Class IV Canversion Project

In an effort to demonstrate water usage significance to groups such as farmers, homeowners, and recreational enthusiasts; students participating in the Nebraska Water Leaders program developed a koozie with some unique facts.  The “Canversion” chart printed on the koozie breaks down a few examples of water volume usage relevant to a diverse group of Nebraskans…one can at a time.

Since 2011 the Nebraska Water Leaders program has been educating participants on the water issues concerning Nebraska; from water quality to conservation to legal issues.

Common Conversions

• 1 acre-inch = 27,154 gallons and covers 1 acre of land 1 inch deep
• 1 acre-foot is equivalent to 325,851 gallons of water and covers 1 acre of land 1 foot deep
• 1 gallon of water has 128 ounces
• 1 gallon per minute equals 1,440 gallons/day
• 1 cubic foot per second  equals 646,272 gallons/day
• 1 cubic foot per second equals 1.9835 acre-feet for 24 hours

This project was brought to you by:  

        Benjamin Morse

        Chad Scebold

        Kyle Liebig

        Tyler Thulin

We would also like to acknowledge and give a special thanks to Zimmatic for sponsoring this project.  

References:

• Information on demand of water a family of four requires can be found here, http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/indoor.html 
• Irrigation Well Average Flow Rate was developed using the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources registered well database querying for all active registered irrigation wells with a registred rate of flow.  The well registration database can be found here, http://data.dnr.nebraska.gov/wells/Menu.aspx 
• The capacity of Lake MacConaughty was provided by Central Nebarska Public Power District, please see their webpage for more infortmation, www.cnppid.com 
• The University of Nebraska estimates that an acre of corn takes between 24" to 28" of water to grow to full maturity on average in Nebraska.  Please see, http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/pages/publicationD.jsp?publicationId=1004 for more information.
• The amount of water it takes to fill an olympic sized pool was found here, http://www.livestrong.com/article/350103-measurements-for-an-olympic-size-swimming-pool/ 
• The average center pivot end gun requirement was provided by Zimmatic, please see www.zimmatic.com for more information.
• The average amount of water an acre of lawn requires was based off of data provided by the University of Nebraska, please see http://turf.unl.edu/pdfcaextpub/homelawnirrigation2011a.pdf for more information.
• The Missouri River flow rate is the average rate of flow for the Missouri River at the Omaha, Nebraska stream gauge generated by data provided by the USGS from October, 1952 through June, 2014.  Please see, http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov for more information.  

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