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SEPTIC TANK CAPACITY EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 2: <br /> Recommended tank capacity for a pump out interval of three yrs: 2.8(QAVE) x Peaking Factor (PF) <br /> = 2.8(32 people x 15 gals/day=480 gals/day) x 1.5 = 2,016 gal tank capacity required: <br /> rU_se one - 2,000 gallon tank' <br /> SEPTIC TANK CAPACITY EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 3: <br /> Recommended tank capacity for a pump out interval of three yrs: 2.8(QAVE) x Peaking Factor (PF) <br /> =2.8(27 people x 15 gals/day=405 gals/day) x 1.5 = 1,701 gal tank capacity required: <br /> Use one - 2,000 .gallon tank.- <br /> DETENTION TIME EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 1: <br /> Detention Time = 1,200 gal tank cgpacity capacityx 0.70 30%volume lost to sludge/scum accumulation <br /> 1.5 (Peaking factor) x 270 gals/day <br /> Detention Time =2.1 days: The minimum acceptable detention time is 1.0 day. <br /> DETENTION TIME EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 2: <br /> Detention Time =2,000 gal tank capacity x 0.70 (30%volume lost to sludge/scum accumulation <br /> 1.5 (Peaking factor) x 480 gals/day <br /> Detention Time =:2.0 days:The minimum acceptable detention time is 1.0 day. <br /> DETENTION TIME EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 3: <br /> Detention Time =2,000 gal tank cqVacity x 0.70 30% volume lost to sludge/scum accumulation <br /> 1.5 (Peaking factor) x 405 gals/day <br /> Detention Time 2.3 days.-The minimum acceptable detention time is 1.0 day. <br /> LEACHFIELDSIFILTER BEDS <br /> LEACHFIELDIFILTER BED EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 1: <br /> 1,200 gallon septic tank. Therefore, the Base Tank Capacity= 1,200 gal: <br /> Base Tank Capacity (BTC) + Average Daily Flow(ADF) x Soil Factor (SF) _ <br /> 1,200 gal BTC-+-(270 gal x 5 days/7 days = 193)= 1,393 ADF x .250 SF=348 lineal ft of leachline <br /> ,FILTER BED = 348 LFLL x 4 = 1;393 sq ft <br /> LEACHFIELD/FILTER BED EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 2: <br /> 2,000 gallon septic tank. Therefore,the Base Tank Capacity = 2,000 gal: <br /> Base Tank Capacity (BTC) +Average Daily Flow (ADF)x Soil Factor(SF) _ <br /> 2,000 gal BTC +(480 gal x 5 days/7 days=343)=2,343 ADF x .250 SF =,5.86 lineal ft of.leachline' <br /> FILTER BED = 586 LFLL x 4 =2,343 sq ft <br /> LEACHFIELDIFILTER BED EXAMPLE FOR PARCEL 3: <br /> 2,000 gallon septic tank. Therefore, the Base Tank Capacity = 2,000 gal: <br /> Base'.Tank Capacity (BTC) + Average Daily Flow(ADF) x Soil Factor (SF) _ <br /> 2,000 gal BTC +(405 gal x 5 days/7 days=289)=2,289 ADF x .250 SF = 572 lineal ft of leachline <br /> iFILTER BED = 572 LFLL x.4 = 2,289 sq ft- <br /> 10 <br /> vafley Ag Research <br />