring – perceived lack of maintenance, control and
performance monitoring by the local authority due to the OSD device becoming
private property.
 Large Basins versus OSD – a large detention storage basin could be constructed
rather than numerous small OSD devices installed in each individual site.
 Additional Resources – Some councils require dedicated staff to manage the
development consent process, however the impact of additional staff resources
can be minimised with a standard design and calculation process.
2.3 OSD Objectives

Without detention storage devices there would be a need to consentingly upgrade
downstream infrastructure due to the increased runoff from urbanised development.
“Detention refers to the holding of runoff for short periods to reduce peak flow rates and
later releasing it into natural or artificial watercourses to continue in the hydrological
cycle. The volume of surface runoff involved in this process is relatively unchanged;"
(Argue 1986).
The main objective of OSD is to protect the downstream infrastructure or features from
the change in run-off flow (and timing) due to development or re-development of the site.
Depending on the feature being protected the volume may be more critical than the flow
rate or vice versa. Many existing sites across urbanised Australia are now being
redeveloped. Here the flow rates are critical in protecting downstream infrastructure.
In a tidal estuary, the runoff from a storm with a duration 2 - 3 hours may surpass the
available storage capacity of the reach at high tide, here volume is critical (Bowditch &
Phillips 1998).
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The OSD system generally consists of two main components to attenuate flows to the
required level:
 a storage device to hold additional discharges caused by development and;
 a discharge control device to limit the flow to permissible site discharge.
2.4 OSD Research
2.4.1 General
Research shows that in small frequent storms the peak discharge in an urbanised
catchment may be 10 to 20 times greater than pre-urbanisation. In storms such as a 100
year average recurrence interval (ARI) the urbanised peak discharge can be twice of that
of the pre-urbanised (Bewsher1993).
Boyd (1995) wrote of the potential benefits of the storage of stormwater runoff. These
being a source of supplementary water supply to the household and to reduce flooding at
many points in the catchment. The additional advantage is that the storage is spread over
the catchment to individual owners rather than under the local government, however the
drawback of individual OSD is the loss of control and performance monitoring by the
local authority.
Boyd (1995) also states that the critical duration should be catchment based rather than
site based and that due to the small runoff volumes from a typical residential site that the
design procedures need to be simple. Boyd also identified that due to the large number of
OSD devices installed in a typical urban catchment whether designers are considering the
combined effects of OSD on the entire catchment, however predicting the effects on total
catchment flooding would be difficult.
Stormwater management generally needs to accommodate of range of ARI. An ARI for

1 in 5 year would require a small storage and small PSD where as a 1 in 100 year ARI
would require a larger storage and would allow a larger PSD. The smaller events then
set the allowable PSD.
If the peak flows are not reduced to existing conditions in any case surcharging may occur
at some point in the catchment where infrastructure is under designed or was designed
under different circumstances. It is also a reality that surcharging may not cause any
notable flood damage due to the absence of downstream infrastructure.
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Boyd (1995) viewed that rather than controlling runoff for storms at all points in a
catchment it would more beneficial to design OSD devices so that the existing capacity
of the drainage system is not exceeded.
As OSD devices delay the peak flows it is argued that they should not be established in
the lower reaches of the catchment. This is because it may delay these lower peak flows
from coinciding with the peak flows released upstream and could therefore increase
flooding. (Boyd 1995, Curtis & McCuen 1977, Lakatos & Kropp 1982, Lumb et al 1974,
McCuen 1979).
It should be noted that storms which have an effect on both the lower and upper reaches
of a catchment will have a long duration and the coincidence of peaks will not have a
notable effect on flooding. Boyd (1993) determined that any notable effects in this
scenario were very unlikely.
Dr Allan Goyen of Cardno Willing (2005) who developed XP-RAFTS was able to
perform hydraulic analysis at neighbourhood scale, previously this was only generally
done at an individual lot scale. His modelling was instrumental in the latest edition of the
Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust (UPRCT), On-site Detention Handbook (2005),
where hydraulic analysis was carried out on neighbourhood, sub-catchment and
catchment scales. This was carried out to review the previous UPRCT parameters (current
parameters at the time of Allan Goyens research) and to also model the effects of smaller
frequent storms and required changes to parameters to control these. Of interest from
Allan Goyens research was that for large infrequent storms the percentage of pre-burst
rainfall is generally not critical to the total flow produced. For small frequent storms the
pre-burst rainfall was found to fill a considerable portion of the available storage. From
Allan Goyens research for a 1 in 1.5 year storm the storage volume needed is about two
thirds of the volume require for a 1 in 100 year storm.
2.4.2 Site Based Versus Catchment Based Design

Site based OSD design only considers the reduction in peak flow at the outlet of the
individual site and generally does not consider if peak flows at points downstream have
been reduced. Nor does it consider the cumulative effects of many OSD devices.
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Catchment based OSD design attempts to address this problem where many points in the
catchment are analysed to determine the OSD parameters needed to ensure that when the
catchment is configured to its ultimate development state that the peak flows have not
increased. However this requires the undertaking of large and complex catchment based
studies such those by the UPRCT.
With a variety of OSD design methods available there are considerable differences in
their simplicity or complexity and whether their outcomes are satisfactory. There is the
possibility that they are conservative (over-designed) or unsuitable (under-designed).
2.5 OSD Methods
2.5.1 Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust

The upper Parramatta River catchment covers an area of 110 square kilometres (see figure
2.1). The area known as was settled in 1788 and since then flooding has occurred
periodically with the largest flood recorded in 1889. After the Second World War intense
development was undertaken where little regard was taken in the increase in run-off from
amplified impervious areas which in turn increased the potential in flooding.
Throughout the 1970’s and 1980 frequent flooding occurred. Again this was partly due
to the many years of intense urbanisation where the effects of increasing impervious areas
and hence stormwater runoff were largely ignored. It was also due to catchments circular
shape where the majority of the flows from the upper catchment take a similar time to
reach Toongabbie Creek.
The Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust (UPRCT) was established in 1989 after
flooding occurred in 1986 and 1988. The UPRCT was set up to provide guidance for
catchment wide stormwater management mainly for flood mitigation measures. The
Councils, of Blacktown, Parramatta, Baulkham Hills and Holroyd make up the Upper
Parramatta River Catchment covering an area of approximately 110km². The Upper
Parramatta River Catchment Trusts has aided in the overview of development controls
plans (DCP) giving guidance to safeguard against future developments making flooding
worse. The design criteria is applied to individual lots or developments where the same
parameters are used catchment wide.
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The Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust primary action was the development of a
catchment wide on-site detention policy (OSD) and over an extended period of time used
computer modelling to replicate the hydrological and hydraulic character of the
catchment. These models have been the basis of the UPRCT On-site Stormwater
Detention Manual. The first edition was developed and published 1991 and has been
review regularly with a second edition in 1994 and a third edition in 1999.
Following research carried out by Dr Allan Goyen of Cardino Willings the current fourth
edition was realised in 2005 where extensive modelling was carried out at neighbourhood,
sub-catchment and catchment scales. One of the studies objectives was to determine the
OSD parameters needing to ensure that developments when configured in their ultimate
state did not increase peak flows.
Previous editions of the UPRCT On-site Stormwater Detention Manual produced designs
that were effective on reducing peak flows in large storm events such as a 100 year ARI
but were ineffective on minor storm events such as a 1 year ARI. This led to the possibility
of using a two stage outlet to control flow for both minor (1.5 year ARI) and major (100
year ARI) storm events. From this study the additions and amendments to the fourth
editions were:
 An OSD storage volume (SSR) of 455 m3/ha.
 All site runoff is directed to the OSD storage: that is the storage is on-line.
 The OSD system is to have two orifice outlets and a small spillway.
 The primary or lower orifice normally has a SRD of 40 L/s/ha.
 This is located as close as possible to the storage invert.
 There is also a secondary orifice located at the base of a DCP providing HED with
a SRD of 150 L/s/ha.
 The crest of the DCP is at the water level of the 1.5 year storm when the volume
in the lower storage reaches 300 m3/ha.
 The secondary orifice starts to operate when the water level in the storage exceeds
the crest level and water starts to overflow into the DCP
 A small spillway of suitable length to prevent flooding of the residence/business
if the outlets become blocked is provided at the top of the storage (i.e. at 455 m3
/ha).
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 Preparation of an UPRCT (Excel) Calculation Sheet to ensure that calculations

are undertaken in a manner consistent with the procedures described in Section
4.2 by all OSD designers.
 Discussion of the opportunities to integrate OSD with water quality measures.
(UPRCT On-site Stormwater Detention Manual, 2005, CH1-p4-5)
Dr Allan Goyen’s stated that it may be conceivable to decrease the SSR but did not
recommend any change in the PSD.
An earlier study presented in 1999 by Don Still & Drew Brewsher, Bewsher Consulting
Pty Ltd, showed that OSD may have little benefit or possibly some dis-benefit in some
cases such as in the lower part of the catchment and that it may be better to allow the peak
flow in such a case to be discharged unregulated before the upstream peak flow arrives.
There is however provisions in the policy to have OSD requirement waived in certain
situations but may require allowing for provisions for quality improvements rather than
quantity so that there is still a balance between upstream and downstream developments.
Still & Brewsher (1999) also raised questions whether catchment wide OSD application
is appropriate or even necessary at all sites in the Local Government Area. Mr Still
concluded that since flooding occurs mainly at the lower part of the catchment, that a
catchment wide approach for OSD should be applied to virtually all areas.
Summary of Parameters
From extensive modelling up to the 100 year ARI the follow parameters have been
adopted by the UPRCT to prevent current flooding within the catchment getting worse.
Site Reference Discharge for the primary orifice outlet SRDL = 40 L/s/ha
Maximum Site Storage Requirement for the extended detention. SSRL = 300 m3/ha
Site Reference Discharge for the secondary orifice outlet. SRDU = 150 L/s/ha
Site Storage Requirements (Total). SSRT = 455 m3/ha
Permissible Site discharge. PSD = 80l/s/ha
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UPRCT Design Process

The UPRCT has simplified the design process by applying catchment wide parameters.
This reduces the need for consultants to apply intense hydrologic calculations or
modelling by adopting the Trust methods. This makes the design process reasonably
straight forward and enables consistency throughout the catchment. However designers
and consultant will still need to ensure that the OSD devices can be built practically on
the site i.e. is it too steep or are there other constraints.
The following is the typical spreadsheet from UPRCT On-site Stormwater Detention
Manual, 2005, used to calculate OSD. The spread sheet is divided into six sections:
 Site Data
 Basic OSD Parameters
 OSD Tank bypass
 OSD Calculations
 Overflow Weir & Freeboard Calculation
The sixth section titled “Rainwater Tank Calculation” is an optional section used when a
rainwater tank has some dedicated air space for detention. This can be used as credit to
offset the main storage. (Not shown below as part of Figure 2.2).
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Figure 2.1. Upper Parramatta Catchment
Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust, 2005, On-site Stormwater Detention

Handbook. Fourth Edition, Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust.
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Figure 2.2. Typical UPRCT Spreadsheet
(Optimal rainwater tank credit omitted)

Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust, 2005, On-site Stormwater Detention Handbook. Fourth
Edition, Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust.
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2.5.2 Rational Hydrograph Methods

Also known as Triangular or Wollongong hydrograph method, it is basically based on the
difference between the pre and post-development peak discharges and the pre-
development time of concentration.
As the name implies this method assumes the hydrograph is triangular. Here the rational
method is used to calculate the Peak flows or run off and the volume of storage required
is a comparison between the maximum difference between pre-development and post
development storm durations.
This method is simple and quick and is based on the site parameters such as:
 The Site Area, A.
 The pre-development run off coefficient, C10.
 The post-development run off coefficient, C10, based on the expected
development.
 The Time of concentration, Tc, for pre-development typically based on the Friends
equation or the kinematic wave equation from AR&R 1987.
For the range of ARI used the maximum storage volume required can be found from the
area under the post developed site hydrograph above a line drawn from the origin to the
point on the falling limb which corresponds to the determined pre-development flow.
Generally a triangular hydrograph with a time to peak equal to Tc and a time base of 2Tc
is assumed. A range of ARI, usually 5 year to 100 year, and times in concentration, usually
5 minutes to 3 hours, are used to determine the maximum volume. Generally local
governments will stipulate a minimum time of concentration Tc of 5 minutes is to be used
for the either the pre or post development site.
Vs  Tc  Qi  Qo 
Vs = detention volume required
Qo = Allowable peak outflow rate, which is equal to the permissible site discharge.
Qi = Peak inflow rate is calculated using the rational method.
Tc = time of concentration for the watershed
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Note that in this method the time in concentration for both pre and post development will
stay constant, however the ARI will be can be varied and the maximum storage volume
found. It should also be noted that the rainfall intensity ‘I’ for the pre and post
development should be of the same ARI. For example:
Trial 1: Pre development, I =10min & ARI = 10 years.
Post development, I =5min & ARI = 10 years.
Trial 2: Pre development, I =10min & ARI = 20 years.
Post development, I =5min & ARI = 20 years.
Figure 2.3. Triangular Hydrograph Method Schematic
Local government areas such as in the Northern Rivers, NSW, which includes, Lismore
City Council, Ballina Shire Council, Kyogle Shire Council, Richmond Valley Council,
Clarence Valley Council and Byron Shire Council, allow designers to use this method for
developments under 2500m².
This method is even more simplified in that the designer only has to work out the required
volume based on a pre-development site with an ARI 5 year with a time of concentration
of 5 minute and a post-development site with an ARI 20 year with a time of concentration
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of 5 minute. These are the only hydrographs the designer is required to compare. See
Figure 4 for sample.
Figure 2.4. Sample OSD Calculation Sheet
AUS-SPEC & Northern Rivers Local Government, 2013, Handbook of Stormwater

Drainage Design, D5 – Stormwater Drainage Design, Northern Rivers Local
Government.
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2.5.3 Modified Rational Hydrograph Methods
Also known as the Trapezoidal Method in which a series of “Trapezoidal” shaped

hydrographs are produced for different Storm Durations Td.
This is an extension of the Triangular hydrograph method where the Intensity “I” in the
rational equation for post-developed conditions are based upon the duration and not the
time of concentration Tc. However as with the triangular method, hydrographs still
initially peak at the original time of concentration.
A range of ARI and duration events are trialled and the runoff volume from the pre-
development hydrograph is subtracted from the range of post-developed runoff volumes
trialled (areas under the Trapezoid).
The critical hydrograph is the maximum difference in volume between the pre-developed
and post-developed hydrographs. It can also be described as the design storm with the
duration Td that maximizes the detention storage volume for a given return period (critical
design storm).
It can be seen that this is a site based approach and should be limited to smaller
catchments. There are many variations on the approach, three methods are shown below.
Abt and Grigg Method

Abt and Grigg (1978) assumed that the rising limbs of the inflow and outflow
hydrographs coincide up to the peak outflow rate. Abt and Grigg (1978) showed that
with a triangular inflow hydrograph and trapezoidal outflow hydrograph that;
2
Vs  Q 
 1  0.5 o 
Vi  Qi 
Vs = Required storage volume.
Vi = Inflow volume.
Where:
Qi = CIA
C = runoff coefficient
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I = rainfall intensity
A = area of the watershed
Inflow volume can be calculated using:

4Td Qi
Vi 
3
Td = design storm duration
Aron and Kibler Method

Aron and Kibler (1990) assumed the peak of the outflow hydrograph falls on the recession
limb of the inflow hydrograph. It further assumed that the rising limb of the outflow
hydrograph can be approximated by a straight line. (See Figure 5)
 T  Tc 
Vs  Qi Td – Qo  d 
 2 
Where:
The design storm with the duration Td that maximizes the detention storage volume is
then selected as the Vs required. The rising and falling limbs of the inflow hydrograph
have a duration Td equal to the time of concentration Tc. The permissible site discharge
is based on pre-development conditions.
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Figure 2.5. Trapezoidal Hydrograph Method Schematic
Method as outlined in QUDM 2007

