Question: ( 1 4 points ) During a combined sewer overflow event, discharge from sewer pipes and drainage pipes flows into the river because the sewer

(14 points) During a combined sewer overflow event, discharge from sewer pipes and drainage pipes flows into the river because the sewer is too full. Consider a storm in which the volumetric flowrate in a drainage pipe (water at 25C) is 0.20 m3/s and the volumetric flowrate of sewage (with a specific gravity of 2.8) is 0.15 m3/s.
a.(8 points) If the volume available to fill with both flows before the combined sewer overflow begins is 3,500 m3, how long in hours will it take for the overflow to start assuming a constant influx of each flow?
b.(6 points) Once the overflow has reached steady state, what is the average density of the flow into the river in kg/m3?

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