What is the equivalent of 10 MGD in cubic meters per second?

To convert million gallons per day (MGD) to cubic meters per second, the proper conversion factors must be applied.

1. Start with the conversion of MGD to gallons per second. Since there are 1 million gallons in 1 MGD and 86,400 seconds in a day, the conversion is as follows:

( \text{Gallons per second} = \frac{10,000,000 \text{ gallons}}{86,400 \text{ seconds}} \approx 115.74 \text{ gallons/second} )

2. Next, convert gallons to cubic meters. Knowing that 1 gallon is approximately 0.00378541 cubic meters allows for the next step:

   ( \text{Cubic meters per second} = 115.74 \text{ gallons/second} \times 0.00378541 \text{ cubic meters/gallon} \approx 0.4379 \text{ cubic meters/second} )

When rounded, this value is approximately 0.44 cubic meters per second. Thus, the conversion is accurate and demonstrates that the equivalent of 10 MGD indeed results in about 0.44