Basha (1994) & Boyd (1989) rely on simplified assumptions regarding the shape of the
inflow and outflow hydrographs;
Vs r (2  r ) V
 Basha (1994) or s  r Boyd (1989)
Vi 3 Vi
Qi  Qo
r
Qi
4Td Qi
Vi 
3
Vi = Inflow volume.
Td= design storm duration
As with the Aron and Kibler (1990) method the required volume Vs is the design storm
with the duration td that maximizes the detention storage volume for a given return period
(critical design storm).
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2.5.4 The Swinburne Method
The Swinburne method uses catchment based inflow and outflow hydrographs and the
timings of all flows and in particular the discharges that are created on the subject site.
Philips (1995) showed that the capacity at the lower end of the catchment can be protected
if the timing of inflow hydrographs are controlled. Similar to other methods this is to
ensure that the existing peak discharges are not increased. In this method the downstream
capacity of the existing infrastructure may be taken into consideration to ensure that it is
not overloaded.
This method ensures that the design peak outflow for the catchment at time Tc is not
surpassed, and can be accomplished by postponing the arrival of the increasing storage
outflows until surplus capacity is available in the existing infrastructure.
This method generally requires lower storage volumes compared to other hydrograph
methods as it allows higher discharges once the critical time has passed. Phillips derived
equations for, Pipe Storage, Above Ground Storage and Rectangular Tank storage based
on observations.
Where:
Vs = the required storage capacity
Td = duration of storm
Qa = Post- developed peak inflow rate is calculated using the rational method. = CIA
Qp= Pre-developed site discharge
PSD = permissible site discharge
tcs = time of concentration of the catchment to the site
tc = time of concentration of the catchment
tf = time taken to fill the storage tank
In this method a range of duration td and ARI will be used to find the maximum storage
volume.
Below Ground Pipe Storage

 PDS 2   60  3
Vs   0.5Qa  0.637 PSD  0.089  td .   m 
 Qa   103 
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Qp 1.6tcs 0.6tcs 2.67

 
PSD  2 PSD    2 PSD   2.67
tc  1 
 3Qa  tc 1  3Qa  
 
The solution requires a trial and error approach to solve PSD.
Figure 2.6. Typical Below Ground Pipe Storage Hydrograph
Phillips, D & Bowditch, B, 2006, Figure 3.2, On-Site Stormwater Detention “The
Swinburne Method” One Day Workshop Notes, Seventh Edition,
Swinburne University of Technology
Below Ground Rectangular Tank Storage

 PDS 2   60  3
Vs   0.5Qa  0.572 PSD  0.048  td .   m 
 Qa   103 
2
 
Qp  
tcs tcs
 0.005  0.455  5.228  
PSD  2 PSD    2 PSD  
tc  1   tc  1  
 3Qa    3Qa  
3 4 5
     
     
tcs tcs tcs
1.045    7.199    4.519  
  2 PSD     2 PSD     2 PSD  
 tc  1    tc  1    tc  1  
  3Qa     3Qa     3Qa  
The solution requires a trial and error approach to solve PSD.
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Figure 2.7. Typical Below Ground Rectangular Tank Storage Hydrograph
Above Ground Storage

   PDS   PDS 2     60  3
Vs   0.5Qatd   0.875PSDtd  1  0.917
    0.427td     
 m
Qa     103 
   Qa  
1
b   b  4c 
2 2
PSD 
2
Where;
2Q  0.667tcQp 
b a   0.75tc  0.25tcs 
tc  Qa 
c  2Qa Q p
Figure 2.8. Typical Above Ground Storage Hydrograph
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2.5.6 Mass Curve & Volume Methods
The Technical Note 1 – Volumetric Procedures for Demonstrating Storages & Pump
Rates, from ARR87 demonstrates a method for calculating storage volumes using
temporal storm patterns.
This method applies the Rational Method to temporal storm patterns to determine the
inflow volume for each of the rainfall hyetographs and the corresponding Average
Recurrence Interval (ARI). The inflow is then plotted cumulatively as mass curves. This
method is then applied to several storm durations, i.e. 15, 30, 60, 90 minute etc, and
smoothed to form an envelope curve. The cumulative outflow is superimposed on the
same graph as a straight line and has a slope equal to the discharge rate.
The required storage is the maximum vertical distance between the envelope curve and
the discharge line. This process is repeated for a range of durations and Average
Recurrence Intervals and the maximum vertical distance between any the envelope curve
and the discharge line is adopted as the required detention Volume.
Figure 2.9 demonstrates this method.
Where the Rational method uses a runoff coefficient, C, the coefficient used in here is
known as a volumetric runoff coefficient, Cv. The volumetric runoff coefficient must be
estimated by the designer, in residential areas it generally has a value of 0.8 for a 10 year
ARI.
This method should be used with caution as a constant outflow discharge can only be
provided by an automatic pump where the discharge will vary with the hydraulic head
with a gravity forced device.
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Figure 2.9. Mass Curve & Volume Method Typical Graph.
Institution of Engineers Australia, 1987, Technical Note 1, Australian Rainfall and

Runoff. A Guide to Flood Estimation. Volume 1. Institution of Engineers Australia.
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2.6 Literature Review Conclusion

The literature review shows the importance of stormwater management practises
especially over the last decade.
Most research tends to state that ‘site based’ methods are unsatisfactory and does not
adequately protect downstream infrastructure or features from damage or surcharging.
It is generally accepted that ‘catchment based’ methods are more effective as they
consider the timing of flows from the development site. However for ‘catchment wide’
methods where a uniform storage and discharge rates are stipulated these can be ultra-
conservative for parts of the catchment.
The advantage of OSD is that it is constructed at the same time as the development. It
therefore provides immediate protection to downstream infrastructure. One of the most
important characteristics of any OSD system is that it is maintained and preserved until
the downstream infrastructure or features have been upgraded or protected by some other
means such as reconfiguration of existing flow routes.
Existing literature provides sufficient methods to calculate storage volumes and site
discharges for OSD. However there seems to be a shortage of general research into the
cumulative effects of individual OSD across a catchment. Likewise there also seem to be
insufficient research in to what catchment attributes may contribute to this.
It is hoped that this dissertation will provide guidance to which OSD methods provide
adequate reductions in peak flow when cumulative effects throughout a catchment are
considered.
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CHAPTER 3 – OSD CALCULATIONS

3.1 Introduction
As outlined in section 1.4 of this dissertation, OSD calculations for volume and discharge
will be established for a variety of common methods.
These methods will include:
 Rational Hydrograph Method (Triangular or Wollongong Method)
 AR&R Mass Curve & Volume Method
 Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust Method
Where possible the equivalent or similar site attributes will be used to allow all OSD
methods to be comparable.
3.2 Site Attributes
A hypothetical catchment area is proposed in Bangalow, Northern NSW. The area was
selected as the author is currently residing in this region. Where applicable the site
attributes shall be consistent across all OSD methods. The following attributes applied to
each individual allotment are:
 Area, 20m x 30m, 600m2.
 Grade along allotment, 8%.
 The allotment is assumed to be grassland in its pre-developed state.
 The post-developed allotment is assumed to have 300m2 of roof area, 150m2 of
paving and 150m2 of pervious area. QUDM, 2007.
 Run-off coefficients Cy, are taken from Chapter 4, Section 4.05 of QUDM, 2007.
This is calculate as follows.
1. Determine the fraction impervious fi for the site.
2. Determine the 1 hour rainfall intensity for the 10 year ARI in the locality
of the site. See Table 3.4.
3. Determine the Frequency Factor Fy for the design storms from Table 3.2.
4. Determine the 10 year Coefficient, C10, value from Tables 4.05.3 (a) &
(b), QUDM, 2007. Shown as Table 3.3 in this report.
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5. Multiply the C10 value by the Frequency Factor Fy to determine the run-
off coefficient for the design storm Cy. See Table 3.1.
Referring to Table 3.3 [Table 4.05.3(a)] for a fraction impervious fi = 0.75 and 1I10 =
70mm/hr. C10 = 0.85.
Referring to Table 3.3 [Table 4.05.3(b)] for a fraction impervious fi = 0 and 1I10 =
70mm/hr. Assuming good grass cover and medium soil permeability. C10 = 0.70.
Therefore pre-development C10 = 0.70 and post-development C10 = 0.85.
ARI Run-off Coefficient Run-off Coefficient

Pre-development Post-development
(years) (Cy) (Cy)
1 0.56 0.68
2 0.60 0.72
5 0.67 0.81
10 0.70 0.85
20 0.74 0.89
50 0.81 0.98
100 0.84 1.00
Table 3.1. Pre and Post Development Run-off Coefficients.
Frequency
ARI Factor
(years) (Fy)
1 0.80
2 0.85
5 0.95
10 1.00
20 1.05
50 1.15
100 1.20
Table 3.2. Frequency Factors. Table 4.05.2, QUDM, 2007.
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Table 3.3. C10 Values for Fraction Impervious

Table 4.05.3(a) & Table 4.05.3(b), QUDM, 2007
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Time in Concentration.
Time in concentration Tc will be calculated as described in Section 4.06 of QUDM, 2007.
Friends Equation will be used to determine this.
Friends Equation:
Tc  (107n L0.333 ) / S 0.2

Where:
Tc = overland sheet flow travel time (min)
L = overland sheet flow path length (m)
n = Horton’s surface roughness factor
S = slope of surface (%)
For the pre-developed site ‘n’ is taken as 0.045 (Table 4.06.3, QUDM, 2007).
Tc  (107 *0.045*300.333 ) / 80.2
Tc  10 min
For the post-developed site ‘n’ is taken as 0.02 (Estimated from Table 4.06.4, QUDM,
2007).
Tc  (107 *0.015*300.333 ) / 80.2
Tc  3.3min
In accordance with section 4.06.2 of QUDM, 2007, the minimum time of concentration
shall be taken as Tc = 5 minutes and maximum of 20 minutes.
Therefore:
Pre-development Tc = 10 minutes.
Post-development Tc = 5 minutes.
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Rainfall Data.
The rainfall data is be based on AR&R87 Intensity-Frequency-Duration (IFD) design

rainfall curves for the Byron Bay and Bangalow NSW area. These are available from
AR&R87 and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website, see Table 3.4.
Duration Average Recurrence Interval ARI (Years)

(minutes) 1 2 5 10 20 50 100
5 128 161 194 212 238 270 294
10 98 124 150 165 185 211 230
20 72 91 111 122 138 157 172
30 59 74 91 100 113 130 142
60 40 50 62 70 78 90 99
120 26 33 41 45 51 60 66
180 19 25 31 35 40 46 51
Table 3.4. Intensity-Frequency-Duration (IFD) Data. AR&R87 & BOM 2015.
3.3 Catchment Area
The catchment scale will be equal to medium scale subdivision. This will be divided into
smaller neighbourhood catchments containing 10 allotments and sub-catchments
containing multiple neighbourhoods. See Figure 3.1.
Analysis of downstream flow effects of OSD strategies will take place at multiple points
in the catchment. These will generally be at a point immediate below each neighbourhood
and any consequent additional neighbourhood.
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Figure 3.1. Catchment Area
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3.4 Typical OSD Arrangement
Each allotment will have a simple storage facility equal to the calculated storage volume
Vs and will also a have a device to control the permissible or allowable site discharge.
The storage and permissible site discharge will be calculated using the nominated OSD
methods and OSD strategies generally adopted in the Northern Rivers NSW area.
The typical below ground OSD storage arrangement is shown in Figures 3.2. For the
purpose of this dissertation a below ground arrangement will be utilised for all methods
used. It will generally consist of the storage facility and the discharge control of both a
nominated minor storm (1 or 1.5 ARI) and a nominated major storm (100 ARI).
All discharges from the OSD including overflow will be directed to a drainage network
within the road reserve.
Figure 3.2. Typical Below Ground Storage Schematic
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3.5 UPRCT Method

This uses methods employed by the Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust and are
documented in Chapter 2.5.1 of this dissertation. At the time of writing this no
catchment wide OSD studies in the Bangalow – Byron Bay area have been carried out,
consequently most OSD designs are site based. Therefore the parameters used by the
Handbook. Fourth Edition, have been used here.
The OSD arrangement will be similar to figure 3.2 which will consist of two chambers
and two orifices. The first for 1.5 Year ARI Storage (Primary Storage Chamber and
Primary Orifice) and the second (in conjunction with the first) for the 100 Year ARI
Storage (Secondary Storage Chamber and Secondary Orifice).
For consistency it is proposed that all storage tanks will be of the underground type. All
tanks will have a depth of 1.2m where the size of the length and width is adjusted to
obtain the required volume depending on the method, i.e. depth is fixed no matter what
OSD method is adopted.
Using the provided UPRCT spreadsheets the OSD requirements are:
OSD Summary UPRCT Method.

Total Storage Volume = 27.3m3
Primary Storage Volume = 18m3
Secondary Storage Volume = 9.3m3
Primary Orifice Size (ARI 1.5) at 1.1m head = 33mm
PSD for ARI 1.5 event = 0.0024 m3/s
Secondary Orifice Size (ARI 100) at 1.1m head= 64mm
PSD for ARI 100 event = 0.009 m3/s
Depth = 1.2m.
Width = 3m
Length = 7.58m
Refer to Appendix C for spreadsheet.
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3.6 Modified Rational Hydrograph Method
Method as outlined in QUDM 2007

Basha (1994) & Boyd (1989) rely on simplified assumptions regarding the shape of the
inflow and outflow hydrographs;
Vs r (2  r ) V
 Basha (1994) or s  r Boyd (1989)
Vi 3 Vi
Qi  Qo
r
Qi
4Td Qi
Vi 
3
Vi = Inflow volume.
Qi = Peak inflow rate calculated using the rational method.
Qo = Allowable peak outflow rate, which is similar to the PSD.
Where:
Qi = CyIA
Cy = runoff coefficient for post development for the corresponding ARI.
I = post development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
Qo = CyIA
Cy = runoff coefficient for pre-development for the corresponding ARI.
I = pre-development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
Area = 600m2
Table 3.5 below shows all the trialled storms and durations Td up to the pre-developed
time in concentration of 10 minutes. Cy can be obtained from table 3.1 and rainfall
intensities can be found from table 3.4.
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Qi uses the rainfall intensities corresponding to Tc of 5 minutes. Qo uses the rainfall

intensities corresponding to Tc of 10 minutes.
Table 3.5 shows that for an ARI 1 year event and a duration of 10 minutes that the storage
volume required is 4.3m3 and for an ARI 100 year event and a duration of 10 minutes that
the storage volume required is 13.4m3. The storage adopted will be equal to the ARI 100
year event. See Appendix D for all durations used.
In line the Northern Rivers Local Government, 2013, Handbook of Stormwater Drainage
Design, the Permissible Site Discharge (PSD) is the maximum discharge so that the peak
flow from the proposed development for events up to 100 year ARI do not exceed the
existing peak flow from the site i.e. post-development flows must not exceed pre-
development flows Qo .(Q0_ARI 100 ≤ Qi_ARI 100). The peak or critical storms to be analysed
in “DRAINS” shall be from the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 ARI events.
Basha Boyd
ARI Qi m3/s Qo m3/s Vs m3 Vs m3
1 0.0145 0.0091 3.4 4.3
5 0.0261 0.0166 6.0 7.6
10 0.030 0.0193 6.8 8.6
20 0.0354 0.0227 8.0 10.2
50 0.044 0.0283 9.9 12.5
100 0.049 0.0322 10.5 13.4
Table 3.5. Storage Volumes for Modified Hydrograph Method.
and two orifices. The first for 1 Year ARI Storage (Primary Storage Chamber and
Primary Orifice) and the second (in conjunction with the primary chamber) for the 100
Year ARI Storage (Secondary Storage Chamber and Secondary Orifice). The primary
orifice will designed to control the PSD for the 1 ARI event. As the secondary storage
and orifice must cater for the 5 to 100 ARI the orifice shall be designed to permit no
more than the 5 year ARI.
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Assuming a head of 1.1m for the ARI 1 event

For Orifice Plate Controlled Discharge
0.464 x QO
Orifice Diameter (mm) = 1000 x
H
Where:
Q0 = PSD
H =Head m (max. water level to orifice centre)
0.464 x 0.0091
Orifice Diameter (mm) = 1000 x  63mm
1.1
0.464 x 0.0166
1000 x  85mm
1.1
OSD Summary for Modified Rational Hydrograph Method.

