If a sewage spill of 166 gallons per minute is ongoing for 22 minutes, how many reportable unrecoverable gallons of raw sewage had reached the creek?

To determine the amount of raw sewage that reached the creek during the spill, you need to first calculate the total volume of sewage discharged over the specified period of time. This can be done by multiplying the flow rate of the sewage spill (in gallons per minute) by the duration of the spill (in minutes).

In this scenario, the flow rate is 166 gallons per minute, and the duration of the spill is 22 minutes. The calculation is straightforward: [ \text{Total volume} = \text{Flow rate} \times \text{Duration} ]

[ \text{Total volume} = 166 \text{ gallons/minute} \times 22 \text{ minutes} ] [ \text{Total volume} = 3,652 \text{ gallons} ]

However, the question is specifically asking for "reportable unrecoverable gallons of raw sewage." In many contexts, calculated sewage spills are often rounded or subjected to specific thresholds for reporting, which can be determined by local regulations or protocols. In this case, if we analyze common reporting guidelines, it's likely that an additional consideration or factor applies to the final total for reportable incidents.

Thus, given the complexity surrounding what is considered "report