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Carrying capacity of sewer and wastewater pipes - gpm and liter per second
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The diagrams below can be used for design of sewage and wastewater gravity conveying systems where capacities in GPM or liter per second and the slopes of the pipe lines are known.

Sewage Pipe Capacity - Imperial units - gpm

Sewage Pipe Capacity - SI Units - liter per second

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The table below indicates sewage pipe capacity in gpm:

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Carrying Capacity of Sewer Pipe (gallons per minute) Size of pipe (inches) 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 24 27 30 36 Decline per 100 ft pipe (feet) 1 13 27 75 153 205 267 422 740 1168 2396 4407 5906 9700 2 19 38 105 211 290 378 596 1021 1651 3387 6211 8352 13769 3 23 47 129 265 355 463 730 1282 2022 4155 7674 10223 16816 6 32 66 183 375 503 655 1033 1818 2860 5874 10883 14298 23760 9 40 81 224 460 617 803 1273 2224 3508 7202 13257 17717 29284 12 46 93 258 527 712 926 1468 2464 4045 8303 15344 20204 33722 24 64 131 364 750 1006 1310 2076 3617 5704 11744 21770 28129 47523 36 79 163 450 923 1240 1613 2554 4467 7047 14466 26622 35513 58406
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The discharge rate is based on clean water and half filled pipes.

1 gal (US)/min = 6.30888x10-5 m3/s = 0.0227 m3/h = 0.06309 dm 3(liter)/s = 2.228x10 -3 ft3/s = 0.1337 ft 3/min = 0.8327 Imperial gal (UK)/min
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