Primary Storage Volume = 4.3m3
Primary Orifice size ARI 1 at 1.1m head = 63mm
PSD (Q0) for ARI 1 event = 0.0091 m3/s
Secondary Orifice size ARI 5 at 1.1m head= 85mm
Depth = 1.2m.
Width = 3m
Length = 3.72m
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3.7 Rational Hydrograph Method
This method is based on the difference between the pre and post-development peak
discharges and the pre-development time of concentration. Here the rational method is
used to calculate the peak flows or run off and the volume of storage required is a
comparison between the maximum difference between pre-development and post
development storm durations. A range of ARI from 1 year to 100 year will be trialled to
find the maximum storage.
Vs  Tc  Qi  Qo 
Qo = Allowable peak outflow rate, which is similar to the PSD.
Where:
Qi = CyIA
Cy = runoff coefficient for post development for the corresponding ARI.
I = post development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
Qo = CyIA
Cy = runoff coefficient for pre-development for the corresponding ARI.
I = pre-development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
Area = 600m2
Table 3.6 below shows all the trialled storms. Cy can be obtained from table 3.1 and
rainfall intensities can be found from table 3.4. This method can be done by hand
calculations or this case MatLab has been used to calculate on values. See Appendix E.
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Qi uses the rainfall intensities corresponding to Tc of 5 minutes. Qo uses the rainfall
intensities corresponding to Tc of 10 minutes. Note that the Tc used in Vs  Tc  Qi  Qo 
is equal to the Pre-development Tc of 10 minutes.
Table 3.6 shows that for an ARI 1 year event that the storage volume required is 3.2m3
and for an ARI 100 year event the storage volume required is 10.1m3. The storage adopted
will be equal to the ARI 100 year event.
In line the Northern Rivers Local Government, 2013, Handbook of Stormwater Drainage
Design, the Permissible Site Discharge (PSD) is the maximum discharge so that the peak
flow from the proposed development for events up to 100 year ARI do not exceed the
existing peak flow from the site i.e. post-development flows must not exceed pre-
development flows Qo .(Q0_ARI 100 ≤ Qi_ARI 100). The peak or critical storms to be analysed
in “DRAINS” shall be from the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 ARI events.
Qi (m3/s) Qo (m3/s)
ARI Vs (m3)
I5min I10min
1 0.0145 0.0091 3.2
5 0.0261 0.0166 5.7
10 0.0300 0.0193 6.5
20 0.0354 0.0227 7.6
50 0.0440 0.0283 9.4
100 0.0490 0.0322 10.1
Table 3.6. Storage Volumes for Rational Hydrograph Method.
and two orifices. The first for 1 Year ARI Storage (Primary Storage Chamber and
Primary Orifice) and the second (in conjunction with the primary chamber) for the 100
Year ARI Storage (Secondary Storage Chamber and Secondary Orifice). The primary
orifice will designed to control the PSD for the 1 ARI event. As the secondary storage
and orifice must cater for the 5 to 100 ARI the orifice shall be designed to permit no
more than the 5 year ARI.
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0.464 x QO
H
Where:
Q0 = PSD
0.464 x 0.0091
1.1
0.464 x 0.0166
1000 x  85mm
1.1
OSD Summary for Rational Hydrograph Method.

Depth = 1.2m.
Width = 3m
Length = 2.8m
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3.8 The Swinburne Method
The Swinburne method uses catchment based inflow and outflow hydrographs and the
timings of all flows and in particular the discharges that are created on the subject site.
Where:
Vs = the required storage capacity
Td = duration of storm
Qa = Post- developed peak inflow rate is calculated using the rational method.
Qp= Pre-developed site discharge using the rational method.
PSD = permissible site discharge
tcs = time of concentration of the catchment to the site
tc = time of concentration of the catchment
Below Ground Rectangular Tank Storage Equation

 PSD 2   60  3
Vs   0.5Qa  0.572 PSD  0.048  td .   m 
 Qa   103 
The PSD for the 1 year ARI will equal the pre-developed 1 year ARI flow from the
allotment. The PSD for all other events from the 5 to the 100 year ARI will adopt a PSD
equal the pre-developed 5 year ARI flow from the allotment. Therefore the equation
below will not be required and only the equation above will be necessary.
2
 
Qp  
tcs tcs
 0.005  0.455  5.228  
PSD  2 PSD    2 PSD  
tc  1   tc  1  
 3Qa    3Qa  
3 4 5
     
     
tcs tcs tcs
1.045    7.199    4.519  
  2 PSD     2 PSD     2 PSD  
 tc  1    tc  1    tc  1  
  3Qa     3Qa     3Qa  
PSD for 1 year ARI Qp  C y . A.I  0.56 x 0.06 x 98  0.0091m3 /s

360
PSD for 5 year ARI Qp  C y . A.I  0.665 x 0.06 x 150  0.0166m3 /s

360
Td will be equal to the pre-developed allotment time in concentration of 10 minutes.
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Results for the volume for all the ARI used are shown in table 3.7
Qa (m3/s) PSD (m3/s)

ARI Vs (m3)
I5min
1 0.0145 0.0091 1.4
5 0.0261 0.0166 2.4
10 0.0300 0.0166 3.6
20 0.0354 0.0166 5.1
50 0.0440 0.0166 7.7
100 0.0490 0.0166 9.2
Table 3.7. Storage Volumes for Swinburne Method.
As with the Rational and Modified Rational Hydrograph Methods the outlets will be
designed to control the PSD for the 1 ARI event & the PSD for the 5 ARI event.

0.464 x QO
H
Where:
Q0 = PSD
0.464 x 0.0091
1.1
0.464 x 0.0166
1000 x  85mm
1.1
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OSD Summary for Swinburne Method.

Depth = 1.2m.
Width = 3m
Length = 2.56m
3.9 Mass Curve & Volume Method
The Technical Note 1 – Volumetric Procedures for Demonstrating Storages & Pump
Rates, from ARR87 demonstrates a method for calculating storage volumes using
temporal storm patterns.
This method should be used with caution as a constant outflow discharge can only be
provided by an automatic pump where the discharge will vary with the hydraulic head
with a gravity forced device.
To compensate for this the permissible site discharge (PSD) will be equal to the pre
development runoff conditions for the 1 year ARI event and for all other ARI from 5 to
100 the PSD will be equal to the pre development runoff conditions for the 5 ARI event.
The required storage is the maximum vertical distance between the envelope curve and
the discharge line. The 100 year ARI event produced the maximum storage of 7.2m3
whereas the 1 year ARI event did not produce any storage at all even with the PSD
equivalent to a 1 year ARI event. This was a common theme throughout this technique
and it is not until the ARI 50 event that any notable storage volumes became evident.
However it will be assumed that the portion of storage volume for a 1 year ARI will be
equal to 25% of the 100 year ARI. This gives a 1 year ARI of 1.8m3.
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tanks will have a depth of 1.2m where the size of the length and width is adjusted to obtain
the required volume depending on the method, i.e. depth is fixed no matter what OSD
method is adopted.

0.464 x QO
H
Where:
Q0 = PSD
0.464 x 0.0091
1.1
Assuming a head of 1.1m for the ARI 100 event.

0.464 x 0.0166
1000 x  85mm
1.1
OSD Summary for Mass Curve and Volume Method.

Storage Volume = 7.2 m3
Depth = 1.2m. Width = 3m. Length = 2m.
Note that volumetric runoff coefficient, Cv, used here is equal those Cy values shown in
Table 3.1. Temporal patterns used and all Volume Curves are shown in Appendix F.
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30
25
Cumulative Storage (m3) 20
15
10 min
20 min
10 30 min
60 min
120 min
5
Envelope
Discharge 9.1l/s
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Time (minutes)
Figure 3.3. Volume Curves for 1 Year ARI.
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
Cumulative Storage (m3)
45
40 10 min
35 20 min
30 30 min
25
60 min
20
120 min
15
Envelope
10
5 Discharge 16.6l/s
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
Time (minutes)
Figure 3.4. Volume Curves for 100 Year ARI.
Max Volume = 7.2m3
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3.10 Summary of OSD Methods
UPRCT Modified Rational Rational Swinburne Mass Curve

Hydrograph Hydrograph & Volume
Primary Storage Chamber Volume (m3) 18 4.3 3.2 1.4 1.8
Primary Orifice Size (mm) 33 63 63 63 63
Secondary Storage Chamber Volume (m3) 9.3 9.1 6.9 7.8 5.4
Secondary Orifice Size (mm) 64 85 85 85 85
Total Storage (m3) 27.3 13.4 10.1 9.2 7.2
Table 3.8. Summary of OSD Methods.
For each 600m2 allotment table 3.8 above shows that the Upper Parramatta Catchment
Trust Method produced the largest volume and the Mass Curve & Volume Method
produced the least.
Note that the catchment parameters for the UPRCT method are specific to the Upper
Parramatta catchment and produce larger storage volumes and lesser PSD. This is largely
due to decades of previous development where no stormwater control was implemented.
This has led to targets of less than pre-developed flows to compensate for this matter.
Although the hypothetical residential catchment is based in Northern NSW the UPRCT
parameters will be adopted for this analysis to highlight how a range of storage volumes
(particularly conservative ones) perform.
The storage volumes and orifice sizes shown in table 3.8 are used in the DRAINS
modelling as outlined in chapter 4.
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CHAPTER 4 – COMPUTER MODELLING

4.1 Introduction
All modelling will be executed using “DRAINS”. DRAINS is a multi-purpose Windows
program for designing and analysing urban stormwater drainage systems and catchments.
It was first released in 1998 and is marketed by Watercom Pty Ltd. DRAINS is able to
model storms based on temporal rainfall patterns rather than just the average intensity
which is representative of a real storm, it also allows the peak storms to be identified.
Figure 4.1 shows the typical model for the 100 lot development without OSD. Figure 4.2
shows the same model at a smaller scale of a 10 lot neighbourhood.
Figure 4.1. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Catchment Scale
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Figure 4.2. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Neighbourhood Scale
The circles represent the catchments. The squares represent stormwater pits. The solid
line with the arrow represents a pipe and the dashed line with an arrow represents the
overflow or bypass route between pits (see section 4.3 for travel times) . The models for
the Pre-development and Post-development are essential the same with the exception that
the runoff coefficients and time in concentrations are different.
One of the main assumptions is that the road drainage system was designed to capture the
flows for the pre-developed 5 year ARI with a runoff coefficient (C10) of 0.7 for each lot.
The lots were then assumed to have been redeveloped increasing the runoff coefficient
(C10) to 0.85.
4.2 DRAINS Catchment Model

The catchment will consist of allotment areas and road reserve areas. Catchments for each
allotment are modelled as a single homogenous area. For simplicity it is assumed that the
entire area of each residential allotment will be draining to the OSD device.
Pre Development Catchment Node

Total Area 0.06ha
Run-off Coefficient C10 0.7
Time in concentration Tc 10 min
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Post Development Catchment Node

Total Area 0.06ha
Road Reserves Aligned East/West Catchment Node

Total Area 0.03ha
Road Reserve Aligned North/South Catchment Node

Total Area 0.05ha
4.3 DRAINS Road Drainage Model

The road drainage system has been designed to take the peak storm in a 5 year ARI event.
It is assumed that the system was designed for pre-development conditions. The DRAINS
program was run through the 5 year ARI with storm durations of 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 60,
120 and 180 minutes. It was found that the peak coincided the with 25 minute storm.
Stormwater Pipes.
Stormwater pipes are standard DRAINS round concrete pipes under roads profile, sized
for the pre-development 5 year ARI flow.
Stormwater Drainage Pits.

All inlet pits are NSW RTA SA1. This is a form of kerb inlet and grated gully pit that is
commonly used in Australian road drainage.
Bypass and Overflow Routes.

Any bypass or overflow from pits is assumed to be conveyed by an upright kerb and gutter
with a road cross fall of 3%. The longitudinal grade of all roads is taken as 1%.
Using the Modified Friend equation:
Tc  (107 *0.012* 200.333 ) /10.2
Tc  3.5 min
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Although the minimum time in concentration from QUDM 2007 is specified as 5 minutes
a time in concentration of 3.5 minutes will be adopted for all overflow routes to give
realistic travel times.
4.4 Rainfall Data

Rainfall hyetographs have been generated in DRAINS and are based on AR&R 87 IFD
Data for Zone 3 N.E. Coast. The hyetographs are for each storm 1 year to 100 years for a
range of durations.
4.5 DRAINS OSD Model

In order to imitate an underground storage device that has two chambers similar to that
shown in figure 3.2, a series of detention basins nodes has been used in DRAINS.
Figure 4.3. DRAINS OSD Arrangement
The post-development catchment is connected to the primary storage chamber. The

volume here is equivalent to the required 1 year ARI volume in all OSD methods apart
from the UPRCT method where the volume is equal to the 1.5 year ARI. Once this portion
is full it overflows into the secondary storage chamber, this is depicted in figure 4.3 as
dashed line with the arrow between the detention basin nodes. The overflow here is set
slightly below the top water level of the storage chamber to imitate the flow between the
chambers. The combined volume of both storages chamber is equal to the required 100
year ARI volume. When the second storage device is full it overflows directly towards
the stormwater inlet pits. The overflow here is set at the top water level 1.2m above the
base of the storage chamber.
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Figure 4.4. Typical Parameters for 1 Year ARI Storage (Primary Storage Chamber)
Each method will used common dimensions where the depth of 1.2m and width of 3m
will be universal and only the length will change to account for the required volume. This
means that only the area needs to change in each DRAINS basin node to obtain the
required storage. Using the rational OSD method as an example the required storage
volume is 10.1 m3. Figure 4.4 shows that the required volume in a 1 year ARI is 3.2m3,
(105.7 -104.5) x 2.667, with an orifice of 63mm, 150mm above the base of the storage
chamber.
Figure 4.5. Typical Parameters for 100 Year ARI Storage (Secondary Storage Chamber)
Figure 4.5 shows that the volume here is 6.9m3, ((105.7 -104.5) x 5.75, with an orifice of
85mm, 150mm above the base of the storage chamber. This gives a total of 3.2m3 + 6.9m3
= 10.1 m3. The top water level (TWL) here is 105.7m, the elevation above this (105.7 to
105.9) is to cater for the overflow once the storage is full. The overflow is set at 105.7m
(TWL).
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Figure 4.6. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Catchment Scale.
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Figure 4.7. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Neighbourhood Scale.
In order to keep all OSD methods comparable and consistent the only parameters that
will be altered in the DRAINS basin nodes are the Areas to create the required storage
volume and the Orifice sizes for PSD.
4.6 Modelling Methodology

