SOLUTION: Please help me answer this question. I have been working on it for hours and am not even close to getting near any of the multiple choice answers. I found this site and it said

Question 1106828: Please help me answer this question. I have been working on it for hours and am not even close to getting near any of the multiple choice answers. I found this site and it said this question was already answered, however, every time i click on the problem no answer shows up. [[[what is the detention in a sedimentation tank 80 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 10 feet deep, if the flow is 2.1MGD?]]] Thank you vey much,
Sherry

Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
detention time = total volume / feed rate
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2.1 MGD = 11697.0122 cu.ft./hr
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detention time = (80 * 30 * 10) / 11697.0122 = 2.0518 hours
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another way to do this is
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(((80 * 30 * 10) * 7.48) / (2100000)) * 24 = 2.0517 hours
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Note 1 cu ft = 7.48 gallons
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Note MGD is millions of gallons per day
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