The water system for a town with a population of 900 has four wells that have yields of 400 gpm, 400 gpm, 600 gpm, and 800 gpm, and an elevated storage tank with a capacity of 100,000 gal. The annual average water consumption is 120,000 gpd, and the maximum daily usage is 280,000 gal. The required fire flow for the commercial district is 1500 gpm with a duration of 2 hr.
(a) Assuming this town has no large industrial water users, do the average and maximum daily consumptions appear to be reasonable?
(b) Assume the piping in the distribution network is adequate to convey water from the wells and elevated storage to the commercial district under conditions of peak demand without excess pressure losses. Are the well pumps in combination with distribution storage able to meet the specified fire demand with no insurance deficiency?
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