DRAIN modelling was executed on the Pre-developed model. The road drainage network
has been designed to cater for the pre-development peak 5 year ARI storm. After trialing
storms with durations of 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 60, 120 & 180 minutes it was found that the 25
minute storm produced the peak or critical storm. The 5 year ARI is a typical storm event
used to design stormwater drainage. Sizing the road drainage network to pre-development
flows will allow the network to exceed its capacity if post-development OSD does not
control these flows, this allows us to easily identify if the OSD is proving beneficial or
not.
The Pre-developed model was run through the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 year ARIs with
storm durations of 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 60, 120 and 180 minutes. This was deemed as
unnecessary as only the peak Post-development storms need to be of concern, these are
known as the critical storms.
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After DRAINS modelling of the Post-Development (without OSD) the critical storms
were found to be:
 1 Year ARI, 25 minute Storm
Critical Storms
These will be the only storms analysed in this research.
Figure 4.8. Pre-Developed DRAINS Model Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm.
Figure 4.8 shows a portion of the pre-developed model. The blue text represents the pipe
flow and the red text represents the overflow or bypass from the pits. Modelling was
carried out on all the critical storms listed for the pre-developed model.
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Figure 4.9. Post-Developed DRAINS Model (without OSD)
Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm.
Figure 4.9 shows a portion of the post-developed model without OSD. The blue text
represents the pipe flow and the red text represents the overflow or bypass from the pits.
Modelling was carried out on all the critical storms listed for the post-developed model.
Figure 4.10. Post-Developed DRAINS Model (with OSD, Rational Method)
Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm.
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Figure 4.10 shows a portion of the post-developed model with OSD. The blue text
represents the pipe flow and the red text represents the overflow or bypass from the pits.
The figure shows that there is some overflow from the primary chamber to the secondary
chamber at a peak of 0.017m3/s, there is no overflow to the road from the secondary
chamber. The primary orifice has a peak discharge of 0.008m3/s and the secondary orifice
has a peak discharge of 0.01m3/s. This a total discharge of 0.018m3/s with OSD.
Comparing figure 4.8 to figure 4.10 it can be seen that the peak flows from the post-
developed site with OSD are less than or equal to the pre-developed peak flows.
Modelling was carried out on all the critical storms listed, where the pre-developed and
post-developed with and without OSD are all compared. Analysis was carried out at
common points throughout the DRAINS catchment model, these are shown in figure
4.11.
Similarly, modelling and analysis was carried out on all other OSD methods or strategies
utilised. These use the same critical storms listed previously. The results for all OSD
methods are shown in chapter 5.
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Figure 4.11. Schematic of DRAINS Analysis Points
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CHAPTER 5 – MODELLING RESULTS

5.1 Introduction
As mentioned in the previous chapter the critical storms for the post-developed site for
each ARI event were the:

These storms were compared in the sites pre-developed, post-developed without OSD
and post-developed with OSD states. The sites pre-developed, post-developed states are
the same regardless of the OSD method or strategy used, only the size of the storage
device and its PSD are altered according to that OSD method or strategy used.
Some general observations when comparing pre-development and post-development with

and without OSD were:
 There is a clear separation between the various development states at minor ARIs.
This separation generally decreases as the ARI increases. (Separation refers to the
difference in peak flow at a particular analysis point).
 From the hydrographs the peaks generally coincide for ARIs up to the 20 year
event for pre-development and post-development with and without OSD.
 Hydrographs for the pre-development and post-development without OSD graphs
generally coincide when dissipating (decreasing side of peak).
 For ARIs up to the 20 year event the hydrographs are generally triangular.
 The 50 and 100 year ARI hydrographs are generally trapezoidal.
 From hydrographs for the ARI 50 the pre-development and post-development
without OSD had peaks for durations of approximately of 10 and 12 minutes
respectively. For the ARI 100 the pre-development and post-development without
OSD had peaks for durations of approximately of 12, and 15 minutes respectively.
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5.2 UPRCT Method

Based on the UPRCT OSD method the required storage volume was 27.3m3. This volume
was sufficient in handling all storms up to the 100 year ARI. The storage device (analysis
point 1) overflowed for the 100 ARI at 0.011 m3/s, however the combined overflow rate
and those flows that passed through the storage devices orifices was still less than the pre-
developed flow. Appendix G shows all numerical results using the UPRCT method.
Figures 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.3, 5.5 and 5.6 for the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Year ARI events
show that the OSD attenuates the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-
developed conditions. The figures also clearly show that the efficiency to attenuate the
peak flow improves as additional OSD comes online further downstream. This is evident
as the post-development with OSD graph pull down from the pre-development graph. As
the ARI event increases the effect of the combined OSD efficiency decreases, noting how
the clearance between the OSD and pre-development graphs reduces.
Figure 5.1. 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method
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Figure 5.4. 20 Year UPRCT Method
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The following graphs show the hydrographs at analysis point 11 for all the storms trailed.
From figures 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 and 5.12 for the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Year ARI
events it can be seen that all hydrographs are generally triangular. The peak flows for the
pre-development and the post-development with OSD generally coincided though the
OSD attenuates this flow to well below the pre-development.
It can be seen that the volume of water produced by the post-developed is released
considerably slower with the OSD attached and it is spread over an extended period, even
after 90 minutes the flow produced still hasn’t dissipated. It can be seen that the post-
development with OSD peak flows are considerably less than the pre-development flows.
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Figure 5.7. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method
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5.2 Modified Rational Hydrograph Method

Based on the Modified Rational Hydrograph OSD method the required storage volume
was 13.4m3. The volume was sufficient in handling all storms up to the 100 year ARI.
There were only some minor exceedance at analysis point 1 by 0.002 m3/s for the 100
year ARI. The storage device overflowed for the 100 ARI at 0.012 m3/s. Appendix G
shows all numerical results using the Modified Rational Hydrograph method.
Figures 5.13, 5.14, 5.15 and 5.16 for the 1, 5, 10 and 20 Year ARI events show that the
OSD attenuates the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions.
Although the analysis points appear to converge as the ARI is increased the figures clearly
show that the efficiency to attenuate the peak flow improves as additional OSD comes
online further downstream. This is evident as the post-development with OSD graph pull
down from the pre-development graph.
Figure 5.13. 1 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method
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Figures 5.17 and 5.18 for the 50 and 100 Year ARI events shows that the OSD attenuates
the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions except for
analysis point 1 which was exceeded by 0.002 m3/s for the 100 year ARI.
For the 50 ARI the analysis points converge across most of the catchment. The efficiency
to attenuate the peak flow slightly improves as additional OSD comes online further
downstream.
For the ARI 100 there is good attenuation at each analysis point however as additional
OSD comes online downstream the efficiency doesn’t improve but remands constant.
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From figures 5.19, 5.20, 5.21 and 5.22 (1, 5, 10 and 20 year ARI hydrographs) it can be
seen that all hydrographs are generally triangular. The post-development with OSD flows
generally lag 5 minutes behind the pre-developed flows when dissipating (decreasing side
of peak) due to the delay caused by the OSD. It can be seen that the shape of the
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hydrographs for the pre-development and post-development with OSD are similar and
that the flows for the post-development with OSD are less than the pre-development
flows.
Figure 5.19. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method
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From figure 5.23 and 5.24 for the 50 and 100 year ARI hydrographs it can be seen that
hydrograph are generally trapezoidal with the peaks on all storms lasting longer than those
for the ARIs up to the 20 year event. The 50 ARI and 100 ARI post-development with
OSD had peaks for durations of approximately of 5 and 10 minutes respectively.
It was also noted that for the 50 ARI and 100 ARI that the post-development with OSD
flows generally lag 10 and 5 minutes respectively behind the pre-developed flows when
dissipating (decreasing side of peak) due to the delay caused by the OSD.
It can be seen that the post-development with OSD does not exceed the pre-development
for the 50 ARI and 100 ARI.
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5.3 Rational Hydrograph Method

Based on the Rational OSD method (triangular hydrograph) the required storage volume
was 10.1m3. This volume was sufficient in handling all storms up to the 20 year ARI. For
20 year ARI there were only some minor exceedance at analysis points 3 and 4 by 0.001
m3/s and 0.003 m3/s respectively. The storage device overflowed for the 50 and 100 ARI
at 0.01 m3/s and 0.017 m3/s respectively. Appendix G shows all numerical results using
the Rational method.
Figures 5.25, 5.26 and 5.27 for the 1, 5 and 10 Year ARI events show that the OSD
attenuates the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions.
Although the analysis points appear to converge as the ARI is increased, the figures show
that the efficiency to attenuate the peak flow improves as additional OSD comes online
further downstream. This is evident as the post-development with OSD graph pull down
from the pre-development graph. This is less evident in figure 5.28 for the 20 Year ARI.
Figure 5.25. 1 Year ARI Event with Rational Method
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Figure 5.29 for the 50 Year ARI event shows that the OSD attenuates the post-developed
flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions. Although not obvious from the
graph for analysis point 1 the post-development with OSD flow is 0.005 m3/s higher than
pre-developed condition.
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Figure 5.30 for the 100 Year ARI event shows that the OSD does not attenuate the post-
developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions. At each analysis point
the post-development peak flow with OSD is higher than the pre-developed.
generally lag 3-5 minutes behind the pre-developed flows when dissipating (decreasing
side of peak) due to the delay caused by the OSD. On the increasing side the post-
development with OSD flow generally coincides with the pre-development flow.
It can be seen that the shape of the hydrographs for the pre-development and post-
development with OSD are similar and that the flows for the post-development with OSD
are less than the pre-development flows.
.
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Figure 5.31. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI with Rational Method
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flows generally lagged 4 minutes behind the pre-developed flows when dissipating
(decreasing side of peak) due to the delay caused by the OSD.
It can be appreciated that the shape of the hydrographs for the pre-development and post-
development with OSD are similar and that the post-development with OSD does exceed
the pre-development for 100 ARI.
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5.4 Swinburne Method

Based on the Modified Rational Hydrograph OSD method the required storage volume
was 9.2m3. The volume was sufficient in handling all storms up to the 50 year ARI. There
were some minor exceedance for the 1 and 20 year ARIs. The 50 year ARI had
exceedance at analysis point 1 of 0.009 m3/s. For 100 year ARI the pre-development flows
were exceeded at all points, however this were generally minor. The storage device
overflowed for the 50 and 100 ARI at 0.009 m3/s and 0.017 m3/s respectively. Appendix
G shows all numerical results using the Swinburne method.
Other than the exceedance mentioned above figures 5.37, 5.38, 5.39, 5.40 and 5.41 for
the 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Year ARI events show that the OSD generally attenuates the post-
developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions. For the 5 to 50 year ARI
the figures show that the efficiency to attenuate the peak flow improves as additional OSD
comes online further downstream. This is evident as the post-development with OSD
graph pull down from the pre-development graph. The 1 year ARI generally coincides
with the pre-developed flows at each analysis point.
Figure 5.37. 1 Year ARI Swinburne Method
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Figures 5.42 for the 100 Year ARI event shows that the OSD’s ability to attenuate the
post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions is marginal, however
the exceedance over the entire catchment is minimal.
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generally coincide within a few minutes of the pre-developed flows when dissipating
(decreasing side of peak). It can be seen that the shape of the hydrographs for the pre-
development and post-development with OSD are similar and that the flows for the post-
development with OSD are generally less than the pre-development flows.
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Figure 5.43. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Swinburne Method
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flows generally lag about 3 minutes behind the pre-developed flows when dissipating
(decreasing side of peak) due to the delay caused by the OSD.
It can be seen that the post-development with OSD does marginally exceed the pre-
development for the 100 ARI.
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Based on the Mass Curve and Volume OSD method the required storage volume was
7.2m3. This method delivered the least desirable results with post-development flows with
OSD exceeding pre-development flows for most ARI events. The storage device
overflowed for the 20, 50 and 100 ARI at 0.008 m3/s, 0.014 m3/s and 0.020 m3/s
respectively. Appendix G shows all numerical results using the Mass Curve and Volume
method.
Figures 5.49, and 5.50 for the 1 and 5 Year ARI events show that the OSD does not
attenuate the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions. The
figures also show that the efficiency to attenuate the peak flow decreases as additional
OSD comes online further downstream. This is evident as the post-development with
OSD graph pull up from the pre-development graph. At analysis point 11 for the 1 and 5
year ARI the post-development with OSD flow was above the pre-development flow by
0.1 m3/s and 0.06 m3/s respectively.
Figure 5.49. 1 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method
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Figures 5.51, and 5.52 for the 10 and 20 Year ARI events show that there is a clear
improvement. The OSD does generally attenuate the post-developed flows to equal or
less than pre-developed conditions at most analysis points. The figures also show that the
efficiency to attenuate the peak flow neither increases nor decreases as additional OSD
comes online further downstream but is generally stable.
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Figures 5.53, and 5.54 for the 50 and 100 Year ARI events show that the OSD does not
attenuate the post-developed flows to equal or less than pre-developed conditions. The
efficiency to attenuate the peak flow generally decreases as additional OSD comes online
further downstream. At analysis point 11 for the 50 and 100 year ARI the post-
development with OSD flow was above the pre-development flow by 0.031 m3/s and
0.107 m3/s respectively.
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seen that all hydrographs are generally triangular. On the increasing side of the peak the
post-development with OSD flows generally coincide with the pre-developed flows.
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The post-development with OSD flows generally lag 1-2 minutes behind the pre-
developed flows when dissipating (decreasing side of peak) due to the delay caused by
the OSD. It can be seen that the post-development with OSD does exceed the pre-
development in some cases.
Figure 5.55. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI Mass Curve and Volume Method
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On the increasing side of the peak the post-development with OSD flows generally
coincide with the pre-developed flows. The post-development with OSD flows generally
lag 2 minutes behind the pre-developed flows when dissipating (decreasing side of peak)
due to the delay caused by the OSD. It can be seen that the post-development with OSD
does exceed the pre-development for the 50 and 100 ARI.
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CHAPTER 6 – RESULTS DISCUSSION

6.1 Introduction
Note that the catchment parameters for the UPRCT method are specific to Upper
Parramatta catchment and produce larger storage volumes and lesser allowable PSD.
They have been adopted for this analysis to highlight how a range of storage volumes
(particularly conservative ones) perform. From the modelling and analysis carried out
here parameters specific to this catchment could be derived from the results found. These
would be dependent on the target, i.e. post-development flow to equal pre-development
flow or post-development flow to be 5%, 10% or 20% less than pre-development flow,
etc. These parameters will be discussed in the Chapter 7, Conclusions.
As will be seen from the ‘DRAINS’ modelling results some of the peak flows that are
released from the OSD methods are very close to the pre-developed peak flows. These
are within a range that in reality would not be considered significant on the ground. To
accommodate a ‘realistic’ and acceptable tolerance any post-developed peak flow that is
within 1% of the pre-developed peak flow will be considered to have been successfully
reduced to pre-developed conditions. Any post-developed peak flow that is greater than
1% of the pre-developed peak flow will be considered to have exceeded the pre-developed
conditions.
In this chapter the results for all ARIs will be analysed to compare all methods and
techniques used to calculate storage volumes. These will be compared to the pre-
developed state and post-developed state without any OSD.
The main comparisons shall be:
 Compare peak flows at all eleven (11) analysis points along the catchment.
 Compare hydrograph peak flows at analysis point 11 at the end of the catchment.
 Compare hydrograph shapes at analysis point 11 at the end of the catchment for
goodness fit using the regression analysis technique of least squares. The purpose
of this will be further discussed in section 6.8 of this chapter.
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6.2 1 Year ARI Results
1.8 Pre-development
Post-development no OSD
1.6 UPRCT
Modified Rational
Mass Curve & Volume
1.4
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Analysis Point (ARI 1)
Figure 6.1. 1 Year ARI Flows at all Analysis Points
For all of the following figures any graphed line above the blue pre-developed line
indicates that the pre-developed flows have been exceeded. (see legend).
Referring to figure 6.1 and comparing all methods used it is evident that the Mass Curve
and Volume method performed poorly for the 1 year ARI. This is due to the smaller
storage volume which produces a larger head in the storage chambers hence increases
flow out of the orifice outlets. The Swinburne method produced a graph very close to the
pre-developed line. The Rational and Modified Rational methods were effective in
reducing flows below the pre-developed state. The UPRCT method was very effective in
reducing flows due to its large storage volume and smaller orifice outlets.
What is significant is for most methods the effectiveness of the OSD to reduce peak flows
improves the further down the catchment we travel. This is evident as the graphs for the
Rational, Modified Rational and UPRCT methods clearly pull down and away from the
blue pre-developed line which demonstrates that the effectiveness of the OSD is
improving as we approach the end of the catchment.
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1 Year ARI, 25 minute Storm

1.8
Pre-Development
1.6 Post-Development no OSD
UPRCT Method
1.4 Modified Rational Method
Mass Curve & Volume Method
1.2 Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Figure 6.2. 1 Year ARI Hydrograph at Analysis Point 11
Comparing all hydrographs at the end of the catchment the blue line represents the pre-
developed flow. The Mass Curve and Volume has a greater peak then the pre-
development. The Swinburne method peaks at approximately the same level. All other
methods peak below the pre-development flow. The peak flows at the end of the
catchment are shown below, also shown is the percentage increase or decrease compared
to the Pre-development peak flow.
 Pre-development 1.322 m3/s
 Post-development with no OSD 1.728 m3/s 31% increase
 Swinburne 1.334 m3/s 0.9 % increase
 Rational 1.158 m3/s 12.4 % decrease
 Modified Rational 1.113 m3/s 14.3 % decrease
 Mass Curve 1.421 m3/s 7.5 % increase
 UPRCT 0.466 m3/s 64.7 % decrease
Using the regression analysis technique of least squares to find which OSD method best
fits the pre-developed hydrograph the following results were obtained.
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Goodness fit Summary:

 Post-development with no OSD 81% (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 Swinburne 95.8%
 Rational 87.5%
 Modified Rational 71. 2%
 Mass Curve and Volume 95.5% (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 UPRCT, no fit
Of the methods that produced peak flows close to or below the pre-developed conditions
the Swinburne method had the best fit, followed by the Rational and the Modified
Rational. Noting that the Mass Curve and Volume Method exceeded the pre-development
flows it however had a 95.5% fit to the pre-development hydrograph. The UPRCT
hydrograph had little resemblance to the pre-development hydrograph. The post-
development without OSD hydrograph had an 81% fit, though the peak flow is well above
the pre-development peak.
3.5
Pre-development
3 Post-development no OSD
UPRCT
Modified Rational
2.5 Mass Curve & Volume
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
2
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Referring to figure 6.3 for the 5 year ARI, the Mass Curve and Volume method again
performed poorly for the 5 year ARI. As with the 1 year ARI this is due to the smaller
storage volume which produces a larger head in the storage chambers hence increases
flow out of the orifice outlets. The Swinburne and Rational methods peak below pre-
developed flows. The Modified Rational method was more effective in reducing flows
then those previously mentioned. As expected the UPRCT method with its larger volume
and smaller orifices was the most effective.
Again for the Swinburne, Rational, Modified Rational and UPRCT methods it is clear
that the effectiveness of the OSD to reduce peak flows improves the further we travel
down the catchment.

