SECTION 1MID-TERM EXAM MAX. GRADE 20 TIME 1

4. (3.0 pts) The cumulative volume of water consumption of a residential town that

has 90,000 is presented below. An elevated water tank is to be built so that water is

pumped from a water treatment plant at a constant rate to the tank and is then

transferred by gravity to the residents.

8642Cummulative flow, million gallon00 4 8 12 16 20 24

Time, hr

a. (2.0 pts) What is the design capacity of the storage tank?

b. (0.5 pts) What is the pumping rate from the water treatment plant into the tank?

c. (0.5 pts) Based on the given data, what is the average daily per capita water

consumption in the town?