Common Conversion Factors For Water and Wastewater
For water treatment or reservoirs, there are several conversion factors which are commonly used:
- Since 1 day = 24 hours = 1440 minutes, therefore 15 minutes (1 day/1440 minutes) = 15/1440 ~= 0.010416667 ~= 0.01 days.
- 1 million gallons per day (MGD) = 3.069 acre feet per day (ac-ft/day) = 1.55 cubic feet per second (cfs) = 694 gallons per minute (gpm)
- 1 gallon = 3785 milliliters = 3.785 liters = 8.34 pounds of water.
Examples of conversions:
- 55 gallons of water (8.34 pound/1 gallon) = 458.7 pounds.
- a hose running 20 gpm for 1 day (1440 minutes/1 day) = 28,800 gallons/day.
- a one-ton truck can carry 2000 pounds (1 gallon/8.34 pounds) = 240 gallons (water).
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