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CITY OF FLORESVILLE MASTER PLAN<br />

A plot of recorded flow and total monthly rainfall shows a fairly strong correlation between peak flows<br />

and precipitation, indicating a large amount of infiltration/inflow. Precipitation data from the last 15<br />

years suggest that the high rainfall in 2007 is not an aberration, but can be expected every 4-5 years<br />

(though of course larger climatic trends would affect this). Consequently, in the absence of significant<br />

collection system improvements to reduce infiltration/inflow, the observed three-month peaking factor<br />

of 1.21 provides a good basis for long-term <strong>plan</strong>ning. The typical peaking factor for years of more<br />

average rainfall such as 2009 and 2010 is approximately 1.1.<br />

8<br />

Historical Rainfall Pattern<br />

City of Floresville<br />

7<br />

6<br />

Precipitation (in)<br />

5<br />

4<br />

3<br />

2<br />

3-Month Avg Monthly Precip.<br />

1<br />

0<br />

This data suggests the high monthly precipitation observed in 2007 is not an aberration, and can be<br />

expected every 4-5 years.<br />

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