Wells & water/ CALCULATOR
Household water demand
Estimate daily use and an explicit buffer-storage volume.
Include regular occupants.
Illustrative default: replace with metered use where possible.
Irrigation, treatment backwash or other uses.
Choose your planning scenario; not a universal recommendation.
Estimated daily demand
600 L/day
Illustrative usable storage
600 L
Average volume only. Peak flow, water quality, tank turnover, dead storage and emergency drinking-water needs are separate checks.
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Well drawdown & specific capacity
Interpret water levels from a recorded pumping test.
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Pump head & electrical power
Combine lift, delivery pressure and friction in a first-pass pump calculation.
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Water volume in a round tank
Estimate the water held in a vertical cylindrical tank from its internal dimensions.
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Water stored above a well-pump reserve level
Estimate the cylindrical water column and volume above a protected pump-intake level.
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Observed well water-level recovery
Convert a measured rise in a cylindrical well into equivalent volume and an average recovery observation.