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Temporal Change and Hydrological Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek DECEMBER 14TH, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek Proposal 2009 December 14th, 2009 December 14th, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek File No: 200910-13 GISC9314-Deliverable 5 Mr. Ian Smith, M.Sc., OLS, OLIP President, Geomorphologist LydIan Environmental Consulting 21 Longspur Circle Fonthill, ON L0S 1E2 Dear Mr. Smith, Re: Temporal Change and Historical Hydrologic Model Parameterization – Coyle Creek Watershed Proposal iL Mondo strives for the highest quality of services to deliver to our clients. We will provide outstanding results, the best solution for your problem at Coyle Creek and professional interactions with our clients. Please accept this letter as our formal proposal for LydIan Environmental Consulting on the Temporal Change and Historical Hydrologic Model Parameterization – Coyle Creek Watershed project. This proposal includes all the requirements LydIan Environmental Consulting has provided to us. This Proposal also includes the time length this project will take to complete which is approximately 340 hours, being complete by June 2nd, 2010. The budget for this project is estimated at $41,235. Please find time and cost management details attached. We have proposed all requirements that LydIan Environmental Consulting has requested from our company on this project. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed documents, please contact any project member at your convenience Lisa at (905) 818 8489, [email protected] or Rudy Stawarek at (905) 730-7020, [email protected]. Thank you for your time and attention. We look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Rudy Stawarek, B.A. GIS Analyst, Project Manager il Mondo GIS Consulting R.J.S/l.j.r Enclosures: Proposal of Temporal Change and Historical Hydrologic Model Parameterization – Coyle Creek Watershed December 14th, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek Executive Summary The main goal for iL MONDO GIS Consulting within this project is to determine how the Coyle Creek Watershed has changed both in hydrological as well and flow characteristics. To assess these changes over time remotely sensed imagery, mapping data as well as running HEC-GeoHMS for the years under study will be used. To determine how changes in land cover have impacted both the hydrological characteristics and the 2-year and 100-year discharge events through the use of remotely sensed images, historical map data as well as the HEC-GeoHMS models will be analyzed over the past 70 years. Changes will be assessed for each of the years 1934, 1954/55, 1965, 1979, 1995 and 2002. The main focus is the changes in land cover within the region of Coyle Creek as well as the changes in the 2-year and the 100-year drainage events. In order to complete this analysis on the change in characteristics of Coyle Creek many tools must be used. Geo-referenced air photos for all corresponding years will be used to identify the changes in land cover surrounding Coyle Creek and these will be displayed on a mosaic to detail these changes. Supervised classification of these air photos’ will be used to better detail how certain features within this area have changed. Using ESRI’s ArcGIS technology as well as AutoDesk’s AutoCAD technology a 3D model will be created for a better understanding of the dynamics of the Creek basin. Further, the HEC-GeoHMS models will be compared to the 3D model created using the data. Soils mapping will be integrated within the Geodatabase to display the soil types and characteristics that surround the Coyle Creek Watershed, establishing assessments throughout the data analysis. Running the US Army Corps of Engineering HEC-GeoHMS models scenarios for the 2-year and 100-year drainage events will also indicate how they have changed from year to year as well as changes in soil and hydrological characteristics. Potential risks may be technical problems, data compatibility issues, and trivial data. June 14th, 2010 has been set as the project completion date with the project commencing on January 11, 2010. The deliverables are broken down into milestones which are to be completed as follows: Milestone 1-March 7th, 2010, Milestone 2-March 29th, 2010, Milestone 3-April 21st, 2010 and Milestone 4- June 14th, 2010. The estimated cost for this project to be completed is $52,985.63 which includes labour at a rate of $75/h, physical resource costs as well as a 10% ($4,587.50) for any margin of error that may occur. December 14th, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek Table of Contents Section 1.0 Introduction ................................................................................ 1-2 Section 1.1Main Problem ................................................................................. 1 Section 1.2 Project Scope ................................................................................. 2 Section 1.3 Background .................................................................................... 2 Section 2.0 Goals and Objectives .................................................................... 3-6 Section 2.1Goal ................................................................................................. 3 Section 2.2 Primary Objectives ..................................................................... 3-6 Section 3.0 Resources ..................................................................................... 7-9 Section 3.1 Personnel/Experience .................................................................... 7 Section 3.2 Responsibilities .............................................................................. 8 Section 3.3 Physical Resources Required ......................................................... 9 Section 4.0 Project Schedule ............................................................................ 10 Section 5.0 Project Budget .......................................................................... 11-12 Section 5.1 Labour Cost .................................................................................. 11 Section 5.2 Material Cost ................................................................................ 12 Section 5.3 Total Project Cost ......................................................................... 12 Section 6.0 Risks .............................................................................................. 13 Section 7.0 Conclusion ..................................................................................... 14 Section 8.0 Bibliography .................................................................................. 15 Appendix 1: Terms of Reference Appendix 2: Resumes Appendix 3: Gantt Chart Appendix 4:2 year and 100 year Frequency Events Appendix 5: HEC-GeoHMS Appendix 6: Air Photo’s and Remotely Sensed Imagery List of Tables and Figures December 14th, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek Figure 1: Location of Coyle Creek ...................................................................... 2 Table 1: Estimated competition of Data collection ............................................ 4 Table 2: Estimated competition of Data Assembly ............................................ 5 Table 3: Estimated competition of Data analysis ............................................... 5 Table 4: Estimated competition of final report ................................................. 6 Table 5: Summary of Major Tasks .................................................................... 10 Table 6: Total Budget for Labour Costs ............................................................. 11 Table 7: Total Budget for Material Costs .......................................................... 12 Table 8: Total Project Budget ........................................................................... 12 December 14th, 2009 Temporal Change and Hydrological 2009 Model Parameterization of Coyle Creek 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Main Problem The morphology of streams, like Coyle Creek is largely dependent upon the characteristics of runoff emanating from their river catchments or watersheds. Stream banks are typically defined by the 2-year return frequency flow event, while the stream valley is defined by the 100-year return frequency event. Runoff will thus be a function of the soils, slopes and land cover within the watershed. Streams such as Coyle Creek within the Niagara Peninsula, have experienced much change within their tributary watersheds since human activities such as agriculture and urbanization have commenced. This change has most certainly manifested itself as a temporal change in flows within the stream channel. The main problem is determining to what extent human activities such as agriculture and urbanization have affect the 2-year and 100- year flow (see appendix 4). In turn causing changes to the soil characteristics, hydrological characteristics and flow characteristics of Coyle Creek. 1.2 Scope In order to reach the project goal which is to determine how human impacts, such as agriculture and urbanization have affected the 2-year and 100-year flow events and ultimately the stream morphology of Coyle Creek, certain tasks must be completed. These task consist of creating historical air photo mosaics for Coyle Creek (tributary to the Welland River) for 1934, 1954/55, 1965, 1978, 1995 and 2002, Undertaking an appropriate
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