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CIVIL ENGINEERING LAND SURVEYING
PRELIMINARY HYDROLOGY
CALCULATIONS
APN: 0234-061-04
EDS25-00044
FOR
ALMOND AVE TRAILER YARD
9882 ALMOND AVENUE.
FONTANA, CA
PREPARED FOR:
DLJ FONTANA, LLC
9895 DOUBLE R. BLVD.
RENO, NV 89521
CONTACT: MATT ENGLHARD
P. (310) 979-8000
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
REVISED: NOVEMBER 18, 2025
REVISED: JANUARY 30, 2026
REVISED: MARCH 25, 2026
JOB NO. 4292
PREPARED BY:
THIENES ENGINEERING
14349 FIRESTONE BLVD.
LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA 90638
CONTACT: REINHARD STENZEL, P.E.
P. (714) 521-4811
FAX (714) 521-4173
PRELIMINARY HYDROLOGY
CALCULATIONS
FOR
ALMOND AVENUE TRAILER YARD
PREPARED UNDER
THE SUPERVISION OF
__________________________________________
REINHARD STENZEL, P.E.
DATE:
R.C.E. 56155
EXP. 12/31/2026
03/25/2026
INTRODUCTION
A: PROJECT LOCATION
The project site is located on the westerly side of Almond Avenue between San Bernardino Avenue
and Valley Boulevard in the City of Fontana, California. Please see the following page for a
vicinity map.
B: STUDY PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to analyze drainage impacts this project may have on downstream
facilities. This study will determine the 25 and 100-year peak flow rate in the existing condition
as well as the proposed condition 100-year peak flow rate from the site in order to determine peak
flow mitigation measures.
C: PROJECT STAFF:
Thienes Engineering staff involved in this study include:
Reinhard Stenzel, P.E.
Michelle Thienes
DISCUSSION
Project Description
The project site is approximately 9.49 acres. Proposed improvements to the project site include the
construction of a small restroom facility, regrading, and striping so that the site can be used a truck
and trailer parking lot. The project site will have a paved surface and landscaping along the site’s
perimeter.
Master Plan Hydrology
According to the City of Fontana Master Storm Drain Plan prepared by Hall and Foreman Inc.
dated June 12th 1992, the project site is tabled to the southwesterly drainage system SS. The site is
tributary to the San Sevaine Channel located to the east of Commerce Drive. From here, runoff
will continue to flow southerly in the channel and eventually discharge to Declez Channel south
of the project site.
Please see Appendix "A" for portions of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District
Comprehensive Storm Drain Plan.
FEMA Flood Zone
Per FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) NO. 06071C8653J, revised September 2, 2016, the
project is in Flood Zone X – Shaded. Flood Zone X – Shaded is described to be an “Areas of 0.2%
annual chance flood; areas of 1% annual chance flood with average depths of less than 1 foot or
with drainage areas less than 1 square miles; and areas protected by levees from 1% annual chance
flood.”
See Appendix “A” for reference FIRM.
Existing Condition
The site is currently developed as a precast infrastructure storage yard consisting of barren lands
with 0% impervious area. Two drainage areas were established to represent the site topography
and existing drainage patterns. Currently, the northerly neighboring property has a series of V-
gutters to divert its storm water westerly away from the proposed site. Therefore, there is no off-
site runon in the existing condition.
The westerly portion of the site, Nodes 300-301, drain onto the southwesterly neighbor and the
remaining easterly area, Nodes 310-311, discharge directly onto Almond Avenue. The easterly
portion of the site will travel southerly down Almond Avenue to be collected in an existing storm
drain located in Valley Boulevard. As previously mentioned, the entirety of the project site is
tributary to the San Sevaine Channel.
The rational method 25- and 100-year peak flow rates for the area that drains to the southwesterly
neighbor are approximately 10.7 cfs and 16.4 cfs, respectively. The 25- and 100-year peak flow
rates for the area that drains to Almond Avenue are approximately 4.0 cfs and 6.1 cfs, respectively.
