Contra Costa County |
Ordinance Code |
Title 9. SUBDIVISIONS |
Division 914. DRAINAGE |
Chapter 914-4. NATURAL WATERCOURSES |
§ 914-4.004. Watercourse capacity and stability analysis.
Before a protected watercourse may be utilized for discharge of drainage flowing through or from a subdivision, the watercourse's capacity and stability shall be substantiated through hydraulic calculations performed by a licensed engineer. Design flow volumes in excess of the watercourse's reasonable capacity shall be conveyed around the protected watercourse or shall be detained in adequate detention basins meeting the requirements of Chapter 914-12. Flow velocities in excess of those permitted by Section 9146.202 shall be attenuated using environmentally-sensitive techniques approved by the public works department.
(Ord. 89-28).