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4. Apply the Rational Formula to calculate the water quality design flow (WQF):WQF = C i ASizing Volume-Based Treatment Control MeasuresVolume-based design standards apply to control measures whose primary mode <strong>of</strong> pollutantremoval depends on the volumetric capacity <strong>of</strong> the facility. Examples <strong>of</strong> control measures in thiscategory include water quality detention basins, constructed wetlands, stormwater planters, andinfiltration basins/trenches. Volume-based design criteria calls for the capture and infiltration ortreatment <strong>of</strong> a certain percentage <strong>of</strong> the run<strong>of</strong>f from the project site, usually in the range <strong>of</strong> the75th to 85th percentile average annual run<strong>of</strong>f volume.The agencies in <strong>Sacramento</strong> County require use <strong>of</strong> the Urban Run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>Quality</strong> Managementmethod (also for sizing volume-based control measures, while the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> Roseville requires use<strong>of</strong> the CASQA method, as described below. These methods are two <strong>of</strong> the three alternativedesign approaches allowed by the NPDES municipal stormwater permits.<strong>Sacramento</strong> County Volume-Based <strong>Design</strong> MethodFor projects in <strong>Sacramento</strong> County, volume-based control measures shall be designed to captureand treat the maximized stormwater quality capture volume for the area, based on historicalrainfall records, determined using the formula and volume capture coefficients set forth in UrbanRun<strong>of</strong>f <strong>Quality</strong> Management (WEF <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>of</strong> Practice No. 23/ASCE <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>of</strong> Practice No. 87,(1998), pages 175-178). The Urban Run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>Quality</strong> Management approach (also known asWEF/ASCE approach) is based on the translation <strong>of</strong> rainfall to run<strong>of</strong>f using two regressionequations. The first regression equation relates rainfall to run<strong>of</strong>f. The rainfall to run<strong>of</strong>f regressionequation was developed using 2 years <strong>of</strong> data from more than 60 urban watersheds nationwide.The second regression equation relates mean annual run<strong>of</strong>f-producing rainfall depths to the“Maximized Water <strong>Quality</strong> Capture Volume” which corresponds to the “knee <strong>of</strong> the cumulativeprobability curve”. This second regression was based on analysis <strong>of</strong> long-term rainfall data fromseven rain gages representing climatic zones across the country. The Maximized Water <strong>Quality</strong>Capture Volume corresponds to approximately the 85th percentile run<strong>of</strong>f event, and ranges from82 to 88%.The two regression equations that form the Urban Run<strong>of</strong>f <strong>Quality</strong> Management approach are asfollows:C = 0.858 I 3 – 0.78 I 2 + 0.774 I + 0.04P 0 = (a • C) • P 6WhereC = run<strong>of</strong>f coefficient;I = watershed imperviousness ratio which is equal to the percent total imperviousnessdivided by 100;P 0 = Maximized Detention Volume, in watershed inches;a = regression constant, a= 1.312 for 12 hrs, a=1.582 for 24 hrs, and a=1.963 for 48-hourdraw down time.<strong>Stormwater</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> for the <strong>Sacramento</strong> and South Placer Regions<strong>May</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Appendix E Page 4

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