Question: QUESTION 2 [ 2 2 marks ] A mining town called King Senzangakhona Town is to be developed near Volkrust in the KwaZuluNatal ( inland

QUESTION 2[22 marks]A mining town called King Senzangakhona Town is to be developed near Volkrust in the KwaZuluNatal(inland region). The new township will be 500 ha in area, comprising of 20% downtown businessdistrict; 10% neighborhood shops, 30% apartment dwellings, 10% of asphalt paved streets and theremaining area is occupied by single family residential dwellings. The average slope of the hillside inUlundi is mostly soft and moderate. The catchment is 10 km in area, is covered in thin desert bush,and cultivated vineyards on permeable soil. The length of the longest stream, which is a naturalchannel, is 10.5 km and the height difference between the remote point on the watershed and thedischarge point is 420 m.Calculate the change in peak discharge (ie. before and after the township is built) for 20-year returnperiod storm. The average rainfall in the region is 200 mm per annum.(Use the lowest of the range of values given in the appendices to calculate the run-off coefficient Cfor Urban areas) Assume ARFis 0.918 km2
QUESTION 2 [ 2 2 marks ] A mining town called

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