How many gallons of liquid will a four feet square and four feet deep soakage pit service a day?

To determine how many gallons of liquid a soakage pit with dimensions four feet square and four feet deep can service in a day, we first calculate its volume.

The volume of the soakage pit can be calculated using the formula for the volume of a rectangular prism (length × width × height). In this scenario, the pit is a square shape at the top, so we can multiply the length and width (both four feet) by the depth (also four feet):

Volume = Length × Width × Depth = 4 ft × 4 ft × 4 ft = 64 cubic feet.

Next, we need to convert cubic feet into gallons. One cubic foot is equivalent to approximately 7.48 gallons. Therefore, we calculate the total volume in gallons:

64 cubic feet × 7.48 gallons/cubic foot ≈ 478.72 gallons.

However, the original question asks how many gallons the pit will service in a day, not its total capacity.

When determining the daily servicing capability, standardized practices in field sanitation typically estimate a soakage pit can handle approximately 200 gallons of wastewater per day.

Thus, the response indicating that the pit can service 200 gallons in a day is based on guidelines that take into