A family of four wants to build a house on a lot for which the percolation rate is 1.00 mm/min. The county requires a septic tank hydraulic retention time of 24 hrs. Assume each person contributes 100 gal/day of wastewater. Find the volume of the tank required and the area of the drain field. Sketch the system, including all dimensions.

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A family of four wants to build a house on a lot for which the percolation rate is 1.00 mm/min. The county requires a septic tank hydraulic retention time of 24 hrs. Assume each person contributes 100 gal/day of wastewater. Find the volume of the tank required and the area of the drain field. Sketch the system, including all dimensions.

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