Harmony Hall Development 

CLIENT:
Geotech Associates Limited
4 Niles Street
Tunapuna

LOCATION:
Guaracara, Trinidad

START  DATE:
June 2012

 COMPLETION  DATE:
July 2012

Alpha was contracted by Geotech Associates Limited to analyze the Guaracara River Catchment upstream of the existing Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Harmony Hall Development, to determine the water surface elevation  for different storm events.  

 The Scope of Services included:

• Determine if there is a tidal influence by developing a back water profile at the point of interest in the river. 
• Identify and delineate the contributing catchments. 
• Carry out hydrological analyses to determine peak flow in  the watercourse at the point of concentration, for the 5, 25  and 100 Yr recurrence interval rainstorms.
• Estimate the water surface elevations along various sections of river for different storm events.
• Assess the level of risk to the existing building structures.