The table below summarizes the onsite existing condition 25- and 100-year peak flow rates.
Location (Nodes) Discharge Loc. Area (Ac) ()
()
300-301 SW Neighbor 7.01 10.7 16.4
310-311 Almond Ave 2.48 4.0 6.1
Total ∑ : 9.49 14.7 22.5
The existing condition 25- and 100-year peak flow rates from the entire site are approximately
14.7 cfs and 22.5 cfs, respectively. Loss rates and a small area unit hydrograph was established for
the project site in the existing condition. This hydrograph concludes that the existing 25-year peak
flow rate is approximately 14.7 cfs.
See Appendix “B” for the onsite existing condition hydrology calculations, Appendix “C” for the
existing condition hydrograph, and Appendix “E” for the onsite existing condition hydrology map.
Onsite Proposed Condition
In the proposed condition, the project site will be paved to be used as a trailer storage yard, with a
small restroom facility and landscaping along the site’s perimeter. The northerly adjacent lot is
also planning improvements in which a small, 0.27 acre, landscaped area will be graded to sheet
flow onsite. The site’s proposed impervious area is approximately 90% of the total area, in which
the 10% pervious area consists of commercial landscaping.
Most of the project site’s runoff, and a small portion of the northerly neighbor’s runoff, is graded
towards two southerly catch basins. Initial flows are collected and conveyed to the proposed
underground BMPs that are located in the easterly portion of the site. The proposed BMP’s soffit
elevation is 1044.00’. Once the design capture volume (DCV) of 43,067 CF has been achieved in
the proposed BMPs, high flows will begin to travel westerly, in the same storm drain, and
ultimately discharge to the proposed rip-rap pad located at the southwesterly corner of the site.
This high flow bypass invert elevation is 1044.25’. The underground BMPs will drain via the
proposed northerly low flow storm drain line which gravity drains towards the proposed sump
pump, which directs flows into the proposed water quality modular wetland systems (MWS). The
MWS discharges treated water at a rate of approximately 131 gpm (0.3 cfs). These flows will
dissipate and continue southwesterly as they have done in the existing condition.
As mentioned, the northerly neighbor’s 0.27 acre landscaped area will sheet flow onto the project
site providing a 100-year peak flow rate of approximately 0.9 cfs. The small easterly and westerly
landscaped areas will sheet flow to their respective neighbors, as they have done previously,
providing a 100-year peak flow rate of approximately 1.8 cfs. The total 100-year peak flow rate
for the project site is approximately 34.7 cfs (34.4 cfs + 0.3 cfs from MWS).
Please see Appendix “B” for proposed condition hydrology calculations, Appendix “D” for
conceptual storm drain plans, and Appendix “E” for the proposed condition hydrology map.
Detention
As previously described, the proposed project site has a 100-year peak flow rate of approximately
34.7 cfs. Discharge from the project site will be limited to 90% of the existing condition 25-year
hydrograph peak flow rate, approximately 13.2 cfs (14.7 cfs * 90%). Temporary surface detention
will be limited to the southerly area around the proposed catch basins.
The project site’s easterly and westerly landscaped areas leave the site without chance for detention
(1.8 cfs), and the MWS has a discharge rate of approximately 0.3 cfs. Therefore, the total
undetained 100-year peak flow rate for the site is approximately 2.1 cfs (1.8 cfs + 0.3 cfs). This
allows for a 100-year peak flow rate of 11.1 cfs (13.2 cfs – 2.1 cfs) to be discharged from the
proposed truck yard.
Discharge will be limited by an orifice plate located downstream of the temporary detention area
in the proposed catch basin (1043.45’ invert). The Orifice Equation was used to determine peak
flow discharge at incremental depths. The available head was taken to be the difference between
the invert of the pipe at the location of the orifice plate, and each temporary water surface elevation
in the truck yard. Loss rates and a small area unit hydrograph were established for the proposed
area that is tributary to the temporary detention area, which is approximately 9.21 acres.