3
Pre-Development
Post-Development no OSD
2.5 UPRCT Method
Modified Rational Method
2 Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
1.5
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Analysing the hydrographs from figure 6.4, the Mass Curve and Volume method peaked
marginally above the pre-development. The Swinburne method peaked marginally below.
All other methods peak below the pre-development flow.
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The peaks at the end of the catchment are shown below, also shown is the percentage
increase or decrease compared to the Pre-development peak flow.

 Post-development with no OSD 2.875 m3/s 17.6 % increase
 Swinburne 2.375 m3/s 2.8 % decrease

 Post-development with no OSD 82.7 % (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 Swinburne 93.7 %
 Rational 89.6 %
 Modified Rational 76.6 %
 Mass Curve and Volume 95.1 % (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 UPRCT, no fit
flows it however had a 95.1% fit to the pre-development hydrograph.
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3.5
Pre-development
UPRCT
Modified Rational
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
2
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Referring to figure 6.5 for the 10 year ARI and comparing all approaches with the
increased run-off from the pre-developed site all methods proved adequate with the Mass
Curve and Volume method closest to the pre-developed conditions at all the analysis
points. The Swinburne and Rational methods produced similar results to each other. The
Modified Rational method was more effective in reducing flows as was the UPRCT
method.
Again for the Swinburne, Rational, Modified Rational and UPRCT methods it is clear
that the effectiveness of the OSD to reduce peak flows improves as we travel further down
the catchment.
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3
Pre-Development
2.5 UPRCT Method
2 Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
1.5
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Analysing the hydrographs from figure 6.6, all methods peak below the pre-development
flow. The peaks at the end of the catchment are shown below, also shown is the percentage
increase or decrease compared to the pre-development peak flow.

 Mass Curve 2.716 m3/s 0.5 % decrease
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 Post-development with no OSD 85.6% (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 Rational 87.3 %
 Mass Curve and Volume 93.6 %
 UPRCT, no fit
the Mass Curve and Volume method had the best fit, followed by the Swinburne, Rational
and the Modified Rational. Noting that the Post-development with no OSD exceeded the
pre-development flows it however had an 85.6 % fit to the pre-development hydrograph.
3.5
Pre-development
UPRCT
Modified Rational
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
2
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Referring to figure 6.7 for the 20 year ARI and comparing all approaches with the
increased run-off from the pre-developed site all methods proved adequate. Producing
similar results the Swinburne, Rational and Mass Curve and Volume methods were
closest to the pre-developed conditions at all the analysis points. The Modified Rational
method was more effective in reducing flows as was the UPRCT method.
For the Modified Rational and UPRCT methods it is still clear that the effectiveness of
the OSD to reduce peak flows improves the further we travel down the catchment. This
is only minor for the Swinburne, Rational and Mass Curve and Volume methods.

3
Pre-Development
2.5 UPRCT Method
2 Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
1.5
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Analysing the hydrographs from figure 6.8, all methods peak below the pre-development
flow.
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The peaks at the end of the catchment are shown below, also shown is the percentage
increase or decrease compared to the pre-development peak flow.

 Modified Rational 2.739 m3/s 6 % decrease
 Mass Curve 2.897 m3/s 0.6 % decrease
 UPRCT 1.223 m3/s 58 % decrease

 Rational 82.8 %
 Mass Curve and Volume 89.9 %
 UPRCT, no fit
the Mass Curve and Volume method had the best fit, followed by the Swinburne, Rational
and the Modified Rational. Noting that the Post-development with no OSD exceeded the
pre-development flows it however had an 86.8 % fit to the pre-development hydrograph.
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3.5
Pre-development
UPRCT
Modified Rational
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
2
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Referring to figure 6.9 for the 50 year ARI and comparing all approaches the Mass Curve
and Volume method exceeded the pre-developed flows at all analysis points. This is due
the smaller storage volume which therefore allows premature overflow from the
secondary storage. The Swinburne and Rational methods both produced effective results
which were closest to the pre-developed conditions at all the analysis points, the
secondary storage had minor overflow for both of these. The Modified Rational method
was marginally more effective in reducing flows. The UPRCT method was still very
effective.
For the UPRCT method it is clear that the effectiveness of the OSD to reduce peak flows
improves the further we travel down the catchment. This is only minor for the Modified
Rational method. The Swinburne and Rational methods run parallel to the pre-developed
flows with no significant increase in effectiveness as we move towards the end of the
catchment.
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3.5
Pre-Development
3
UPRCT Method
Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
2
1.5
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Analysing the hydrographs from figure 6.10, apart from the Mass Curve and Volume
method, all others peak below the pre-development flow. The peaks at the end of the
catchment are shown below, also shown is the percentage increase or decrease compared
to the Pre-development peak flow.

 Modified Rational 2.892 m3/s 2 % decrease
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 Rational 81.8 %
 UPRCT, no fit
flows it however had an 87.1% fit to the pre-development hydrograph. The post-
development without OSD hydrograph had an 88.7% fit, though the peak flow is well
above the pre-development peak.

3.5
Pre-development
UPRCT
Modified Rational
Rational
Peak Flow (m3/s)
Swinburne
2
1.5
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Referring to figure 6.11 for the 100 year ARI and comparing all approaches again the
Mass Curve and Volume method exceeded the pre-developed flows at all analysis points.
Both the Swinburne and Rational methods produced results similar to the pre-developed
conditions. The Modified Rational method was more effective in reducing flows. All four
of the above methods overflowed out of the secondary storage at differing rates. The
UPRCT method was still very effective.
For the Modified Rational and UPRCT methods it is still clear that the effectiveness of
the OSD to reduce peak flows improves the further we travel down the catchment.

3.5
Pre-Development
3
UPRCT Method
Rational Method
Flow Rate (m3/s)
Swinburne Method
2
1.5
0.5
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (Minutes)
Apart for the Mass Curve and Volume method, all other methods peak close to or below
the pre-development flow. The peaks at the end of the catchment are shown below, also
shown is the percentage increase or decrease compared to the pre-development peak flow.

 Swinburne 3.037 m3/s 0.4 % increase
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 Rational 3.041 m3/s 0.5 % increase


 Post-development with no OSD 88 % (Pre-developed Peak exceeded)
 Swinburne 85.6 % (Pre-dev Peak marginally exceeded)
 Rational 79 % (Pre-dev Peak marginally exceeded)
 UPRCT, no fit
flows it however had an 87.3% fit to the pre-development hydrograph. The post-
development without OSD hydrograph had an 88% fit, though the peak flow is well above
the pre-development peak. The UPRCT hydrograph had little resemblance to the pre-
development hydrograph.
6.8 Discussion
As mentioned at the start of this chapter some of the peak flows that are released from the
OSD methods are very close to the pre-developed peak flows. These are within a range
that in reality would not be considered significant on the ground. To accommodate a
‘realistic’ and acceptable tolerance any post-developed peak flow that is within 1% of the
pre-developed peak flow will be considered to have been successfully reduced to pre-
developed conditions. Any post-developed peak flow that is greater than 1% of the pre-
developed peak flow will be considered to have exceeded the pre-developed conditions.
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ARI 1 ARI 5 ARI 10 ARI 20 ARI 50 ARI 100 Average

UPRCT -64.81% -67.31% -66.25% -56.80% -48.28% -24.18% -54.60%
Modified Rational -16.11% -10.21% -8.13% -4.57% -1.99% -3.55% -7.43%
Rational -12.61% -3.64% -4.34% -0.86% -0.65% 1.55% -3.43%
Swinburne 0.59% -3.02% -4.35% -0.92% -0.70% 1.29% -1.19%
Mass Curve 7.23% 2.04% -0.34% -0.24% 2.55% 5.22% 2.74%
Table 6.1. Average Decrease or Increase in Peak Flows across All Analysis Points
(Compared to Pre-developed peak flow)

Red text indicates pre-developed peak flows exceeded by more than 1%.
Table 6.1 shows the average increase or decrease (decrease shown with a negative sign)
across at each of the eleven analysis points at all ARIs, (using results from figures 6.1,
6.3, 6.5, 6.7, 6.9 and 6.11). For example for the UPRCT method there was a 64.81%
decrease in peak flows below the pre-developed flows for the 1 year ARI when averaged
across all eleven analysis points. Likewise for the Mass Curve and Volume method there
was 7.23% increase in peak flows above the pre-developed flows for the 1 year ARI.
Apart for the Mass Curve and Volume Method all others performed to a satisfactory level
up to the 50 year ARI. For the 100 year ARI the Rational, Swinburne and Mass Curve
and Volume Methods they all exceeded the pre-developed by more than 1%. If the
average is taken across all the ARIs then the UPRCT method was the most effective
followed by the, Modified Rational, Rational, Swinburne and the Mass Curve and
Volume method. However if the economic aspects were of great importance then the
smallest storage volume that produced an adequate reductions in flow would be preferred.
This would be the Swinburne Method which requires a volume of 9.2m3 which compared
to the UPRCT, Modified Rational and Rational methods require 27.3m3, 13.4m3 and
10.1m3 respectively. Although the Mass Curve and Volume Method had the smallest
volume of 7.2m3 it was inadequate in reducing flows to an acceptable level for all but
two of the six ARI events.
Although this research has been predominantly focused on reducing peak flows there
should also be great importance on how the storage devices release the stormwater back
into the catchment. In order to keep conditions close to existing (pre-developed), it should
be recognised that it would be best if the post-developed hydrograph matched the pre-
developed hydrograph as close as possible. Having a post-developed hydrograph close to
the pre-developed would facilitate natural or existing phenomena to continue to take place
without any drastic transformation to the environment.
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An example of this would be the natural replenishment of a pond, if peak flows are
increased and released to quickly this may cause erosion or flooding of the pond. On the
other hand if the peak flows are drastically reduced and released very slowly this may
cause a reduction in pond levels or remove the natural flushing abilities of a steadier flow.
Both these scenarios may have a drastic effect on the ponds flora and fauna and
surrounding environment.
ARI 1 ARI 5 ARI 10 ARI 20 ARI 50 ARI 100 Average

UPRCT NF NF NF NF NF NF
Modified Rational 71.19% 76.62% 73.63% 69.45% 67.53% 68.51% 71.16%
Rational 87.49% 89.60% 87.26% 82.75% 81.83% 78.97% 84.65%
Swinburne 95.83% 93.68% 91.06% 86.75% 87.08% 85.61% 90.00%
Mass Curve 95.52% 95.11% 93.61% 89.94% 87.07% 87.32% 91.43%
No OSD 81.04% 82.72% 85.58% 86.80% 88.70% 87.98% 85.47%
Table 6.2. Hydrograph ‘Goodness Fit’ at Analysis Point 11
(Compared to Pre-developed Hydrograph at End of Catchment using Least Squares)

Red text indicates pre-developed flows exceeded by more than 1%.
NF = No Fit.
Table 6.2 shows as summary of the Least Squares ‘Goodness Fit’ for the hydrographs of
all methods and for each ARI when compared to the pre-developed flow hydrographs,
(using results from figures 6.2, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.10 and 6.12). The ‘Goodness Fit’ of all
methods generally decreases as the ARI increases. However the ‘Goodness Fit’ increases
for the post-development flows without any OSD as the ARI increases. Although the
Mass Curve and Volume method appears to give the best ‘fit’ it regularly exceeds the pre-
developed peak flow by more than 1%, (refer to table 6.3).
From the ‘DRAINS’ modelling the hydrographs for the Swinburne method gave the
closet resemblance to pre-developed hydrograph, followed by the Rational and Modified
rational methods. The hydrographs for the UPRCT method fitted the pre-developed
hydrograph poorly. Like the Mass Curve and Volume method the hydrograph for the
Post-developed site without OSD gives a reasonable fit, however it exceeds the pre-
developed flows at the ARI 1, ARI 5 and ARI 10 by 31%, 17.6% and 7.3% respectively.
Of interest for the ARI 20, ARI 50 and ARI 100 the Post-developed site without OSD
only exceeds the pre-developed flows by 2.3%, 4.6% and 4.5% respectively, (refer to
table 6.3).
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ARI 1 ARI 5 ARI 10 ARI 20 ARI 50 ARI 100

UPRCT -64.7% -67.3% -66.9% -58.0% -49.4% -24.5%
Modified Rational -14.3% -10.1% -9.4% -6.0% -2.0% -2.1%
Rational -12.4% -3.4% -5.4% -1.6% -0.4% -0.5%
Swinburne 0.9% -2.8% -5.3% -1.7% -0.5% -0.4%
Mass Curve 7.5% 2.1% -0.5% -0.6% 1.4% 2.9%
No OSD 31.0% 17.6% 7.3% 2.3% 4.6% 4.5%
Table 6.3. Increases or Decrease in Peak Flow at Analysis Point 11
(Compared to Pre-developed Flow at End of Catchment)

Red text indicates pre-developed flows exceeded by more than 1%.
Negative sign (-) indicates a decrease in peak flows.
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CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSIONS
All of the OSD methods used in this research have reduced the post-developed peak flows
to differing degrees. As this research focuses on a singular catchment the effects of
multiple catchments in series or parallel or a combination of the two could have a different
outcome to those results concluded here.
From this research the method that reduced the peak flows the greatest was the Upper
Parramatta River Catchment Trust Method. This had the largest storage volume and the
most conservative permissible site discharge. Note that the catchment parameters for the
UPRCT method are specific to Upper Parramatta catchment and produce conservative
values. From the modelling and analysis carried out here parameters specific to our
catchment could be derived from the results found in this research. These would be
dependent on the target, i.e. post-development flow to equal pre-development flow. As
the Swinburne method produced targets closest to pre-developed peak flows this will the
volume adopted. Referring to table 3.7, Storage Volumes for Swinburne Method, this
gives the following information:
 Primary Storage for 1 year AR1, 1.4 m3

