USDA - NRCS LA-ENG-062

Alexandria, LA Dec-09

Instructions
Fill quantities in blue field and use quantities in yellow field

SIZING A WATER TANK

Landowner: Field Office:

Designed by: Date:

Approved By: Date:

Water Needed

Type of Livestock Swine

Minimum Capacity per Code 614 15 Gallons

Number of Livestock 45 Head

Minimum Daily Requirement 4 Gallons per head per day

Days of Water Storage Required 2.0 Days

Amount of water needed with 10

396 Gallons
percent of waste

Design

Tank Capacity Required 396 Gallons

Type of Tank Rectangular

Required Dimensions Space Needed For Access

Length (ft) 8 Minimum Length (ft) 7.50
Width (ft) 3.5
Diameter (ft) Minimum Diameter (ft) 0.00
Depth (inches) 24 Minimum Depth (inches) 7

Volume of Tank 56.00 Cubic Feet

418.88 Gallons
Tank Material

Tank Specification

Construction Check

Tank Size Used Gallons

Tank Dimensions
Length (ft)
Width (ft)
Diameter (ft)
Depth (inches)

Tank Material Used

Tank Specification Used

Approved By: Date:

Comments:

NOTES

1) Steel tank/trough shall be galvanized 21 or 22 gage side wall and galvanized 20 gage bottom

2) Plastic/rubber tank/trough wall thickness shall be 0.15" for tanks less than 200 gallon and 0.25" for tanks 200 gallon and over

3) Reinforced Concrete shall be in accordance with ACI 350 (Latest Addition)

4) Tank Dimensions should be checked for providing min. required access, 20" for circular tanks

and 30" for rectangular or square tanks.

 Sizing a watering tank v 0.9

Owner
Designed by

Water Needed
Livestock 100 Hd
Water consumed X 25 Gal/hd/event
Net Water = 2500 Gal/event

Percent wasted + 10 %

Total Water Needed = 2750 Gal/event A

Water Supplied
Start with Tank full
Watering Duration 2 Hours B
At end of watering tank is 50 % full C

Tank Size Used 2,000 Gal D

=(A - D *(1 - (C / 100 ))) /( 60 * B)

Flow rate req'd during watering 15 GPM E

Resevoir Refill Time

Flow Rate Available GPM F

=( D * ( 1 - (C / 100) ) / ( F * 60 ) )
Tank Refill Time Hours