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Appendix F Hydraulics, Sediment Transport, and Groundwater Analysis, Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion, August 2018 Hydraulics, Sediment Transport, and Groundwater Analysis Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion Prepared for Pasadena Water & Power 150 S. Los Robles, Suite 200 Pasadena, California 91101 Prepared by Psomas 225 South Lake Avenue, Suite 1000 Pasadena, California 91101 T: (626) 351-2000 August 2018 Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Project Setting ................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Project Location ..................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Existing Conditions ................................................................................................ 2 3.0 Project Description ......................................................................................................... 3 3.1 Project Purpose and Need .................................................................................... 3 3.2 Project Components .............................................................................................. 3 4.0 Previous Studies ............................................................................................................. 4 5.0 Hydraulic Model .............................................................................................................. 6 5.1 Model Description .................................................................................................. 6 5.1.1 Equations of Motion ................................................................................... 6 5.2 Topographic Representation and Model Extent .................................................... 7 5.3 Manning’s Values .................................................................................................. 7 5.4 Boundary Conditions ............................................................................................. 7 5.5 Hydrology .............................................................................................................. 7 5.6 Hydraulic Assumptions ........................................................................................ 10 6.0 Hydraulic Model Output ................................................................................................ 11 6.1 Dry Year Velocity ................................................................................................. 11 6.2 Dry Year depth .................................................................................................... 11 6.3 Average Year Velocity ......................................................................................... 12 6.4 Average Year Depth ............................................................................................ 12 6.5 Wet Year Velocity ................................................................................................ 12 6.6 Wet Year Depth ................................................................................................... 13 7.0 Sediment Transport Model ........................................................................................... 14 7.1 Model Description ................................................................................................ 14 7.2 Model Input .......................................................................................................... 15 7.3 Sediment Data ..................................................................................................... 15 7.4 Transport Equation Selection .............................................................................. 16 7.5 SAM Model Runs ................................................................................................ 16 8.0 Sediment Transport Model Output .............................................................................. 17 9.0 Hydraulic and Sediment Modeling Conclusions ........................................................ 18 R:\Projects\PAS_Pasaden\3PAS010700\Hydraulics\Arroyo Seco Diversion_Hydraulics Impacts Analisys-080618.docx i Table of Contents Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion 10.0 Groundwater Assessment ............................................................................................ 19 10.1 Physiography ....................................................................................................... 19 10.2 Geology ............................................................................................................... 19 10.2.1 General Geology...................................................................................... 19 10.2.2 Structural Features and Faults ................................................................ 20 10.3 Water Resources ................................................................................................. 21 10.3.1 Precipitation ............................................................................................. 21 10.3.2 Surface Water .......................................................................................... 21 10.3.3 Groundwater ............................................................................................ 25 10.4 Groundwater Conclusions ................................................................................... 26 11.0 References ..................................................................................................................... 27 TABLES Table Page 1 Wet and Dry Annual Runoff Volume by Relative Deviation Percent at USGS Gage #11098000 .............................................................................................................. 9 2 Monthly Mean Flow for Arroyo Seco Near Pasadena, CA (USGS Station No. 11098000) ....................................................................................................................... 22 EXHIBITS Exhibit Page 1 Regional Location and Local Vicinity ................................................................................ 2 2 Project Location Areas 1, 2, and 3 .................................................................................... 2 3 HEC-RAS Model Extent .................................................................................................... 7 4 USGS Stream Gage Data for the 1988/1989 to 2013/2014 Water Years ......................... 7 5 Existing (EX) and Proposed (PR) Modeling Hydrographs for the Wet (W), Average (A) and Dry (D) Runoff Years ........................................................................... 10 6 Representative Dry Year Maximum Velocity ................................................................... 11 7 Representative Dry Year Maximum Depth ...................................................................... 11 8 Representative Average Year Maximum Velocity ........................................................... 12 9 Representative Average Year Maximum Depth .............................................................. 12 10 Representative Wet Year Maximum Velocity .................................................................. 12 11 Representative Wet Year Maximum Depth ..................................................................... 13 12 Average Grain Size Distributions .................................................................................... 16 13 Arroyo Seco Watershed Boundary .................................................................................. 19 14 Surficial Geology of the Upper Arroyo Seco Area ........................................................... 19 15 Precipitation Reported from LA County Gage 508C ....................................................... 21 16 Groundwater Subareas within the Raymond Groundwater Basin ................................... 25 R:\Projects\PAS_Pasaden\3PAS010700\Hydraulics\Arroyo Seco Diversion_Hydraulics Impacts Analisys-080618.docx ii Table of Contents Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion ATTACHMENTS Attachment A Topography B HEC-RAS Models C SAM Models D Preliminary Geologic Map of the Los Angeles Quad R:\Projects\PAS_Pasaden\3PAS010700\Hydraulics\Arroyo Seco Diversion_Hydraulics Impacts Analisys-080618.docx iii Table of Contents Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion LIST OF ACRONYMS Acronym Acronym and Abbreviation Definition CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act HEC-RAS Hydraulic Engineering Center River Analysis System h depth Q volumetric discharge JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers R:\Projects\PAS_Pasaden\3PAS010700\Hydraulics\Arroyo Seco Diversion_Hydraulics Impacts Analisys-080618.docx iv Table of Contents Arroyo Seco Canyon Project Diversion 1.0 INTRODUCTION Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) operates a diversion structure located approximately 0.25- mile north of Millard Creek on the Arroyo Seco. PWP has surface water rights of 25 cfs and and diverts streamflows into an intake structure. Upon entering the intake, the water is piped downstream approximately 3,000 feet to the PWP’s spreading basins for groundwater recharge. The diversion structure and intake structure were damaged due to the debris flows following the 2009 Station Fire. Since then, the structures have operated at a reduced capacity. The proposed Arroyo Seco Canyon