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Appendix E: Glossary <br />Term <br />Definition or Method of Calculation <br />GPCD <br />Gallons of water per capita per day <br />GPD <br />Gallons of water per day <br />MGD <br />Millions of gallons of water per day <br />MG <br />Million gallons <br />Average Day Demand (gpcd) — Calculated <br />The calculated average day demand (gpd) divided <br />by the population served for a given year <br />Average Day Demand (gpd) — Minimum <br />The population served multiplied by the DNR <br />Projection <br />benchmark of 75 gpcd <br />Average Day Demand (gpd) — Design <br />The population served multiplied by the average <br />Projection <br />five year average use of 100 gpcd <br />Average Day Demand (gpd) — Maximum <br />The population served multiplied by the maximum <br />Projection <br />annual per capita (gpcd) <br />Peak Day Demand (gpd) — Calculated <br />The calculated average day demand multiplied by <br />the peaking factor reported for a given year <br />Peak Day Demand (gpd) — Projection <br />The average day demand multiplied by the 5 year <br />average peaking factor <br />Peaking Factor— Projection <br />The ratio of peak day water use to average day <br />water use, projected as an average of the past 5 <br />years <br />Population Served (gpd) <br />The population of the city or region minus those <br />using a private water supply <br />Joint Water Utility Feasibility Study E-1 <br />