<br />I. SPRJNGGULCH BASIN
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<br />limited capacity of the culvert at 3rt! Avcnue, the main channel system call collvey no more than 2-
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<br />Within the MSA, Spring Gukh is the largest of the: major basins and covers an nrea of appro~imately
<br />2.600 acres (see Drawings 3 and 4). This basin originates just south of Oligarchy Ditch. wulllea't
<br />of Mdnlosh Lake, and outfall, to St. Vrain Creek ju,t we,t of ,he City's Wastewater Trea!mem
<br />Facility. For modelling pUlJ'O"e. the basin was subdivided into 41 sub-basin.' ranging in siz<: from 7
<br />lo IWacres, with an avcrage size of 64 acres. Convey'needemems for /lows lhrough the ba,in
<br />included existing stonn.ewers, stre<t,. and the Spring Gulch chatUlel thatJie, br:twccn 17th Avenue
<br />amiSt. VrainCreek.
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<br />ll1c base hydrologic model used in this study wa,developed primarily for the evaluationofa!te'nmive
<br />slt>rmwator management systems. The model is based on the assumption that Spring Golch Basin and
<br />Oligarchy Oitch Basin. described below. will remain hydrologically independent of each mher during
<br />the various ra,nfall events. H"wever. in reality, the Oligarchy Ditch falls well ,hort of the cnpacity
<br />required for major runoff and extensive overflow into the Sp,ing Gulch Basin would occur during
<br />larger rainfall event'. ll1c portrayal oflhe Oligarcby Ditch Basin as separate [rom Spring Gulch
<br />Basin has been dOlleprimarily to provide a ba,is for the evaluation of ex hting and alternalivc minor
<br />,torm systems. The ,eparalion waS used for major runoff only to maintain consislency with the minor
<br />runoffsY'leffiSanalysis.
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<br />In general, the Spring Gu1ch Ba,in has a complete lackofsuffieicnldrainagcsy,rems for the control
<br />of lOO-year runoff. Main lrunk system eapacilies are gener.ll~' at or below thc required 2-year
<br />capacities. Wilh thc possiblc exceplion of portions of Spring Gulch ilself. lhere arc n o trunk system
<br />oom'eyaoce stroelU",s that have capacity lo accommodate major Mo,m flows. Furlhennore. due to
<br />extellsivelicvelopttentlilroughnuttheba.in,lhcreexi'lalmmtnounJcvelopedprope'tie'lhatcould
<br />be use<! forthcdevelopmenlofmajorrunoffdelemionfac:iHlies,
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<br />In addilion to the analy,is descrl""d above. a eombined Spring Gulch. Oligarchy DilCh model WaS
<br />developed .0 cvaluate potcntial impacts of OligaJchy DilclJ overflows on d,ainage facililies ah.mg
<br />Spring Gukh, For lhis ,nalysis five overflow localions aloog the ditch were identified. At lhese
<br />lneatiuns runoff in excess of eSl;mated diKh ClIpaeity WaS modelled as diversions to the Sprittg Gulch
<br />Basin.
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<br />Il is expected that during a loo-year storm. runoff will moSlly be channeled along streets and
<br />concentrate in areas dd,ocd by the generaltopograpllyotlhc basin. Drawings 3 and 4, based on
<br />USGS mapping and generally confirmed b~ the de!.Oiled mapping used in the SlIIdy. show that Spring
<br />Gulch basin <:<lmains lWo drainage areas lllal converge !\Car 3m Avenue ~nd Martin Slreet, It is
<br />anticipated lhal loo-year runoff will concentrate along the low points of these two drainage,. The
<br />Western mO'1 of the two drainages generally consists of areas between the interseclions of 15th
<br />Avenue at Hover Road and 3rd Avenue at Baker Street. Loomille, Lake and Roosevelt Park are both
<br />localed near concentralion points wi,hin the ,ubjCCl drainage basin. The Loomiller Lakedetemion
<br />facilily has linleerfccl ill allenuallngdown't",am loo.yearrunoffpeak,. The lOO-yealflows in this
<br />,eclion of Spring Gulch range fromaboUlI.OOOto3,()(lOeubic feet per second (cfsl. These now
<br />rates generally exceed the exi'ling ,tnrm sewer ,y.tem capacity and .tllowahle Slrect now depths.
<br />The East drainage of Ihc Sp,ing Guleh Bas;neoma;n' the Spring Gulth main cha nnelandisgenerally
<br />localed between the Oligarehy Ditch and I.t Avenue. Avaibble informalion and computer mudeHiug
<br />results indicateth~t the Spring Gulch mrsinehannel fall, well short of lOO-yeareap.1eily. Detemion
<br />facilities along the channel are i""de4ualC to "'gnifICamiy reduce loo-year !lows, and due to thc
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<br />The Olig~l"Chy Ditch Basin i, the second large'l major basin drainin~ the MSA (See Drawings I and
<br />3). In nddition III approximalcly 4,030 acres of drainage area within llte LPA.lhisdrainage,}'stem
<br />;S;ISSUrned lO al,o carry rullOff from roughly 4.800 acre, lhat lie 10 the north ofth eLPA Theoffsitc
<br />suh-basinseontain numerou, re,crvoirslhalarellOl modelled in the ha.", run forexisling systems.
<br />Use ofthcse reservoirs fordctemionbenenl,i,notcurrently legally>>c<:u red and securing their use
<br />for such purposes is an improvemcnt propo!ed through Ihe Master Plan, Assumptions made with
<br />re'peCt to the capacity of Oligarehy Ditch and overflows;nlo the Spring Gulch Basin are discussed
<br />above, Further discussion ofdilCh capaeity is preSenled in lhe Alternatives Evaluation Report, A,
<br />noted abovc,lheOligarchy OilCh Bas,n has been nuxlellcd both indcpendenl of and comhincd with
<br />the Sprillg Gukh Basin,
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