Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus
Floods generated by rain cause significant economic and human losses. The campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) has a drainage system that conducts stormwater to two discharge points outside the campus. The system works effectively at the macro-drainage level. However, a ver...
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| author | Bethy Merchán-Sanmartín Paúl Carrión-Mero Sebastián Suárez-Zamora Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar Omar Cruz-Cabrera Katherine Hidalgo-Calva Fernando Morante-Carballo |
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| description | Floods generated by rain cause significant economic and human losses. The campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) has a drainage system that conducts stormwater to two discharge points outside the campus. The system works effectively at the macro-drainage level. However, a very crowded area is deficient at the micro-drainage level, which has registered flooding and the proliferation of vectors that affect people’s health. This work aimed to design a masterplan for stormwater sewerage by analyzing the existing situation and applying technical criteria that allow the establishment of solutions and strategies to control floods at the university campus. The methodology consisted of: (i) data collection and processing for the stormwater drainage system diagnosis; (ii) a design proposal for micro-drainage and (iii) a SWOT analysis to propose improvement strategies in water management. The resulting flows for return periods of 5 years, 10 years, and 25 years are 9.67 m<sup>3</sup>/s, 11.85 m<sup>3</sup>/s, and 15.85 m<sup>3</sup>/s, respectively. In the latter, as the most critical area (presence of flooding), the implementation of a trapezoidal channel 80.20 m long, with a capacity of 1.00 m<sup>3</sup>/s, for a return period of 25 years was proposed. The stormwater masterplan will contribute to the execution of activities within the campus and prevent accidents and the proliferation of diseases, constituting a water-management model that can be replicated locally, regionally, and internationally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5de6375c0d5449cbab7cedf871355d912023-11-18T12:36:52ZengMDPI AGSmart Cities2624-65112023-05-01631279130210.3390/smartcities6030062Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University CampusBethy Merchán-Sanmartín0Paúl Carrión-Mero1Sebastián Suárez-Zamora2Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar3Omar Cruz-Cabrera4Katherine Hidalgo-Calva5Fernando Morante-Carballo6Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorFacultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorFacultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorFacultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorIndependent Researcher, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorIndependent Researcher, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorCentro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Aplicados a las Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT), ESPOL Polytechnic University, Guayaquil 09015863, EcuadorFloods generated by rain cause significant economic and human losses. The campus of the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) has a drainage system that conducts stormwater to two discharge points outside the campus. The system works effectively at the macro-drainage level. However, a very crowded area is deficient at the micro-drainage level, which has registered flooding and the proliferation of vectors that affect people’s health. This work aimed to design a masterplan for stormwater sewerage by analyzing the existing situation and applying technical criteria that allow the establishment of solutions and strategies to control floods at the university campus. The methodology consisted of: (i) data collection and processing for the stormwater drainage system diagnosis; (ii) a design proposal for micro-drainage and (iii) a SWOT analysis to propose improvement strategies in water management. The resulting flows for return periods of 5 years, 10 years, and 25 years are 9.67 m<sup>3</sup>/s, 11.85 m<sup>3</sup>/s, and 15.85 m<sup>3</sup>/s, respectively. In the latter, as the most critical area (presence of flooding), the implementation of a trapezoidal channel 80.20 m long, with a capacity of 1.00 m<sup>3</sup>/s, for a return period of 25 years was proposed. The stormwater masterplan will contribute to the execution of activities within the campus and prevent accidents and the proliferation of diseases, constituting a water-management model that can be replicated locally, regionally, and internationally.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/6/3/62drainage channelssustainabilitysocial responsibilityresource recoverycircular economy |
| spellingShingle | Bethy Merchán-Sanmartín Paúl Carrión-Mero Sebastián Suárez-Zamora Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar Omar Cruz-Cabrera Katherine Hidalgo-Calva Fernando Morante-Carballo Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus Smart Cities drainage channels sustainability social responsibility resource recovery circular economy |
| title | Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus |
| title_full | Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus |
| title_fullStr | Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus |
| title_short | Stormwater Sewerage Masterplan for Flood Control Applied to a University Campus |
| title_sort | stormwater sewerage masterplan for flood control applied to a university campus |
| topic | drainage channels sustainability social responsibility resource recovery circular economy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/6/3/62 |
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