The letter attached below was received via my web site yesterday. I've answered Mr. Collett's questions regarding these conversions, but I thought I would post it here since it may be of some interest. This is just another example of how Canada has taken so long to convert to SI... It's been nearly 31 years and we're still not done yet. At least there are some progressive people out there, like Mr. Collett, who are making and effort to finish the job. greg "Collett, Mike ELP:EX" wrote: > To whom it may concern > (Gregory Peterson) > > I am with the Water Management Branch of the Ministry of Environment, Lands > and Parks in British Columbia. > > Our Branch wishes to adopt the use of metric units with its water licensing > responsibility for the province. > > However, I want to ensure that I have the official e.g., S.I conversion > factors. I feel somewhat uncomfortable using my $ 50.00 metric conversion > calculator to obtain the conversion units that will affect how we describe > water quantities for 1,000s of water licences. > > I am also uncertain about how many digits to use with the metric conversion > units e.g., I ' ve seen three digits with some and four with others. > > I any event, I would be very grateful to receive the official e.g. S. I > conversion factors for the following: > > 1 imperial gallon to litres > > 1 acre foot to cubic metres > > 1 cubic foot to cubic metres, and > > 1 acre to hectares > > Thank you for providing this service > > Mike Collett (250) 387-9449 > A/Water Allocation Planner > Water Management Branch > Victoria, B.C.