 Primary PSD, 0.0091 m3/s or 9.1 L/s
 Secondary Storage for 100 year AR1, 7.8 m3
 Secondary PSD, 0.0166 m3/s 16.6 L/s
This gives catchment wide parameters for each 0.06 ha allotment of:
 Primary Storage, 24 m3/ha
 Primary PSD, 152 L/s/ha
 Secondary Storage, 130 m3/ha
 Secondary PSD, 277 L/s/ha
Therefore the total storage for the catchment studied in this research can be taken as
154 m3/ha compared to the UPRCT parameter of 455 m3/ha.
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As the UPRCT method is specific to the upper Parramatta catchment, the results here
should be taken only in contrast to highlight how large storage volumes and conservative
permissible site discharges compare to other methods such as the, Mass Curve and
Volume, Rational Hydrograph, Modified Rational Hydrograph and Swinburne methods.
Omitting the results for the UPRCT method the Modified Rational Hydrograph method
was the most effective in reducing peak flows. On average this method reduced the peak
flows by around 7%. However if the economic aspects were of greater importance then
the smallest storage volume that produced an adequate reductions in peak flow should be
given preference. This would be the Swinburne Method which requires a volume of 9.2m3
which compared to the Modified Rational Hydrograph method requires a volume of
13.4m3.
The advantage of having storage devices that reduce peak flows close to pre-developed
state is not only economical one. From this research it was found in terms of flow and
timing that these help to produce hydrographs that are close in resemblance to the pre-
developed hydrographs. The benefit of this is that it can retain much of the existing runoff
cycle, where the OSD releases flows of a similar magnitude at similar times. The
Swinburne method produced hydrographs that had the closets resemblance to the pre-
developed hydrographs.
Of significance for the 1, 5, 10, and 20 year ARI events is that for most methods the
effectiveness of the OSD to reduce peak flows improves as we approach the end of
catchment. This is due to the detention storage in these ARI events still being under
capacity which keeps post-developed peaks flows below pre-developed state. For
example if each OSD device is reducing the peak flows by 2 L/s then by the time we reach
the end of the catchment the reduction in peak flows has accumulated due to the multitude
of detention devices working to reduce the flows along the catchment. For large storage
volumes such as those produced using the UPRCT method this occurrence is very notable
for all ARI events used. Therefore it may be possible to relax the OSD requirements at
the lower reaches of some catchments.
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For the 1, 5 and 10 year ARI events the difference in the peak flows for the pre-developed
and post-developed without OSD were high to moderate with increases of 31%, 17.6%
and 7.3% respectively for those ARIs. For the 20, 50 and 100 year ARI events the
difference in the peak flows for the pre-developed and post-developed without OSD were
low, with increases of 2.3%, 4.6% and 4.5% respectively for those ARIs. Depending on
the reduction targets or the reasoning to reduce runoff it may not always be worthwhile
to provide OSD for the 20, 50 and 100 year ARI events. Focusing on events up to the 10
year ARI may be more critical and beneficial.
This research has focused on a specific catchment and there could be factors that influence
the outcome of a similar study. These could include:
 Catchment shape. (Circular catchment versus rectangular catchment, etc.)

 Position of development within the catchment. (Near the top or bottom of the
catchment)
 Multiple sub-catchments/developments contributing to a larger catchment.
 Development type. (Medium or high density residential, Commercial or
Industrial)
 Catchment attributes. (Grade, run-off coefficients, time in concentration)
 Rainfall Intensities of catchments in differing areas.
As this study concentrates on a particular rectangular shaped catchment future research

could be trialled using differing catchment factors to analysis the effects of these and their
outcomes.
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APPENDIX A – Project Specification
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APPENDIX B – Typical Underground Storage Device
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APPENDIX C – UPRCT Spreadsheet

OSD Area: Upper Parramatta River Catchment
L.G.A Parramatta City Council
2
Site Area 0.06 ha 600 m
2
Total Roof Area 0.03 ha 300 m
2
Area of Site draining to OSD Storage 0.06 ha 600 m Satisfactory
Residual Site Area (Lot Area - Roof Area) 0.030 ha
Area Bypassing Storage 0 ha

Area Bypassing / Residual Site Area 0.0% Satisfactory 30% Max
No. of Dwellings on Site 1 Satisfactory
Site Area per Dwelling 0.060 ha
Roof Area per Dwelling 0.030 ha
Basic OSD Parameters

Extended Detention Detention
3 3
Basic SSR Vols Ext Detention Storage 300 m /ha Total Storage 455 m /ha
Basic SRDs Primary Outlet 40 L/s/ha Secondary Outlet 150 L/s/ha
OSD Tank Bypass

Residual Lot Capture in OSD Tank 100%
Adjusted SRDs 40 L/s/ha 150 L/s/ha
OSD Calculations
Extended Detention Detention
3 3
Basic SSR Volume Ext Detention Storage 18.00 m Total Storage 27.30 m
3 3
Total Rainwater Tank Credits 0.00 m 0.00 m
3
Storage Volume Total 27.30 m
3 3
Storage Volume Ext Detention Storage 18.00 m Flood Detention Storage 9.30 m
OSD Discharges Primary Outlet 2.40 L/s Secondary Outlet 9.00 L/s
RL of Top Water Level of Storage 101.200 m 101.200 m
RL of Orifice Centre-line 100.100 m 100.100 m
Number of Orifices 1 1 1 1
Estimated Downstream Flood Level 100.00 1.5 yr ARI 100.00 100 yr ARI
Downstream FL - RL of Orifice Cente-line -0.10 Satisfactory Satisfactory -0.10 m
Design Head to Orifice Centre 1.100 m TWL Ext Detn Storage - RL Orifice 1.100 m
Calculated Orifice Diameter 33 mm Satisfactory Satisfactory 64 mm
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APPENDIX D – Modified Hydrograph Calculations
Td min 10 Basha Boyd
ARI Fy Ca Cb Ia mm/hr Ib mm/hr A m2 Qi L/s Qo L/s r Vi m3 Vs m3 Vs m3
1 0.8 0.68 0.56 128 98 600.00 14.51 9.16 0.37 11.6 3.4 4.3
2 0.85 0.72 0.60 161 124 600.00 19.39 12.30 0.37 15.5 4.5 5.7
5 0.95 0.81 0.67 194 150 600.00 26.11 16.63 0.36 20.9 6.0 7.6
10 1 0.85 0.70 212 165 600.00 30.03 19.25 0.36 24.0 6.8 8.6
20 1.05 0.89 0.74 238 185 600.00 35.40 22.66 0.36 28.3 8.0 10.2
50 1.15 0.98 0.81 270 211 600.00 43.99 28.31 0.36 35.2 9.9 12.5
100 1.2 1.00 0.84 294 230 600.00 49.00 32.20 0.34 39.2 10.5 13.4
Td min 5 Basha Boyd

ARI Fy Ca Cb Ia mm/hr Ib mm/hr A m2 Qi L/s Qo L/s r Vi m3 Vs m3 Vs m3
1 0.8 0.68 0.56 128 98 600.00 14.51 9.16 0.37 5.8 1.7 2.1
2 0.85 0.72 0.60 161 124 600.00 19.39 12.30 0.37 7.8 2.2 2.8
5 0.95 0.81 0.67 194 150 600.00 26.11 16.63 0.36 10.4 3.0 3.8
10 1 0.85 0.70 212 165 600.00 30.03 19.25 0.36 12.0 3.4 4.3
20 1.05 0.89 0.74 238 185 600.00 35.40 22.66 0.36 14.2 4.0 5.1
50 1.15 0.98 0.81 270 211 600.00 43.99 28.31 0.36 17.6 4.9 6.3
100 1.2 1.00 0.84 294 230 600.00 49.00 32.20 0.34 19.6 5.2 6.7
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APPENDIX E – Rational Hydrograph MatLab Script

%*********************************************************************
% TRIANGLE HYDROGRAPH METHOD
%*********************************************************************
% Vs = detention volume required
% Qo = Allowable peak outflow rate, which is equal to the permissible
site discharge.
% Qi = Peak inflow rate is calculated using the rational method.
% Tc = time of concentration for the watershed
% Vs = Tc(Qi-Qo)
% Where:
% Qi = CyIA
% Cy=runoff coefficient for post development for the corresponding ARI
% I = post development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
% A = area of the watershed
%
% Qo = CyIA
% Cy=runoff coefficient for pre-development for the corresponding ARI
% I = pre-development rainfall intensity for corresponding ARI and Tc
% A = area of the watershed
%*********************************************************************
clear;
clc;
C10_o = 0.70; % Pre development C10 Run-off coefficient

C10_i = 0.85; % Post development C10 Run-off coefficient
Fy = [0.80 0.85 0.95 1.00 1.05 1.15 1.20];% Frequency Factors
Cy_o = C10_o * Fy;

Cy_i = C10_i * Fy;
A = 600;% Area = 600m2

Tco = 10;% Pre-development Tci = 10 minutes.
Tci = 5;% Post-development Tco = 5 minutes.
Io = [98 124 150 165 185 211 230]; % pre development rainfall
intensity for 1,2,5,10,20,50,100 ARI Tc 10 minute
Ii = [128 161 194 212 238 270 294]; % post development rainfall
intensity for 1,2,5,10,20,50,100 ARI Tc 5 minute
Qo = (Cy_o.*Io.*A )/3600000;
Qi = (Cy_i.*Ii.*A )/3600000;
Vs = Tco*(Qi-Qo)*60;
fprintf('******** Storage Volumes ********\n')

fprintf('ARI 1 Storage Volume %g (m3).\n',Vs(1));
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APPENDIX F – Mass Curve & Volume Calculations
Storm Duration
Time Interval 10 min 20 min 30 min 60 min 120 min
(minutes) Percentages Per Period ARI < 30 Years
0-5 57 19 16 3.9 2.3
5-10 43.0 43.0 25.0 7.0 3.8
10-15 30.0 33.0 16.8 6.2
15-20 8.0 9.0 12.0 4.2
20-25 11.0 23.2 11.3
25-30 6.0 10.1 4.3
30-35 8.9 14.5
35-40 5.7 9.0
40-45 4.8 7.3
45-50 3.1 4.4
50-55 2.6 4.2
55-60 1.9 3.8
60-65 3.4
65-70 3.1
70-75 2.8
75-80 2.4
80-85 2.6
85-90 2.3
90-95 1.8
95-100 1.4
100-105 1.7
105-110 1.3
110-115 1.1
115-120 0.8
Temporal Patterns: Percentage Pre Period, Zone 3. ARI ≤ 30 Years

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Storm Duration
(minutes) Percentages Per Period ARI > 30 Years
0-5 54 20 16 4.3 2.7
5-10 46.0 40.0 24.0 7.3 4.0
10-15 30.0 30.0 16.1 6.0
15-20 10.0 10.0 11.6 4.2
20-25 12.0 21.7 10.2
25-30 8.0 10.0 4.2
30-35 9.0 12.6
35-40 6.0 8.4
40-45 5.2 7.0
45-50 3.5 4.3
50-55 3.0 4.4
55-60 2.3 4.0
60-65 3.7
65-70 3.4
70-75 3.1
75-80 2.7
80-85 3.0
85-90 2.8
90-95 2.1
95-100 1.6
100-105 2.0
105-110 1.5
110-115 1.3
115-120 0.8
Temporal Patterns: Percentage Pre Period, Zone 3. ARI ≥ 30 Years

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Rainfall for 1 ARI

Storm Duration (minutes)
(minutes) 98 72 59 40 26
mm/hr (ave) mm/hr (ave) mm/hr (ave) mm/hr (ave) mm/hr (ave)
0-5 111.7 54.7 56.6 18.7 14.4
5-10 84.3 123.8 88.5 33.6 23.7
10-15 86.4 116.8 80.6 38.7
15-20 23.0 31.9 57.6 26.2
20-25 38.9 111.4 70.5
25-30 21.2 48.5 26.8
30-35 42.7 90.5
35-40 27.4 56.2
40-45 23.0 45.6
45-50 14.9 27.5
50-55 12.5 26.2
55-60 9.1 23.7
60-65 21.2
65-70 19.3
70-75 17.5
75-80 15.0
80-85 16.2
85-90 14.4
90-95 11.2
95-100 8.7
100-105 10.6
105-110 8.1
110-115 6.9
115-120 5.0
Storm Duration and Rainfall Intensities for 1 Year ARI
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Rainfall for 5 ARI

(minutes) 150 111 91 62 41
0-5 171.0 84.4 87.4 29.0 22.6
5-10 129.0 190.9 136.5 52.1 37.4
10-15 133.2 180.2 125.0 61.0
15-20 35.5 49.1 89.3 41.3
20-25 60.1 172.6 111.2
25-30 32.8 75.1 42.3
30-35 66.2 142.7
35-40 42.4 88.6
40-45 35.7 71.8
45-50 23.1 43.3
50-55 19.3 41.3
55-60 14.1 37.4
60-65 33.5
65-70 30.5
70-75 27.6
75-80 23.6
80-85 25.6
85-90 22.6
90-95 17.7
95-100 13.8
100-105 16.7
105-110 12.8
110-115 10.8
115-120 7.9
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Rainfall for 10 ARI

(minutes) 165 122 100 69 45
0-5 188.1 92.7 96.0 32.3 24.8
5-10 141.9 209.8 150.0 58.0 41.0
10-15 146.4 198.0 139.1 67.0
15-20 39.0 54.0 99.4 45.4
20-25 66.0 192.1 122.0
25-30 36.0 83.6 46.4
30-35 73.7 156.6
35-40 47.2 97.2
40-45 39.7 78.8
45-50 25.7 47.5
50-55 21.5 45.4
55-60 15.7 41.0
60-65 36.7
65-70 33.5
70-75 30.2
75-80 25.9
80-85 28.1
85-90 24.8
90-95 19.4
95-100 15.1
100-105 18.4
105-110 14.0
110-115 11.9
115-120 8.6
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Rainfall for 20 ARI

(minutes) 185 138 113 78 51
0-5 210.9 104.9 108.5 36.5 28.2
5-10 159.1 237.4 169.5 65.5 46.5
10-15 165.6 223.7 157.2 75.9
15-20 44.2 61.0 112.3 51.4
20-25 74.6 217.2 138.3
25-30 40.7 94.5 52.6
30-35 83.3 177.5
35-40 53.4 110.2
40-45 44.9 89.4
45-50 29.0 53.9
50-55 24.3 51.4
55-60 17.8 46.5
60-65 41.6
65-70 37.9
70-75 34.3
75-80 29.4
80-85 31.8
85-90 28.2
90-95 22.0
95-100 17.1
100-105 20.8
105-110 15.9
110-115 13.5
115-120 9.8
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Rainfall for 50 ARI

(minutes) 211 157 130 90 60
0-5 227.9 125.6 124.8 46.4 38.9
5-10 194.1 251.2 187.2 78.8 57.6
10-15 188.4 234.0 173.9 86.4
15-20 62.8 78.0 125.3 60.5
20-25 93.6 234.4 146.9
25-30 62.4 108.0 60.5
30-35 97.2 181.4
35-40 64.8 121.0
40-45 56.2 100.8
45-50 37.8 61.9
50-55 32.4 63.4
55-60 24.8 57.6
60-65 53.3
65-70 49.0
70-75 44.6
75-80 38.9
80-85 43.2
85-90 40.3
90-95 30.2
95-100 23.0
100-105 28.8
105-110 21.6
110-115 18.7
115-120 11.5
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Rainfall for 100 ARI

