Water and Sediment Control Basin (WASCoB) Design Information Sheet
(Single WASCoB System)

Note: Use this Design Information Sheet if only one WASCoB is to be constructed and drained through a single subsurface tile outlet.

  1. Watershed area
________ ha
________ ac
  1. Watershed slope
________ %
  1. Runoff curve number from Tables 2.2 — 2.4
_____________
  1. Peak flow from watershed for 10 year storm
    Table 4.25-M to 4.31-M (4.25-I to 4.31-I)
________m3/s
________ft3/s
  1. Peak flow from watershed for 25 year storm from
    Table 4.25-M to 4.31-M (4.25-I to 4.31-I)
________m3/s
________ft3/s
  1. Obtain the storm duration for a 10 year storm from
    Table 4.25-M to 4.31-M (4.25-I to 4.31-I)
_________ %
  1. Obtain the storm volume expected for a 10 year storm from
    Table 4.25-M to 4.31-M (4.25-I to 4.31-I)
________m3
________ft3
  1. Determine the slope of ponding area upstream from storage berm from field measurements
________ %
  1. Determine slope of side of ponding area upstream from storage berm from field measurements. If side slopes are different use the average of the two slopes.
________ %
  1. Determine soil loss expected above ponding area from
    Table 4.32-M (4.32-I)
__________
tonnes/ha/yr
__________
tons/ac/yr
  1. Storage required for eroded soil for 15 year life expectancy
    Line (10) x Line (1) x 15 = ________ x ________ x 15
    = ________ tonnes x 0.68 m3/tonne
    = ________ m3
    (________x ________ x 15
    = ________ tons x 21.7 ft3/ton
    = ________ft3)
________m3
________ft3
  1. Total pond storage
    Line (7) + Line (11)
    = ________ + ________
    = ________m3 (________ft3)
________m3
________ft3
  1. Determine volume factor
    Line (12) x Line (8) x Line (9)
    = _______ x _______ x _______
    = _______m3 (_______ft3)
________m3
________ft3
  1. Obtain pond depth (design berm height) from
    Table 4.33-M (4.33-I)
________m
________ ft
  1. Determine pond length
    (Line (14) ÷ Line (8)) x 100
    = ________ x 100 m (________ x 100 ft)
________m
________ ft
  1. Determine maximum pond width
    (Line (14) ÷ Line (9)) x 200
    = ________ x 200
    = ________m (________ ft)

If pond side slopes vary by more than 50%, the calculated pond width will be different than the actual field pond width. For accuracy, separate the sides and calculate individually.

________m
________ ft
  1. Obtain maximum flooding time from Table 4.34
________ hours
  1. Determine outlet capacity
    (Line (7) ÷ (Line (17) - Line (6)) x 0.000277
    = _______ x 0.000277
    = _______ m3/s (_______ft3/s)
_______ m3/s
_______ ft3/s
  1. Determine the riser pipe and horizontal pipe sizes. Complete the following:
  • horizontal pipe slope
_______ %
  • horizontal pipe diameter (Table 4.18-M (4.18-I) or Figure 4.31 or OMAFRA Publication 29, Drainage Guide for Ontario
_______ mm
_______ in.
  • riser pipe diameter (Tables 4.19-M to 4.22-M (4.19-I to 4.22-I))
_______ mm
_______ in.
  • orifice diameter (if required) (Tables 4.21-M to 4.22-M (4.22-I)
_______ mm
_______ in.
  1. Check emergency overflow spillway type to be used
_________
Grass lined
_________
Rock lined
  1. Determine emergency overflow spillway capacity from Line (5)
_______ m3/s
_______ft3/s
  1. Determine emergency overflow spillway notch dimensions from Table 4.35-M (4.35-I) to meet capacity requirements from Line (21)
  • notch width (L)
________m
________ ft
  • notch width (D)
________m
________ ft
  1. Actual berm height (Note: Freeboard is 10% of Line (14) to maximum of 0.15 m (6 in.))
    Line (14) + freeboard + notch depth (D) (Line (22))
    = _______ + _______ +_______
    = _______ m (_______ ft)
________m
________ ft
  1. Actual berm length
    (Line (23) ÷ Line (9)) x 200
    = _______ x 200
    = _______ m (_______ ft)
________m
________ ft
  1. Berm side slope (minimum 2:1; maximum 8:1)
_________ :1
  1. Top width of berm
    (Note: Default width of 1.2 m (4 ft))
1.2 m
4 ft
  1. Bottom width of berm
    Line (26) + (2 x Line (23) x Line (25))
    = _______ + (2 x _______ x _______)
    = _______m (_______ ft)
________m
________ ft
  1. Earth volume for berm from Table 4.36-M to 4.38-M
    (4.36-I to 4.38-I)
________m3
________ yd3

 


For more information:
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E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
Author: Robert P. Stone, P. Eng., Engineer, Soil/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 13 June 2007
Last Reviewed: 3 April 2008