Abstract
Wastewater System Capacity Tool Evaluates Potential Development Impacts
Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Author(s): Brian Schat, Ron Ramold, Chris Martin
As part of a master planning effort the Denver Wastewater Management department has modeled the capacity of the sanitary sewer system. The master plan project developed a GIS-based tool to analyze system capacity under multiple land use scenarios. Flows are based on a land use layer maintained by the Community Planning and Development department. After the network capacity was established a GIS tool, for use in ArcMap, was developed to allow the user to add flow at any node within the network. Flow increases are then propagated upstream or downstream and compared to pipe capacity on the fly. Results are summarized in a report that includes the estimated cost required to increase system capacity. This tool has proven useful when evaluating a potential development’s impact to the wastewater system.
Brian Schat
City and County of Denver
201 W Colfax
Dept. 509
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 7208653045
Fax: 720 865-2676
E-mail: brian.schat@denvergov.org
Ron Ramold
Matrix Design Group, Inc
1601 Blake Street, Suite 200
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 303 572-0200
Fax: 303-572-0202
E-mail: ron_ramold@matrixdesigngroup.com
Chris Martin
Matrix Desgin Group, Inc
1601 Blake Street, Suite 200
Denver , Colorado 80202
United States
Phone: 303 572 0200
Fax: (303) 572-0202
E-mail: chris_martin@matrixdesigngroup.com