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EIA Engineering Report
CONTENTS
ANNEXURES
ANNEXURE 1: SEPTIC TANK DETAILS I
ANNEXURE 2: ABSORPTION PIT II
ANNEXURE 3: LEACHING FIELD III
ANNEXURE 4: PROPOSED STORM WATER DRAINAGE IV
ANNEXURE 5: ROADSIDE DRAIN SECTION V
ANNEXURE 6: SOAKAWAY ABSORPTION PIT IV
PART A - GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY
A1. SUMMARY
A geotechnical survey was undertaken on the site earmarked for development with a
view to:
(c) identify any geological failures or issues including high water table
The tests and terminologies used as part of this report are in accordance with BS 1377:
1990 and BS 5930: 1999.
Except for some consolidated coral and shell debris in isolated remnant raised beaches,
and the coral reefs and beach and sand dunes around most of the coast, Mauritius is
entirely volcanic. Simpson recognised an Older volcanic series and a younger volcanic
series between which there was a long period of erosion. The younger volcanic series
was subdivided into the Early and Late Lavas.
The project site located in the region of New Grove originates from the intermediate
lavas of the Younger Volcanic Series. These rocks deposited from lava flows and are
generally vesicular olivine fine-grained basalt and are usually grey to dark in colour. The
site geology is indicated by FAO/MSIRI map as indicated below:
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A3. SITE LOCATION
The proposed site for development is found at Gros Billot, New Grove. The site is
predominantly covered by sugarcane cultivation and partly covered by bushes. Site
visits have revealed that the site does not accommodate any endangered flora and is not
classified as an ESA (Environmentally Sensitive Area). No watercourses as classified
under the Rivers and Canals Act. The site topography is relatively flat with plot slopes
varying between 2% and 6%.
A hydraulic excavator was used to dig two trial pits to depth varying between 2.50m
and 2.90m. The trial pits were used to investigate the soil strata on the project site.
The stratigraphy is characterised by the topsoil being reddish brown in colour with a
high organic content and numerous roots to a depth of approximately 150mm. Below
150mm, the soil stratigraphy shows firm mottled reddish yellowish brown slightly
sandy silt. Moderately weathered rocks are also witnessed within the different trial pits.
No trace of the water table have been identified and there were no presence of caves.
In light of the soil properties and characteristics, it can be safely assumed that the
allowable bearing capacity would be in the region of 200 kN/m2; a value for than
adequate for construction of residential/low rise commercial buildings.
The was no sign of any caves within the project vicinity and no sign of water was
observed in the trail pits.
A dark brown in the top-most 300 mm, with a higher organic material content.
A reddish brown silty clayey material layer with a lower organic content which merges
and going down to the bottom of the trail pits.
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A6. CONCLUSION
Detailed design will involve undertaking laboratory tests in order to assess and
confirm the preliminary geotechnical survey undertaken by digging trial pits. The
laboratory tests undertaken will include:
The above will enable accurate determination of the soil characteristics during the
pavement structure design. No particular foundation problem are foreseen during
the construction of residential buildings although further investigation will be
necessary and undertaken during the implementation of the morcellement project.
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PART B PERCOLATION TESTS
B1. INTRODUCTION
In line with the requirements of the "EIA Guideline for proposed residential morcellement"
published by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable development, the client,
Rose Belle Sugar Estate Board has commissioned a percolation tests. The
percolation tests were undertaken by SEKA Ltd and received approval from the
Waste Water Management Authority (WMA) in a correspondence dated 09
September 2003 and bearing reference WMA/238/8.
Using a hydraulic excavator, two trial pits have been dug and percolation tests
undertaken. The percolation test is undertaken in order to assess the absorption
capacity of the soil in saturated conditions. The results of the percolation tests are
used to design on-site waste water disposal system and also soakaway pits which
can be used as evacuation point as part of the storm water drainage network. The
characteristics of the trial pits dug are shown below:
TP 1
Length = 1.50 m
Width = 1.80 m
Depth = 2.50 m
TP 2
Length = 1.80 m
Breadth = 2.60 m
Depth = 2.90 m
B3. RESULTS
The results of the percolation tests undertaken together with approval from the
Waste Water Management Authority (WWMA) are shown below.
B4. CONCLUSION
The percolation rate as observed from SEKA report below was found to be above
200 mm/hour. Under the Government Notice published (2nd Schedule) as
indicated below, the soil is highly permeable and an infiltration rate of 50l/m2/d
should be used for dimensioning the absorption pit or leaching field.
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PART C - ON SITE WASTE WATER DISPOSAL
C1 INTRODUCTION
The proposed site for development is not connected to an existing sewer network.
Waste water emanating from bathrooms, toilets and kitchen waste should therefore
be directed into an on-site waste water disposal system. The above system would be
applicable for all the residential plots.
In order to cater for waste water disposal for the proposed undertaking, on site
disposal techniques of the following types are recommended.
Typical details of the septic tank are shown at Annexure 1. The septic tank will
consist of three compartment tanks with a design retention period of 2 days to
allow for sedimentation and sludge digestion.
The above value in fact corresponds to the 20m2 area recommended by the Waste
Water Management Authority (WWMA) in its letter dated 03 September 2003.