This hydrograph was then routed through the temporary detention area, which is limited to the
volume available on the surface of the truck yard around the proposed catch basins. Incremental
volumes were calculated simply by taking the average of the cross-sectional areas and multiplying
by the depth interval (0.10 feet). These volumes were then summed up to achieve a total volume
at each desired elevation. As mentioned above, each elevation has a corresponding discharge rate
based upon the orifice equation. This information was used to build the basin rating table used in
the basin routing analysis.
Basin routing shows that during the peak of the 100-year storm event approximately 10.6 cfs will
discharge from the truck yard to the southwesterly corner, via the proposed high flow storm drain,
with a required volume of approximately 0.28 acre-feet to be temporarily stored at a depth of about
0.79’ on the surface of the truck yard. This yields a water surface elevation (WSE) in the truck
yard of 1046.85’ (0.79’ depth + 1046.06’ TG). Basin routing indicates that the detained 100-year
peak volume will drain from the truck yard in approximately 0.45 hours.
With onsite temporary surface detention, the 100-year peak flow rate from the project site can be
reduced to about 12.7 cfs (2.1 cfs from undetained areas + 10.6 cfs discharging from the truck
yard). This is less than 90% of the existing 25-year hydrograph peak flow rate of 13.2 cfs.
Conservatively, all proposed BMP chambers were considered full in the detention analysis because
they are to be utilized for water quality purposes only. A proprietary biofiltration system, a MWS,
is proposed for biotreatment because the Geotechnical Report dated 9/9/2025 and supplemental
letter dated 11/24/25 prepared by TGR indicates that the site’s soil conditions are not suitable for
infiltration-dependent BMPs. The western half of the site has approximately 60’ of uncontrolled
fill, while the eastern half of the site has approximately 28’ of compacted fill. A proposed sump
pump will drain the underground BMP system and convey flows to the MWS located at the
southwesterly corner of the site. This pump is designed to handle a low flow rate that is equal to
or slightly greater than the MWS’ treatment flow rate. This flow rate is intended to drain/treat the
Design Capture Volume (DCV) within the allotted 48 hours.
The table below summarizes the proposed condition 100-year peak flow rate before and after
invoking temporary surface detention.
Location
(Nodes)
Proposed Q100
(cfs)
Detained Q100
(cfs)
∆
(cfs)
300-313 34.7 12.7 -22.0
Please see Appendix “C” for detention calculations.
Methodology
Hydrology calculations were computed using San Bernardino County’s Rational Method
Hydrology (AES software). The soil classification considered was type “A” per the San Bernardino
County Hydrology Manual. Rainfall values were determined using NOAA Atlas 14. AES
software’s CH1 was used to determine the loss rates for the area tributary to the detention area in
proposed condition, the curve number used was 32 to represent the 10% pervious area of
commercial landscaping with a type A soil. In the existing condition, a curve number of 78 was
used to represent the 0% impervious barren land with type A soil. AES software’s “Flood Routing
Analysis, County Hydrology Manual of San Bernadino” program was used for the detention
analysis.
Please refer to Appendix “A” for reference materials.
Summary
Proposed improvements to this site honor the historic drainage patterns to ensure that runoff
continues to flow in the same direction as it has in the existing condition. With onsite detention,
the proposed condition 100-year peak flow rate can be reduced to less than 90% of the 25-year
existing condition peak flow, as indicated in the table below. Therefore, there are no adverse effects
on any neighboring property, or the existing downstream storm drain facilities.
Scenario Flow rate
90% of Existing Condition (25-year) 13.2 cfs
Proposed Condition (100-year) 34.7 cfs
Proposed Condition w/ Detention (100-year) 12.7 cfs
APPENDIX DESCRIPTION
A REFERENCE MATERIALS
B HYDROLOGY CALCULATIONS
C DETENTION CALCULATIONS
D CONCEPTUAL STORM DRAIN PLANS
E HYDROLOGY MAPS
APPENDIX A
REFERENCE MATERIALS
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