Internship at the Philadelphia Water Department

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GSI In Progress

2017 PWD Summer Internship Clare Marshall and Hakeem Wilson

Part One: BecomingAPart of the GSITeam

June-July

GSI Design

GSI Program Support: Lawncrest Recreation Center

Concept Design

3 Rain Gardens

2TreeTrenches

1 Stormwater Planter

1 Swale

Construction Documents

Construction Documents

Construction Documents

PartTwo: Design Collaboration

August: Dr.Tanner G. Duckrey Public School

Site Context

Duckrey Background

Existing Site Conditions

View of tennis courts from 16th Street

Abandoned Tennis Courts

Tennis Court Slopes

Existing Swale

Existing Inlets

CDC Proposed Concept

SiteAnalysis: DrainageArea

SiteAnalysis:Accessibility

SiteAnalysis:Accessibility

Conceptual Design

August:

Dr.Tanner G. Duckrey Public School

Site Layout Iterations

2. 3. 4.
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Final Site Plan

Final Grading Plan

System Design: Sizing

Total DA(proposed):

● School Parcel: 134,918 SF

● Streets Disconnection: 208,087 SF

Required Storage:

*managing 1.5” rainfall depth

● Surface: 16,865 CF

● Subsurface: 26,011 CF

RG1 RG2 Elevation (ft) Area (SF) 75.5 3937 2577 76 4502 2975 77 5936 3782 Available Footprints:

System Design: Sizing

● Available surface storage (HydroCAD): 6112 CF

6” ponding

~2’soil

● Total subsurface storage needed: 36,764 CF ○ Constraints: available area and depth

Stone storage not viable → explore other options!

System Design: Subsurface Storage

R-Tank (ACF)

● Double + Mini Combination

● Storage volume = 10.36 CF per tank

● 95% void internal area

System Design: HydroCAD Modeling

System Design: Piping Plan

System Design: SWMM Modeling

● Storm Sizing:

○ 15 min peak intensity (2.5 in/hr)

○ 10 yr storm (6.95 in/hr)

● Surcharging:

○ Inlets vs. manholes

● Maintaining min. velocity

System Design: Culvert

System Design: Sections

PLANT PALETTE

FINALPLANTING PLAN

View Path Between the Rain Gardens

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