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PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AVERAGE DAILY FLOW PROJECTIONS
TABLE F229
Units Ave. daily flow (gpd/unit) Type description
SEAT 5/SEAT AUDITORIUM
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. AUTO PARKING
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. AUTO REPAIR GARAGE
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. BAKERY
7 [Link]. 5/7 [Link]. BALLROOM
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. BANK: HEADQUARTERS
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. BANK: BRANCH
15 [Link]. 20/15 [Link]. BANQUET RMS/CONFERENCE
SEAT 20/SEAT BAR: FIXED SEAT
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. BAR: JUICE (NO FOOD)
15 [Link]. 20/15 [Link]. BAR:PUB. AREAS(TABLES)
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. BARBER SHOP
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. BEAUTY COLLEGE
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. BEAUTY CLG. STRG>15%
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. BEAUTY COLLEGE:OFFICE>
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. BEAUTY PARLOR
OFFICE 200/OFFICE BLDG. CONSTR. OFFICE
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. BOWLING ALLEY
SEAT 50/SEAT CAFETERIA: FIXED SEAT
GPM PEAK 412/GPM CARWASH: BASED ON PEAK
STALL 206/STALL CAR WASH: COIN-OPERATED
5 GPM PEAK 412/GPM CARWASH: IN BAY
SEAT 5/SEAT CHURCH:FIXED SEAT
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link] CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE
OCCUPANT 10/OCCUPANT ChurchSch:DayCare/Elem.
20 [Link]. 5/20 [Link]. CHURCH SCH: 1 DAY USE/W
N/A NO CHARGE CITY: BLDG. CONTS. OFC.
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. CLINIC
SEAT 20/SEAT COCKTAIL LOUNGE:FXD ST
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. COLD STORAGE:NO SALES
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. ColdStorage:RetailSales
FIXTURE 120/FIXTURE COMFORT STATION:PUBLIC
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. COMMERCIAL USE
OCCUPANT 5/OCCUPANT COMMUNITY CENTER
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. CREDIT UNION
GPM PEAK 412/GPM DAIRY
GPM PEAK 412/GPM DAIRY: BARN
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. DAIRY: RETAIL AREA
7 [Link]. 5/7 [Link]. DANCE HALL
15 [Link]. 20/15 [Link]. DISCOTEQUE
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. DOUGHNUT SHOP
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. DRUG ABUSE
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link].
FILM PROCESSINGGPM PEAK 412/GPM FOOD PROCESSING PLANT
URINAL OR W.C. 120/W.C. GAS STATION:SELF SERVE
STATION 430/STATION GAS STATION:4 BAYS MAX
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1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. GYMNASIUM
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. HANGAR (AIRCRAFT)
BED 85/BED HOSPITAL: CONVALESCENT
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. HOSPITAL: DOG AND CAT
BED 85/BED HOSPITAL: NONPROFIT
BED 500/BED HOSPITAL: SURGICAL
UNIT 150/UNIT HOUSEKEEPING:LIGHT
GPM PEAK 412/GPM INDUSTRIAL
INMATE 85/INMATE JAIL
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. DOG KENNEL/OPEN
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. LAB: COMMERCIAL
GPM PEAK 412/GPM LAUNDROMAT:INDUSTRIAL
WASHER 220/WASHER LAUNDROMAT
WASHER 220/WASHER LAUNDROMAT:AUTOMATIC
50 [Link]. 50/50 [Link]. LIBRARY:PUBLIC AREA
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. LIBRARY:STACKS/STORAGE
SEAT 5/SEAT LODGE HALL
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. MACHINE SHOP
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. MNFG/INDUSTRY
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. MASSAGE PARLOR
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. MEDICAL BLDG
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. MINI-MALL (SHELL)
7 [Link]. 5/7 [Link]. MORTUARY:CHAPEL
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. MORTUARY: LIVING AREA
ROOM 150/ROOM MOTEL
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. MUSEUM: ALL AREAS
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. OFFICE OVER 15%
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. MUSEUM: SALE AREA
1000 [Link]. 200/1000 [Link]. OFFICE BUILDING
GPM PEAK 412/GPM PLATING PLANT
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. POOL HALL(NO BEER/WINE)
1000 [Link]. 120/1000 [Link]. POST OFFICE: FLOOR PLAN
STUDENT 85/STUDENT DORM: COLLEGE OR RES.
