Caparo River Basin

CLIENT:
Drainage Division
Trinidad

LOCATION:
Caparo, Trinidad

START  DATE:
May 1995

 COMPLETION  DATE:
October 1995

Alpha worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team for the completion of a final design report for the Caparo river basin water resources and flood abatement project  for the  Ministry of Works and Transport, Drainage Division.  

The scope included:

• Hydrological analysis of the Caparo river basin.
• Preliminary and detailed designs and calculations.
• Preparation of a land management strategy and landuse plan to control the hydrological regime.
• Recommendations for improved flood control and ancillary works. 
• Development of preliminary designs for dams in the upstream catchment to functions as detention areas.
• Main river re-alignment.
• Bifurcation of the overflow to the Honda river including back water profiles.
• Overflow weir design at the Honda confluence.