Abstract

Technical considerations and related issues affecting surface water drainage in rural Alberta are outlined. Such items as appropriate design flow and frequency, ditch and channel parameters, and grade and erosion control structures are addressed.Current design philosophy and practice of rural drainage works relative to flood control are described. This paper focuses on the need to retain technical integrity, and the desire to achieve ease and economy of construction, in the context of physical constraints and the institutional setting. Emphasis is placed on the design process.

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