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PART D - WATER SUPPLY
D1. WATER DEMAND
D2. RETICULATION
Liaison and meetings will be required with the Central Water Authority (CWA) in
order to assess the connection point for the proposed morcellement. The design of
the internal water reticulation network will be finalised with the CWA upon issue of
the Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Morcellement Board. The following will be
taken into consideration during the design of the potable water reticulation
network:
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PART E - SURFACE RUNOFF & DRAINAGE
CONSIDERATIONS
E1. INTRODUCTION
As a normal practice, the areas for major catchments have been determined using
the survey sheets of scale 1:25000 with 10m contour lines. However, since the
catchment areas attributed to the sites under study are relatively small and
localised, survey sheets of scale 1:2500 have been used to delimitate the
different catchment areas supplemented by necessary field surveys. The
direction of the surface runoff has been determined by the visual inspection of the
topography for the different sites.
R a in f a ll I n t e n s it y ( m m / m in ) - R e t u r n P e r io d
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Duration (minutes)
Return 1 5 10 15 30 60 120
Period
(Years)
T2 2.0868 1.7155 1.4153 1.1550 0.9354 0.6354 0.3699
T5 2.9185 2.2616 1.8416 1.4519 1.2297 0.9388 0.6126
T10 3.4693 2.6232 2.1239 1.6483 1.4246 1.1236 0.7733
T25 4.1650 3.0800 2.4805 1.8967 1.6709 1.3577 0.9763
T50 4.6812 3.4190 2.7450 2.0809 1.8536 1.5305 1.1269
T100 5.1936 3.7554 3.0076 2.2637 2.0349 1.7025 1.2764
(Source: Mauritius Meteorological Service)
Ideally, every hydraulic structure would be designed for the largest possible
amount of flow that could ever occur. Unfortunately, this would require
unusually large structures and would add an unjustifiable amount of cost to the
projects; therefore hydraulic structures are analysed for a specific storm frequency.
When selecting a storm frequency for design purposes, consideration is given to
the potential degree of damage to the roadway and adjacent property, potential
hazard and inconvenience to public and the initial construction cost of the
hydraulic structure. Based on the above, the following return periods are
recommended and used.
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A number of methods exist to estimate design flood discharge, the most popular
ones being the Rational Method, Generalised Tropical Flood Method and SCS-UH
Hydrograph Method.
However, since only relatively small catchment areas are being considered, the
Rational Method was found to be the most appropriate one and has been adopted
for the study.
where:
Parameter
where relates to the return period under consideration. Values of are listed
in Table D1:
Mean
catchment Classification values for different mean
slope annual precipitation (mm)
The values of , and are obtained from Tables 4.5.7.2 to 4.5.7.4. Finally
where = 0.5
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Intensity duration frequency (IDF) curves have been developed by the
meteorological station of Mauritius which are deemed to be applicable to the
whole island. From the IDF curves, the rainfall intensity in mm/hour can be
determined using the following equation:
The value of R depends on the selected return period as shown in Table D5:
Return period / years value
2 33
5 53
10 66
25 90
50 111
100 140
Table D5: R value
In the Rational Method, the storm rainfall is assumed to have a duration equal to
the catchment time of concentration, . The time of concentration, is
substituted for t in the above equations for rainfall intensity. Different formulae
are available for calculating the time of concentration. A common formula is the
Bransby-Williams formula:
The above formula may give relatively small time of concentration, thus resulting
in very large rainfall intensity which may adversely affect the drain sizing. Hence
the rainfall intensity may be modified based on local experience or by altering the
formula used for calculating the rainfall intensity.
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E4. PARAMETER ARF
The area reducing factor (ARF) is introduced when large areas are considered.
This particular factor is introduced to take into account the fact that rainfall
intensity may not be same over vast extents. In the scenario considered, the area
can be assumed to be small and no ARF was considered.
The storm water flowing within the roadside drain should have a minimum slope,
normally 0.5% to ensure a self cleansing velocity of 0.75m/s. The threshold self
cleansing velocity depends on the type of material used for the size of drain.
Typical permissible velocities and manning's coefficients (roughness) are listed in
Table D6:
=
where V is the permissible velocity
R is the hydraulic radius
S is the slope
n is the manning's coefficient
In order to determine the size of drain, the carrying capacity of the drain should be
calculated assuming a drain size i.e 500mm 500mm for the above mentioned
project.
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If the carrying capacity of the drain exceeds the peak discharge flow for
the area under consideration, the drain size can be assumed to be adequate.
E7. COMPUTATIONS
= 0.082 m3/s
For the proposed 500mm by 500mm drain within the proposed morcellement, the
carrying capacity is calculated as follows:
= 0.357 m3/s
Given the carrying capacity of the drain exceeds the peak discharge, the drain size can be
considered as acceptable. The following annexures provide more information on the storm
water drainage network proposed:
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ANNEXURE 1
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ANNEXURE 2
ABSORPTION PIT
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ANNEXURE 3
LEACHING FIELD
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ANNEXURE 4
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ANNEXURE 5
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ANNEXURE 6
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Annex E
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