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Ray, you can also go to Txdot.gov for the Hydraulic Design Manual. It has whole chapters on runoff calculations, time of concentration, and culvert design. It's also very practical versus a very theoretical approach. ------------------------------ James Justin Mercier, P.E., CFM Life Member ASCE ...

Dilip, Ahmed Ahmed makes an excellent point about the press. Your comment that the problem is more complicated than what one could discuss in this forum also means that it is WAY too complicated for the press to report accurately! Remember, a reporter has to 1) explain the problem as he or she understands ...

Michelle, Contact someone like Sargent & Lundy in Chicago, Illinois, or even American Electric Power (AEP) in Columbus, Ohio. The utilities have been using cooling towers for decades. They are simple and effective. ------------------------------ James Justin Mercier, P.E., CFM Life Member ASCE ...

If you have a 20' drop to the floodplain, can't you put a detention pond off the parking but above the floodplain? ------------------------------ James Justin Mercier, P.E., CFM Life Member ASCE Sr. Life Member IEEE Austin Texas 512-442-4016 ------------------------------

Is the property in a floodway or just within the 1% chance flood zone (100-year)? You specified the 4% (25-year) chance flood instead of the 1%; is the property actually so low that the 4% overtops it? If it's the 4%, I'd be a bit leery for a Church school. But, if it's the 1%, then the parking lot should ...