020-25 Wyo. Code R. § 25-5

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 25-5 - Design Flows

The volume of wastewater shall be determined by one of the following:

(a) Tables 1 and 2 provided in this section.

(b) Metered water supply data from the facility.

(c) Metered water supply data from another facility where similar water demands have been demonstrated.

Table 1. Residential Design Flow Rates per Bedroom (gallons per day, gpd)1

1 bedroom 150
2 bedrooms 280
3 bedrooms 390
4 bedrooms 470
5 bedrooms 550
6 bedrooms 630

1An unfinished basement is considered two (2) additional bedrooms.

2The design flow shall be increased by eighty (80) gpd for each additional bedroom over six (6).

Table 2. Non-Residential Wastewater Design Flow Rates1

Facility Unit Flow (gallons/unit/day)
Airports person 4
Apartment bedroom 120
Automobile Service Station vehicle served 10
Bars seat 20
Bathhouses and swimming pools person 10
Campgrounds (w/ toilets only) person 25
Campgrounds (w/shower facility) person 45
Church person 4
Country Club member 25
Day School, Office Building, Retail Store, Warehouse (no showers) person 15
Hospital bed 250
Industrial Building (sanitary waste only) employee 20
Laundry (self-service) machine 450
Mobile Home bedroom see table 1
Motel, Hotel, Resort bedroom 140
Recreational Vehicle each 100
Rest Home, Care Facility, Boarding School bed 100
Restaurant meal 10
Restaurant ( kitchen waste only) meal 6
Theater seat 3

1Values shown in the above table are the typical flow rates from Wastewater Engineering Treatment and Reuse, Metcalf and Eddy, 2003.

020-25 Wyo. Code R. § 25-5

Amended, Eff. 7/27/2016.

Amended, Eff. 6/29/2018.