DWELLING UNIT 330/DU RES: TOWNHS/SET GRD
DWELLING 150/DU RES: APT. - 1 BDR
DWELLING 200/DU RES: APT. - 2 BDR
DWELLING 250/DU RES: APT. - 3 BDR
DWELLING 100/DU RES: APT. - BACH/SNGLE
BED 85/BED RES: BOARDING HOUSE
DWELLING 150/DU RES: CONDO-1 BDR
DWELLING 200/DU RES: CONDO-2 BDR
DWELLING 250/DU RES: CONDO-3 BDR
DWELLING UNIT 300/DU RES: DUPLEX
HOME SPACE 200/SPACE RES: MOBILE HOME
DWELLING UNIT 330/DU RES: SNGL FAM DWL.
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. RES: ARTIST (2/3 AREA)
DWELLING 100/DU
RES: ARTIST 330/DU RES: GUEST HOUSE W/KIT.
[Link] UNIT
BED 85/BED REST HOME
SEAT DINING 50/SEAT RESTAURANT: DRIVE-UP
PARKING STALL 100/STALL RESTAURANT: DRIVE-UP
SEAT 50/SEAT RESTAURANT: FIXED SEAT
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. RESTAURANT: TAKE-OUT
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1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. RETAIL AREA
CHILD 10/CHILD SCHL: DAY CARE CENTER
STUDENT 10/STUDENT SCHL: ELEMENTARY/JR-HI
STUDENT 15/STUDENT SCHL: HIGH SCHOOL
35 [Link]. 10/35 [Link]. SCHL: KINDERGARTEN
CHILD 10/CHILD SCHL: NURSERY-DAY CARE
STUDENT 10/STUDENT SCHL: SPECIAL CLASS-LAC
STUDENT 15/STUDENT SCHL: TRADE OR VOCTNL
STUDENT 20/STUDENT SCHL: UNIV. OR COLLEGE
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. StorageBldg-RentingSpace
1000 [Link]. 10/1000 [Link]. ICE CREAM STORE(RETAIL)
70 [Link]. 5/7 [Link]. STUDIO: MOTION PICTURE
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. STUDIO: RECORDING
VEHICLE 12/VEHICLE THEATRE: DRIVE-IN
SEAT 5/SEAT THEATRE: FIXED SEAT
1000 [Link]. 5/SEAT THEATRE: MOVIE HOUSE
1000 [Link]. 300/1000 [Link]. VETERINARIAN
1000 [Link]. 25/1000 [Link]. WAREHOUSE
STATION 430/STATION WASTE DUMP: RECREATIONAL
1000 [Link]. 215/1000 [Link]. WINE TASTING RM: KTCHN
1000 [Link]. 100/1000 [Link]. WineTastingRm: AllArea
EXPLANATION FOOTNOTES
1. The column headings are:
Average Daily Flow = flow in gallons per day (gpd) per unit as indicated. For example, "5/7
gr. sq. ft." means 5 gpd per every 7 gross square feet of development. Type description - type
of development or process.
2. Gr. sq. ft. = gross square feet: area included within the exterior of the surrounding walls of
a building excluding courts.
3. Gpm Peak = peak flow in gallons per minute. There is an assumption that the peak to average
flow ratio is 3.5. Therefore, 1 gpm x 1440 min/day ) 3.5 = 412 gpd which is the unit flow
factor in the table.
4. Example Calculation - Assume a 10,000 sq. ft. office building is proposed. The estimated
average daily flow is calculated as 10,000 sq. ft. x 200 gpd/1000 sq. ft. = 2000 gpd.
5. Another Example - Assume a car wash (in bay type) is proposed. The estimated peak flow
is 5 gpm as determined by industrial waste permit or other data. The average daily flow is
estimated as 5 gpm x 412 gpd/gpm = 2060 gpd.