(minutes) 230 172 142 99 66
0-5 248.4 137.6 136.3 51.1 42.8
5-10 211.6 275.2 204.5 86.7 63.4
10-15 206.4 255.6 191.3 95.0
15-20 68.8 85.2 137.8 66.5
20-25 102.2 257.8 161.6
25-30 68.2 118.8 66.5
30-35 106.9 199.6
35-40 71.3 133.1
40-45 61.8 110.9
45-50 41.6 68.1
50-55 35.6 69.7
55-60 27.3 63.4
60-65 58.6
65-70 53.9
70-75 49.1
75-80 42.8
80-85 47.5
85-90 44.4
90-95 33.3
95-100 25.3
100-105 31.7
105-110 23.8
110-115 20.6
115-120 12.7
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APPENDIX G – DRAINS Modelling Results

Upper Parramatta Catchment Trust Method
All results in m3/s
1 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.01 0.133 0.267 0.4 0.533 0.665 0.797 0.929 1.06 1.19 1.32
Post-development no OSD 0.014 0.175 0.35 0.525 0.699 0.872 1.04 1.22 1.39 1.56 1.73
Post-development with OSD 0.002 0.047 0.094 0.14 0.187 0.234 0.28 0.327 0.373 0.42 0.466
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD -0.008 -0.086 -0.173 -0.26 -0.346 -0.431 -0.517 -0.602 -0.687 -0.77 -0.854
5 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.018 0.247 0.492 0.738 0.983 1.232 1.472 1.722 1.962 2.202 2.442
10 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.021 0.262 0.532 0.797 1.054 1.334 1.614 1.894 2.174 2.454 2.734
20 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.025 0.271 0.544 0.816 1.087 1.387 1.687 1.997 2.307 2.613 2.917
50 Year, 20 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.029 0.299 0.576 0.861 1.118 1.408 1.708 2.018 2.328 2.648 2.959
100 Year, 20 minute

Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.034 0.362 0.645 0.935 1.199 1.479 1.765 2.066 2.387 2.705 3.035
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Modified Rational Hydrograph Method

All results in m3/s
1 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.01 0.133 0.267 0.4 0.533 0.665 0.797 0.929 1.06 1.19 1.32
Post-development with OSD 0.008 0.111 0.223 0.334 0.446 0.557 0.668 0.779 0.891 1 1.11
5 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.018 0.247 0.492 0.738 0.983 1.232 1.472 1.722 1.962 2.202 2.442
10 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.021 0.262 0.532 0.797 1.054 1.334 1.614 1.894 2.174 2.454 2.734
20 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.025 0.271 0.544 0.816 1.087 1.387 1.687 1.997 2.307 2.613 2.917
50 Year, 20 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.029 0.299 0.576 0.861 1.118 1.408 1.708 2.018 2.328 2.648 2.959
100 Year, 20 minute

Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.034 0.362 0.645 0.935 1.199 1.479 1.765 2.066 2.387 2.705 3.035
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0.002 -0.054 -0.067 -0.068 -0.066 -0.049 -0.055 -0.046 -0.057 -0.055 -0.075
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Rational Hydrograph Method

All results in m3/s
1 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.01 0.133 0.267 0.4 0.533 0.665 0.797 0.929 1.06 1.19 1.32
5 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.018 0.247 0.492 0.738 0.983 1.232 1.472 1.722 1.962 2.202 2.442
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0 -0.009 -0.018 -0.028 -0.037 -0.05 -0.05 -0.07 -0.07 -0.08 -0.08
10 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.021 0.262 0.532 0.797 1.054 1.334 1.614 1.894 2.174 2.454 2.734
20 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.025 0.271 0.544 0.816 1.087 1.387 1.687 1.997 2.307 2.613 2.917
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD -0.002 0 0.001 0.003 0 0 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.036 -0.04
50 Year, 20 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.029 0.299 0.576 0.861 1.118 1.408 1.708 2.018 2.328 2.648 2.959
100 Year, 20 minute

Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.034 0.362 0.645 0.935 1.199 1.479 1.765 2.066 2.387 2.705 3.035
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0.007 0.021 0.032 0.035 0.04 0.034 0.029 0.01 0.017 0.015 0.017
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Swinburne Method
All results in m3/s
1 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.01 0.133 0.267 0.4 0.533 0.665 0.797 0.929 1.06 1.19 1.32
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0.001 0 0 0 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.005 0.01 0.01 0.01
5 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.018 0.247 0.492 0.738 0.983 1.232 1.472 1.722 1.962 2.202 2.442
10 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.021 0.262 0.532 0.797 1.054 1.334 1.614 1.894 2.174 2.454 2.734
20 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.025 0.271 0.544 0.816 1.087 1.387 1.687 1.997 2.307 2.613 2.917
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD -0.002 0 0.001 0.003 0 0 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.036 -0.05
50 Year, 20 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.029 0.299 0.576 0.861 1.118 1.408 1.708 2.018 2.328 2.648 2.959
100 Year, 20 minute

Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.034 0.362 0.645 0.935 1.199 1.479 1.765 2.066 2.387 2.705 3.035
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All results in m3/s
1 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.01 0.133 0.267 0.4 0.533 0.665 0.797 0.929 1.06 1.19 1.32
5 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.018 0.247 0.492 0.738 0.983 1.232 1.472 1.722 1.962 2.202 2.442
Post-development with OSD 0.02 0.251 0.501 0.751 1 1.252 1.502 1.752 2.002 2.252 2.502
10 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.021 0.262 0.532 0.797 1.054 1.334 1.614 1.894 2.174 2.454 2.734
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0.001 0 0 -0.001 0 0 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01
20 Year, 25 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.025 0.271 0.544 0.816 1.087 1.387 1.687 1.997 2.307 2.613 2.917
Difference in flow. Pre & Post with OSD 0.007 0.005 0.001 0.004 0 -0.01 0 0 -0.01 -0.016 -0.018
50 Year, 20 minute
Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.029 0.299 0.576 0.861 1.118 1.408 1.708 2.018 2.328 2.648 2.959
100 Year, 20 minute

Analysis Point 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pre-development 0.034 0.362 0.645 0.935 1.199 1.479 1.765 2.066 2.387 2.705 3.035
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APPENDIX H – PEAK FLOWS AT ANALYSIS POINT 11

The following pages show the ‘DRAINS modelling’ peak flows for analysis point 11 at
the end of the catchment. These are for the 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 year ARIs. These are
shown at 1 minute intervals, the actual time intervals taken in ‘DRAINS’ are smaller.
Legend
 Pre-Flow – pre-development peak flows
 Post-Flow - post-development peak flows without OSD
 MC&V – Mass Curve & Volume
 SWIN - Swinburne
 RH – Rational Hydrograph
 MRH – Modified Rational Hydrograph
 UPRCT – Upper Parramatta River Catchment Trust
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1 Year ARI
Time Pre-Flow Post-Flow MC&V SWIN RH MRH UPRCT

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.023 0.038 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021 0.021
2 0.101 0.184 0.052 0.052 0.052 0.052 0.052
3 0.182 0.338 0.113 0.177 0.082 0.082 0.082
4 0.263 0.492 0.332 0.368 0.192 0.118 0.112
5 0.344 0.646 0.466 0.497 0.371 0.300 0.143
6 0.428 0.786 0.574 0.605 0.486 0.430 0.166
7 0.530 0.888 0.666 0.698 0.577 0.524 0.186
8 0.633 0.988 0.750 0.784 0.659 0.606 0.206
9 0.737 1.087 0.832 0.867 0.737 0.682 0.253
10 0.840 1.187 0.911 0.949 0.811 0.755 0.296
11 0.940 1.286 0.989 1.029 0.884 0.825 0.333
12 1.026 1.386 1.066 1.093 0.956 0.894 0.367
13 1.111 1.485 1.114 1.114 1.026 0.961 0.303
14 1.196 1.584 1.135 1.135 1.096 1.028 0.430
15 1.281 1.686 1.235 1.176 1.154 1.094 0.461
16 1.312 1.689 1.404 1.316 1.125 1.108 0.441
17 1.210 1.436 1.405 1.327 1.070 1.068 0.396
18 1.100 1.167 1.304 1.257 1.066 1.010 0.349
19 0.989 0.896 1.143 1.132 1.006 0.949 0.299
20 0.879 0.624 0.963 0.968 0.911 0.878 0.249
21 0.780 0.415 0.830 0.825 0.841 0.828 0.231
22 0.682 0.385 0.736 0.716 0.787 0.792 0.228
23 0.583 0.367 0.656 0.624 0.737 0.756 0.226
24 0.484 0.349 0.586 0.545 0.689 0.720 0.223
25 0.385 0.331 0.523 0.477 0.642 0.684 0.220
26 0.296 0.302 0.458 0.412 0.590 0.641 0.211
27 0.253 0.241 0.386 0.340 0.531 0.592 0.199
28 0.214 0.177 0.308 0.260 0.467 0.539 0.186
29 0.174 0.114 0.220 0.173 0.398 0.482 0.173
30 0.135 0.051 0.123 0.091 0.320 0.419 0.160
31 0.102 0.003 0.048 0.030 0.242 0.359 0.155
32 0.080 0.000 0.020 0.015 0.166 0.302 0.154
33 0.059 0.000 0.011 0.009 0.101 0.246 0.153
34 0.039 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.056 0.189 0.152
35 0.018 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.031 0.133 0.151
36 0.001 0.000 0.003 0.004 0.019 0.090 0.150
37 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.013 0.057 0.149
38 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.003 0.009 0.035 0.148
39 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.007 0.023 0.147
40 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.016 0.146
41 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.012 0.145
42 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.009 0.144
43 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.007 0.143
44 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.142
45 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.140
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.139
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.138
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.137
49 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.136
50 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.135
51 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.134
52 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.133
53 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.132
54 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.131
55 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.130
56 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.129
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.128
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.127
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.126
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.125
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.124
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.123
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.122
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.121
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.119
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.118
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.117
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.116
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.115
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.114
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.113
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.112
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.111
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.110
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.109
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.108
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.107
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.106
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.105
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.104
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.103
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.102
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.101
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.090
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5 Year ARI

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.041 0.069 0.039 0.039 0.039 0.039 0.039
2 0.185 0.339 0.095 0.104 0.095 0.095 0.095
3 0.334 0.621 0.370 0.417 0.210 0.154 0.151
4 0.484 0.904 0.586 0.627 0.475 0.403 0.207
5 0.633 1.186 0.773 0.818 0.660 0.596 0.263
6 0.787 1.444 0.937 0.988 0.812 0.745 0.306
7 0.972 1.632 1.081 1.136 0.944 0.872 0.382
8 1.161 1.839 1.190 1.191 1.069 0.991 0.443
9 1.350 2.037 1.237 1.233 1.189 1.105 0.461
10 1.541 2.235 1.591 1.508 1.267 1.218 0.553
11 1.726 2.430 1.848 1.746 1.386 1.302 0.603
12 1.904 2.577 2.025 1.929 1.757 1.344 0.651
13 2.066 2.714 2.181 2.075 1.990 1.682 0.697
14 2.230 2.847 2.328 2.214 2.165 1.953 0.743
15 2.394 2.868 2.464 2.349 2.321 2.135 0.790
16 2.348 2.711 2.492 2.370 2.360 2.196 0.758
17 2.174 2.504 2.434 2.318 2.316 2.170 0.684
18 1.998 2.140 2.316 2.218 2.220 2.090 0.601
19 1.810 1.815 2.152 2.078 2.079 1.968 0.511
20 1.622 1.330 1.929 1.885 1.883 1.801 0.409
21 1.437 0.852 1.730 1.721 1.723 1.670 0.368
22 1.257 0.775 1.551 1.579 1.586 1.561 0.360
23 1.071 0.745 1.360 1.428 1.438 1.446 0.353
24 0.889 0.660 1.168 1.278 1.288 1.330 0.346
25 0.707 0.609 0.992 1.128 1.139 1.213 0.341
26 0.544 0.557 0.844 0.967 0.995 1.085 0.364
27 0.465 0.442 0.714 0.810 0.866 0.965 0.382
28 0.393 0.326 0.602 0.653 0.743 0.855 0.374
29 0.320 0.209 0.487 0.492 0.639 0.741 0.351
30 0.248 0.093 0.359 0.326 0.537 0.639 0.318
31 0.187 0.005 0.223 0.155 0.446 0.556 0.294
32 0.148 0.000 0.104 0.061 0.364 0.486 0.275
33 0.109 0.000 0.040 0.034 0.283 0.420 0.262
34 0.071 0.000 0.020 0.023 0.205 0.357 0.252
35 0.032 0.000 0.012 0.017 0.130 0.296 0.244
36 0.002 0.000 0.008 0.013 0.078 0.235 0.238
37 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.011 0.043 0.175 0.232
38 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.009 0.026 0.122 0.228
39 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.007 0.018 0.084 0.225
40 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.006 0.013 0.053 0.221
41 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.005 0.009 0.035 0.219
42 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.007 0.025 0.216
43 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.019 0.214
44 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.005 0.014 0.212
45 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.012 0.210
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.009 0.208
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.008 0.207
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.007 0.205
49 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.204
50 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.202
51 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.201
52 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.199
53 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.198
54 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.197
55 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.196
56 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.194
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.193
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.192
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.191
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.190
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.188
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.187
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.186
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.185
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.184
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.183
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.182
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.180
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.179
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.178
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.177
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.176
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.175
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.174
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.173
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.172
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.171
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.170
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.168
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.167
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.166
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.165
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.164
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.163
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.162
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.161
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.160
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.159
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.158
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.157
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10 Year ARI

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.048 0.080 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045 0.045
2 0.214 0.393 0.114 0.142 0.110 0.110 0.110
3 0.387 0.720 0.434 0.480 0.287 0.199 0.175
4 0.560 1.048 0.664 0.708 0.549 0.481 0.239
5 0.733 1.375 0.870 0.920 0.747 0.680 0.304
6 0.911 1.678 1.051 1.108 0.913 0.841 0.371
7 1.126 1.933 1.202 1.210 1.059 0.981 0.450
8 1.346 2.163 1.257 1.257 1.200 1.114 0.517
9 1.565 2.394 1.627 1.546 1.296 1.240 0.549
10 1.793 2.607 1.920 1.821 1.440 1.335 0.632
11 2.031 2.721 2.115 2.012 1.856 1.400 0.686
12 2.221 2.853 2.293 2.176 2.089 1.795 0.737
13 2.412 2.877 2.453 2.334 2.285 2.067 0.790
14 2.578 2.900 2.574 2.472 2.446 2.257 0.837
15 2.726 2.928 2.713 2.585 2.580 2.435 0.895
16 2.609 2.887 2.708 2.571 2.573 2.473 0.855
17 2.508 2.625 2.621 2.573 2.558 2.442 0.778
18 2.363 2.495 2.602 2.489 2.503 2.360 0.690
19 2.168 2.324 2.495 2.400 2.411 2.232 0.696
20 1.902 1.723 2.261 2.182 2.207 2.048 0.720
21 1.665 1.315 2.127 1.981 2.013 1.918 0.727
22 1.469 1.187 1.893 1.842 1.847 1.804 0.735
23 1.250 1.019 1.671 1.711 1.710 1.696 0.735
24 1.031 0.866 1.496 1.571 1.572 1.589 0.732
25 0.819 0.812 1.312 1.428 1.426 1.476 0.726
26 0.631 0.711 1.099 1.267 1.265 1.348 0.705
27 0.539 0.531 0.910 1.085 1.090 1.207 0.674
28 0.455 0.394 0.738 0.885 0.925 1.058 0.637
29 0.371 0.248 0.589 0.686 0.776 0.914 0.593
30 0.287 0.108 0.443 0.480 0.633 0.782 0.543
31 0.217 0.006 0.300 0.266 0.522 0.664 0.506
32 0.171 0.000 0.164 0.116 0.430 0.569 0.477
33 0.127 0.000 0.069 0.059 0.344 0.489 0.447
34 0.082 0.000 0.030 0.038 0.262 0.417 0.417
35 0.038 0.000 0.017 0.027 0.181 0.350 0.387
36 0.002 0.000 0.011 0.020 0.113 0.285 0.358
37 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.016 0.065 0.223 0.333
38 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.013 0.037 0.162 0.311
39 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.010 0.024 0.113 0.293
40 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.008 0.017 0.076 0.275
41 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.007 0.012 0.048 0.259
42 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.006 0.009 0.033 0.247
43 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.005 0.007 0.024 0.239
44 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.018 0.232
45 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.005 0.014 0.226
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.012 0.221
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.010 0.218
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.008 0.214
49 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.003 0.007 0.211
50 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.209
51 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.206
52 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.004 0.204
53 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.004 0.202
54 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.200
55 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.199
56 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.197
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.196
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.194
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.193
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.191
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.190
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.189
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.187
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.186
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.185
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.184
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.183
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.181
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.180
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.179
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.178
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.177
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.176
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.175
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.173
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.172
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.171
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.170
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.169
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.168
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.167
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.166
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.165
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.164
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.162
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.161
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.160
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.159
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.158
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.157
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20 Year ARI

