Accepted Coefficiency Factors

 
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Listed below are the accepted coefficiency factors for roads, roofs and driveways.

Type Coefficiency Factors
Roads  
Asphalt Or Concrete With Curb-Gutters 95 -100%
Asphalt Or Concrete With Roadside Ditches 90 - 95%
Gravel Or Stone With Roadside Ditches 80 - 90%
Undeveloped Land  
Flat Pervious Soils With Vegetation 5 - 10%
Rolling Pervious Soils With Vegetation 10 - 15%
Flat Moderately Pervious Soil With Vegetation 15 - 20%
Rolling Moderately Pervious Soil With Vegetation 20 - 30%
Flat Impervious Soil with Vegetation 30 - 40%
Rolling Impervious Soil With Vegetation 40 - 50%
Any Lands Without Vegetation Add An Additional 20%
Developed Land  
Roofs, Driveways And Parking Lots That Are Asphalt Or Concrete 90 - 95%
Yards, Roadside Woods, Outlots, Playground, Swamps, Parks & Etc. Refer To Undeveloped Land 05 - 70%
 

Group Soil Types

  1. Pervious Sand
  2. Moderately Pervious Sandy Loam
  3. Impervious Clay

Only with approval of the Water Resources Commissioner will a Group C (Impervious Soil) ever be used for retention basins.

 
 
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