Conceptual Planning presentation by Spelman College student Sydney Hubbert for Green Infrastructure: Building Resilience in Proctor Creek Communities conference

1. CATCHMENT 2:
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
CONCEPTUAL PLAN
Sydney Hubbert
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE:
Building Resilience in Proctor Creek Communities
21 April 2016

2. oblem Solutio

3. Purpose
Manage storm water run-off
•Total Acreage = 40.5
•25-year Rain Event = 6.2 million gallons
•100-year Rain Event = 7.5 million gallons

4. Focus Area

5. onceptual
Plan
sterns
phemeral Stream
oodplain/ Rain Garden
Legend
Cisterns #
Friendship 1
North Metro GNETS 2
Morris Brown College 3
Beckwith 4
MLK, Jr. 5
President's House 6
Bird Cage 7

7. New Friendship Baptist Church
New Friendship Baptist Church Cistern
Impervious Surfaces sq ft
25-year rain
event in
Gallons
John Lewis Gym 20,000 70,257
Friendship Center Apartments 14,000 49,180
Future Friendship Baptist
Church 72,325 254,069
TOTAL 106,325 373,506
Total Area, sq
ft
100-year rain event
in Gallons
165,270 705,935

8. North Metro GNETS
Total Area,sq
ft
100-year rain event
in Gallons
175,365 749,055
North Metro GNETS Cistern
Impervious Surfaces sq ft
25-year rain
event in Gallons
North Metro GNETS 45,928 161,339
Parking Lot at School 22,260 78,197
TOTAL 68,188 239,536

9. Morris Brown College
Morris Brown Cistern
mpervious
Surfaces
sq ft
25-year rain
event in
Gallons
ntain Hall 10,166 35,712
fin Hightower 27,706 97,328
ministration 11,931 41,912
thorpe Hall 4,800 16,862
ing Lots 6,500 22,834
TOTAL 61,103 214,647
Total Area
100-year rain event
in Gallons
171,200 731,265

10. nterdenominational Theological Center
(ITC) - A Quad Cistern
25-ye
rain ev
Total impervious sq ft 8
Total acres
Total Gallons 29
70 x 70 x 8 ft
King Meadow
100-year
rain event
Total sq ft 221,760
acre 4
total gals 696,914
Minus Quad Cistern 405,065

11. nterdenominational Theological Center
(ITC) - B
MLK Cistern
25-year
rain event
Total Sq Ft. 111,423
Total Gallons 391415
Gallons/ cubic foot 52328.2
8ft deep 6541.03
80 x 82 x 8 ft
Rain
Garden
100-ye
rain eve
Total Gallons 56
250 x 50 x 6ft deep

12. Clark Atlanta University (CAU)
President’s Lot
CAU President's House Cistern
Impervious Surfaces sq ft
25-year rain
event in
Gallons
CAU President's House 3,300 11,592
Knowles Building 6188 21,738
Knowles Parking Lot 20165 70,837
Homes off Beckwith 14,850 51,236
Beckwith Dorm and parking lot 80,920 284,262
TOTAL 125,423 439,665
Total Area
100-ye
even
Gall
111,132 4

13. Bird Cage
Bird Cage Cistern
Impervious Surfaces sq ft
25-year
rain event
in Gallons
Homes - Beckwith/ Vine/
Walnut/ Parsons 25,800 663,094
Home - Beckwith/ Vine/ Elm 21,738 26,431
TOTAL 47,538 689,525
Total
Area
100-year rain
event in
Gallons
178,640 763,044

14. Results
Cisterns
Friendship 373,506
North Metro GNETS 239,536
Morris Brown 214,647
ITC Quad 291,850
MLK 391,415
CAU 439,665
Bird Cage 689,525
TOTAL 2,640,144
Greenways
GNETS 749,055
King Meadow 405,065
MLK Rain Garden 561,000
TOTAL 1,715,120

15. Learning Experiences
Quantify storm water runoff from buildings
Learn about how our campus significantly contributes to
flooding and associated health problems in the lower elevation
residential neighborhoods such as Vine City and English Avenue
Engineering principles and concepts
Insight to the world of community design and urban planning
Program Management Duties

16. Acknowledgments
• ECO-Action, Director – Dr. Yomi Noibi
• Metro Atlanta Urban Watershed Institute (MAUWI) - Bill
Eisenhauer
• Faculty from ITC, CAU, and other privately owned properties
included in this area