If a treatment plant treats water at a rate of 1.5 MGD, approximately how many cubic feet does it treat in a month?

To determine how many cubic feet of water the treatment plant processes in a month when it treats water at a rate of 1.5 million gallons per day (MGD), it's essential to convert gallons to cubic feet.

First, we know that there are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot. To find out how many cubic feet are treated in one day, we can convert the daily flow rate:

1.5 million gallons per day is expressed as 1,500,000 gallons per day. To find the volume in cubic feet, we divide the gallons by the number of gallons per cubic foot:

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\text{Cubic feet per day} = \frac{1,500,000 \text{ gallons}}{7.48 \text{ gallons/cubic foot}} \approx 200,000 \text{ cubic feet}

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Next, to find out how many cubic feet are treated in a month, we need to consider the number of days in a month. A typical month can be approximated to 30 days. Therefore, we multiply the daily cubic footage by the number of days in the month:

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\text{Cubic feet per month} = 200,000 \text{ cubic