Water Quantity Problem Set

Due: Oct 14
24 points

Use Midwest Plan Service 14 - Private Water Systems - to solve the following problems. Show your calculations.

1. Determine the peak water supply flow rate requirement for the following farmstead. The farm house has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A hydrant is located near the shed for filling pesticide mixing tanks and for other purposes. At the present time 200 market hogs are also watered from the water supply system.
2. The farmer in problem 1 is considering an expansion to his hog operation. His current well is able to supply 45 gpm. He would like to produce 400 hogs. Is his well able to supply the flow rate required?
3. Determine the total water requirement per day for the farm in problem 1 assuming 5 people live in the house (total gallons).
4. A farm located in southern Indiana is unable to obtain the water required from a well. A family of 3 lives in the house. Water must also be supplied for 22 beef cattle. How much storage should the cistern supply if the farm's water supply will come from the cistern?
5. Average annual rainfall for the area described in the previous problem is 40 inches per year. How much catchment area is needed to supply water to the cistern?
6. A farmer is interested in supplying water for 1250 market hogs from a pond. What is the storage volume required? How large of a watershed is required above the pond if the farm is located near Indianapolis, Indiana?