Question 18.93

63. A common measure of water in agriculture is the KAF, which is one thousand acre-feet. An acre-foot of water is the amount of water to cover a field of area one acre to a depth of one foot. A common measure of water usage in homes is the water billing unit, which is 748 gallons.

  1. How many gallons are there in 1 KAF?
  2. How much is one water billing unit in cubic feet? (Your water meter measures in cubic feet.)
  3. A typical two-person home in the Midwest uses about 100 water billing units per year. How much is that in KAF?

63.

(a) gal

(b) (that is the actual definition of a water billing unit)

(c) KAF