MGD to GPD Conversion for Wastewater Operators

A wastewater flow is 1.2 MGD. What is the same flow in gallons per day?

1. What is the question asking for?

   Report the same flow in gallons per day (gpd).

2. Which value and unit matter?

   The given flow is 1.2 million gallons per day (MGD).

3. What does the M in MGD mean?

   M means one million. One MGD represents one million gallons per day.

4. How should the units cancel?

   Multiply by 1,000,000 gpd for every 1 MGD. MGD cancels, leaving gpd. Now do the multiplication yourself.

Answer: 1,200,000 gpd