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.057 0.095 0.053 0.053 0.053 0.053 0.053
2 0.254 0.465 0.154 0.203 0.130 0.130 0.130
3 0.459 0.853 0.513 0.558 0.378 0.281 0.207
4 0.664 1.241 0.763 0.812 0.642 0.574 0.283
5 0.867 1.635 0.994 1.050 0.859 0.788 0.359
6 1.078 2.048 1.199 1.233 1.045 0.967 0.458
7 1.334 2.340 1.286 1.287 1.210 1.123 0.538
8 1.590 2.592 1.665 1.586 1.332 1.267 0.522
9 1.889 2.729 2.003 1.900 1.506 1.378 0.670
10 2.174 2.861 2.229 2.113 1.963 1.490 0.730
11 2.427 2.888 2.429 2.306 2.219 1.952 0.792
12 2.598 2.914 2.582 2.478 2.432 2.215 0.854
13 2.756 2.940 2.726 2.588 2.588 2.424 0.912
14 2.885 2.959 2.861 2.735 2.733 2.585 0.969
15 2.914 2.981 2.892 2.864 2.867 2.732 1.030
16 2.884 2.956 2.883 2.857 2.861 2.733 0.987
17 2.756 2.943 2.868 2.754 2.756 2.711 1.123
18 2.724 2.943 2.896 2.729 2.736 2.595 1.217
19 2.491 2.741 2.632 2.601 2.593 2.546 1.201
20 2.408 2.427 2.567 2.487 2.531 2.425 1.094
21 2.159 2.034 2.480 2.458 2.475 2.287 1.058
22 1.914 1.885 2.550 2.320 2.335 2.176 1.040
23 1.638 1.645 2.239 2.143 2.154 2.031 1.015
24 1.308 1.381 1.953 2.006 2.057 1.894 1.001
25 1.020 1.214 1.862 1.831 1.827 1.793 0.986
26 0.796 1.099 1.640 1.658 1.639 1.665 0.954
27 0.652 0.809 1.278 1.465 1.461 1.525 0.913
28 0.541 0.582 1.012 1.255 1.262 1.375 0.868
29 0.442 0.424 0.896 1.027 1.060 1.216 0.817
30 0.342 0.211 0.582 0.772 0.857 1.047 0.762
31 0.257 0.035 0.408 0.511 0.695 0.892 0.724
32 0.203 0.022 0.261 0.285 0.553 0.759 0.694
33 0.150 0.019 0.129 0.144 0.441 0.645 0.664
34 0.097 0.000 0.053 0.085 0.344 0.534 0.635
35 0.045 0.000 0.026 0.056 0.256 0.442 0.605
36 0.003 0.000 0.016 0.040 0.172 0.363 0.575
37 0.000 0.000 0.011 0.029 0.107 0.292 0.546
38 0.000 0.000 0.008 0.022 0.061 0.225 0.516
39 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.017 0.037 0.161 0.486
40 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.014 0.024 0.113 0.457
41 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.011 0.017 0.075 0.427
42 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.009 0.013 0.049 0.397
43 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.008 0.010 0.035 0.367
44 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.006 0.008 0.026 0.339
45 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.005 0.006 0.020 0.316
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.016 0.296
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.004 0.013 0.279
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.010 0.260
49 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.009 0.246
50 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.007 0.236
51 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.228
52 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.221
53 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.216
54 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.004 0.212
55 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.004 0.208
56 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.205
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.202
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.200
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.198
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.196
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.194
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.192
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.190
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.189
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.187
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.186
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.184
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.183
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.182
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.180
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.179
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.178
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.177
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.176
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.174
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.173
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.172
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.171
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.170
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.169
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.167
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.166
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.165
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.164
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.163
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.162
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.161
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.160
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.159
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.158
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50 Year ARI

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.073 0.123 0.067 0.067 0.067 0.067 0.067
2 0.328 0.604 0.254 0.323 0.165 0.164 0.164
3 0.592 1.107 0.644 0.693 0.516 0.433 0.261
4 0.855 1.626 0.934 0.991 0.798 0.726 0.356
5 1.118 2.351 1.211 1.264 1.052 0.972 0.477
6 1.411 2.730 1.368 1.369 1.289 1.197 0.608
7 1.845 2.891 1.978 1.875 1.452 1.412 0.664
8 2.414 2.938 2.389 2.253 2.029 1.542 0.827
9 2.857 2.970 2.682 2.566 2.456 2.143 0.927
10 2.917 3.002 2.886 2.756 2.738 2.535 1.025
11 2.921 2.996 2.901 2.876 2.871 2.717 1.054
12 2.926 3.000 2.912 2.894 2.894 2.770 1.054
13 2.942 3.029 2.910 2.902 2.903 2.873 1.055
14 2.950 3.047 2.962 2.903 2.907 2.888 1.169
15 2.948 3.057 2.953 2.899 2.898 2.886 1.405
16 2.933 3.062 2.937 2.936 2.934 2.871 1.480
17 2.944 3.083 2.973 2.919 2.918 2.763 1.494
18 2.928 3.085 2.958 2.886 2.887 2.743 1.473
19 2.663 3.037 2.929 2.746 2.914 2.703 1.417
20 2.585 2.709 2.896 2.884 2.885 2.577 1.337
21 2.498 2.549 2.979 2.768 2.738 2.579 1.273
22 2.166 2.243 2.872 2.538 2.546 2.437 1.207
23 1.781 1.829 2.552 2.591 2.607 2.298 1.140
24 1.426 1.460 2.565 2.361 2.370 2.167 1.075
25 0.985 1.003 2.209 1.944 1.997 1.913 1.005
26 0.623 0.643 1.634 1.499 1.641 1.692 0.963
27 0.466 0.528 1.112 1.369 1.521 1.514 0.934
28 0.341 0.478 1.028 0.962 1.198 1.339 0.904
29 0.209 0.369 0.525 0.667 0.925 1.175 0.875
30 0.109 0.280 0.258 0.507 0.750 1.018 0.845
31 0.022 0.247 0.116 0.388 0.511 0.869 0.815
32 0.001 0.169 0.157 0.259 0.329 0.721 0.786
33 0.001 0.110 0.064 0.176 0.190 0.573 0.756
34 0.000 0.081 0.021 0.114 0.114 0.439 0.726
35 0.000 0.068 0.065 0.074 0.069 0.325 0.697
36 0.000 0.031 0.015 0.051 0.045 0.222 0.667
37 0.000 0.015 0.008 0.037 0.032 0.150 0.637
38 0.000 0.011 0.006 0.028 0.023 0.100 0.608
39 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.021 0.018 0.070 0.578
40 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.016 0.014 0.051 0.548
41 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.013 0.011 0.039 0.519
42 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.011 0.009 0.030 0.489
43 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.009 0.007 0.024 0.459
44 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.007 0.006 0.019 0.430
45 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.006 0.005 0.016 0.400
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.004 0.013 0.370
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.004 0.011 0.341
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.009 0.316
49 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.008 0.295
50 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.002 0.007 0.277
51 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.002 0.006 0.258
52 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.243
53 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.231
54 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.004 0.222
55 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.004 0.215
56 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.210
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.205
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.201
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.198
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.195
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.193
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.190
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.188
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.186
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.185
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.183
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.181
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.180
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.178
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.177
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.175
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.174
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.173
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.172
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.170
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.169
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.168
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.167
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.165
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.164
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.163
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.162
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.161
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.160
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.159
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.157
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.156
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.155
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.154
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.153
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100 Year ARI

(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
1 0.082 0.137 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074
2 0.368 0.674 0.307 0.375 0.186 0.180 0.180
3 0.666 1.236 0.704 0.755 0.574 0.496 0.286
4 0.962 1.856 1.013 1.075 0.869 0.795 0.390
5 1.258 2.629 1.299 1.316 1.139 1.054 0.532
6 1.587 2.875 1.548 1.527 1.387 1.292 0.664
7 2.185 2.929 2.211 2.090 1.600 1.501 0.782
8 2.735 2.966 2.584 2.447 2.307 1.816 0.892
9 2.910 2.999 2.861 2.724 2.622 2.416 0.999
10 2.959 3.033 2.917 2.900 2.893 2.736 1.102
11 2.968 3.033 2.925 2.914 2.914 2.880 1.134
12 2.970 3.049 2.925 2.926 2.924 2.907 1.141
13 2.982 3.080 2.990 2.926 2.928 2.918 1.255
14 2.988 3.101 2.987 2.983 2.985 2.926 1.557
15 2.998 3.110 2.980 2.978 2.978 2.919 1.680
16 3.009 3.127 3.034 2.966 2.965 2.952 1.727
17 3.022 3.160 3.035 2.954 2.953 2.949 1.716
18 3.009 3.158 3.013 3.004 3.005 2.921 1.678
19 3.003 3.156 2.978 2.979 2.977 2.887 1.606
20 3.020 3.100 3.076 2.938 2.942 2.927 1.484
21 2.917 2.951 3.057 3.036 3.040 2.906 2.211
22 2.702 2.678 3.014 3.002 3.004 2.729 1.876
23 2.383 2.383 3.112 2.892 2.891 2.673 1.485
24 1.983 1.957 2.962 2.575 2.577 2.686 1.257
25 1.539 1.482 2.505 2.717 2.747 2.416 1.193
26 1.160 1.042 2.073 2.286 2.388 2.078 1.053
27 0.829 0.862 1.987 1.727 1.887 2.153 1.020
28 0.650 0.785 1.476 1.366 1.779 1.826 0.991
29 0.470 0.678 0.896 1.236 1.496 1.444 0.961
30 0.299 0.540 0.497 0.775 0.973 1.190 0.931
31 0.167 0.486 0.579 0.551 0.674 1.106 0.902
32 0.096 0.392 0.377 0.605 0.691 0.884 0.872
33 0.079 0.307 0.194 0.346 0.375 0.679 0.842
34 0.046 0.251 0.305 0.211 0.204 0.555 0.813
35 0.026 0.210 0.195 0.110 0.154 0.405 0.783
36 0.010 0.142 0.087 0.140 0.131 0.280 0.754
37 0.001 0.099 0.023 0.056 0.047 0.190 0.724
38 0.000 0.089 0.083 0.031 0.026 0.124 0.694
39 0.000 0.046 0.032 0.053 0.045 0.086 0.665
40 0.000 0.026 0.004 0.018 0.015 0.062 0.635
41 0.000 0.019 0.028 0.015 0.012 0.046 0.605
42 0.000 0.006 0.007 0.012 0.010 0.035 0.576
43 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.010 0.008 0.028 0.546
44 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.008 0.006 0.022 0.516
45 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.007 0.005 0.018 0.487
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(min) (m3/s) (m3/s) 3
OSD-Flow (m /s)
46 0.000 0.000 0.002 0.006 0.005 0.015 0.457
47 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.005 0.004 0.013 0.427
48 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.011 0.397
49 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.009 0.368
50 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.008 0.338
51 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.002 0.007 0.313
52 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.006 0.292
53 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.274
54 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.005 0.255
55 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.004 0.240
56 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.004 0.228
57 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.219
58 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.213
59 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.207
60 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.202
61 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.199
62 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.195
63 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.192
64 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.190
65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 0.187
66 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.185
67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.183
68 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.182
69 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.180
70 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.178
71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.177
72 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.175
73 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.174
74 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.172
75 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.171
76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.170
77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.169
78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.167
79 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.166
80 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.165
81 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.164
82 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.162
83 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.161
84 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.160
85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.159
86 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.158
87 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.157
88 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.156
89 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.154
90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.153
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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences

On-Site Detention Methods &

Mr Garth Anthony Cook

In fulfilment of the requirements of

ENG4111 & ENG4112 Research Project

towards the degree of

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

Submitted: October, 2015

Reducing runoff from developments is of growing importance, especially in a world

ENG4111 & ENG4112 Research Project

ENG4111 & ENG4112 Research Project

Mr Garth Anthony Cook

29th October 2015

Figure 2.2. Typical UPRCT Spreadsheet ....................................................................... 15

Figure 2.3. Triangular Hydrograph Method Schematic ................................................. 17

Figure 2.4. Sample OSD Calculation Sheet .................................................................. 18

Figure 2.5. Trapezoidal Hydrograph Method Schematic ............................................... 21

Figure 2.6. Typical Below Ground Pipe Storage Hydrograph ....................................... 23

Figure 2.8. Typical Above Ground Storage Hydrograph ............................................... 24

Figure 2.9. Mass Curve & Volume Method Typical Graph........................................... 26

Figure 3.1. Catchment Area ........................................................................................... 33

Figure 3.2. Typical Below Ground Storage Schematic .................................................. 34

Figure 3.3. Volume Curves for 1 Year ARI. .................................................................. 46

Figure 3.4. Volume Curves for 100 Year ARI. .............................................................. 46

Figure 4.1. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Catchment Scale .................. 48

Figure 4.2. Residential Development DRAINS Model at Neighbourhood Scale .......... 49

Figure 4.3. DRAINS OSD Arrangement ....................................................................... 51

Figure 4.6. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Catchment Scale. ..................................... 53

Figure 4.7. Typical DRAIN OSD Layout at Neighbourhood Scale. ............................. 54

Figure 4.9. Post-Developed DRAINS Model (without OSD)........................................ 56

Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm. .......................................................................... 56

Showing 5 Year ARI, 25minute Storm. .......................................................................... 56

Figure 4.11. Schematic of DRAINS Analysis Points .................................................... 58

Figure 5.1. 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method ....................................................................... 60

Figure 5.2. 5 Year ARI UPRCT Method ....................................................................... 61

Figure 5.3. 10 Year ARI UPRCT Method ..................................................................... 61

Figure 5.4. 20 Year UPRCT Method ............................................................................. 62

Figure 5.5. 50 Year ARI UPRCT Method ..................................................................... 62

Figure 5.6. 100 Year ARI UPRCT Method ................................................................... 63

Figure 5.7. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI UPRCT Method ............................................. 64

Figure 5.8. Hydrograph for 5 Year ARI UPRCT Method ............................................. 64

Figure 5.9. Hydrograph for 10 Year ARI UPRCT Method ........................................... 65

Figure 5.10. Hydrograph for 20 Year ARI UPRCT Method ......................................... 65

Figure 5.11. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI UPRCT Method ........................................ 66

Figure 5.13. 1 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ................................ 67

Figure 5.14. 5 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method ................................ 68

Figure 5.15. 10 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method .............................. 68

Figure 5.17. 50 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method .............................. 70

Figure 5.18. 100 Year ARI Modified Rational Hydrograph Method............................. 70

Figure 5.25. 1 Year ARI Event with Rational Method .................................................. 75

Figure 5.26. 5 Year ARI Event with Rational Method .................................................. 76

Figure 5.27. 10 Year ARI Event with Rational Method ................................................ 76

Figure 5.28. 20 Year ARI Event with Rational Method ................................................ 77

Figure 5.29. 50 Year ARI Event with Rational Method ................................................ 77

Figure 5.31. Hydrograph for 1 Year ARI with Rational Method................................... 79

Figure 5.35. Hydrograph for 50 Year ARI with Rational Method................................ 81

Figure 5.38. 5 Year ARI Swinburne Method ................................................................. 84

Figure 5.39. 10 Year ARI Swinburne Method ............................................................... 84