Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, pt. 930, tbl. B - Daily Water Requirements
TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENT
FARM HOME:
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Each person................. |
50 gals. |
Each hog.................... |
5 gals. |
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Each beef cow........... |
15 gals. |
Each sheep................. |
3 gals. |
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Each milk cow........... |
35 gals.* |
Each 100 chickens..... |
10 gals. |
Multiply the total in gallons by 365 to obtain the estimated water need for a year. Add to this any irrigation or other sizable needs, such as spraying of large orchards.
*Includes allowance for dairy barn and milk house sanitation.
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PERMANENT DWELLINGS: |
GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY |
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Apartments - multiple family |
75 |
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Boarding Houses |
50 |
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Additional per non-resident border |
10 |
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Boarding Schools |
100 |
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Residential Institutions (per bed) |
125 |
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Single Family Homes and Condominiums |
100 |
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Mobile Home Parks (per space) |
250 |
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Rooming Houses |
40 |
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TRAVEL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES: |
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Airports (per passenger) |
5 |
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Campgrounds with flush toilets and showers (per space) |
20 |
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Campgrounds with flush toilets, no showers (per space) |
15 |
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Cottages and small dwellings with single occupancy |
75 |
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Country Clubs (per member present) |
25 |
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Day Camps (children - no meals) |
25 |
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Highway Rest Areas |
5 |
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Hotels and Motels (per bed space) |
50 |
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Picnic Parks with flush toilets |
5 |
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Places of Public Assembly |
5 |
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Swimming Pools, Bathing Beaches and Bathhouses (bather load |
10 |
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as defined in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 820.10) |
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Theaters |
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Movie (per auditorium seat) |
5 |
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Drive-In (per car space) |
10 |
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Travel Trailer Park with water and sewer hookups (per space) |
30 |
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Travel Trailer Park without water and sewer hookups (per space) |
10 |
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COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS: |
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Churches |
5 |
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Construction Camps or Sites |
50 |
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Factories (gallons per person per shift, exclusive of industrial needs) |
35 |
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Hospital (per bed space) |
250 |
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Laundries - self-service (gallons per wash, i.e., per customer) |
50 |
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Offices and other day workers |
15 |
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Restaurants (per meal) |
10 |
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Additional for bars and cocktail lounges |
2 |
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Schools without gyms, cafeterias or showers |
15 |
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Schools with gyms, cafeterias and showers |
25 |
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Schools with cafeterias, but without gyms and showers |
20 |
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Service stations (per vehicle served) |
5 |
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Shopping Centers (per 1000 ft.2 floor area) |
250 |
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Stores (per toilet room) |
400 |
Notes
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