Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in land treatment of wastewater. Here is what is discussed: 1. PLANNING, 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 3. SLOW RATE PROCESS, 4. RAPID INFILTRATION PROCESS, 5. OVERFLOW PROCESS, 6. SMALL SYSTEMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers interested in planning of land treatment systems for wastewater management.

This publication provides civil engineers, environmental engineers, and other professional engineers and construction managers with technical guidance for planning of wastewater disposal using land treatment systems.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in land treatment of wastewater. Here is what is discussed: 1. PLANNING, 2. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 3. SLOW RATE PROCESS, 4. RAPID INFILTRATION PROCESS, 5. OVERFLOW PROCESS, 6. SMALL SYSTEMS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers interested in field investigations for wastewater land treatment systems. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 3. HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES 4. INFILTRATION RATE MEASUREMENTS 5. MEASUREMENT OF VERTICAL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY 6. GROUND WATER 7. SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 8. REFERENCES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers interested in overland flow process design for wastewater land treatment systems. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PROCESS PERFORMANCE 3. PREAPPLICATION TREATMENT 4. DESIGN CRITERIA SELECTION 5. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS 6. DISTRIBUTION 7. VEGETATIVE COVER 8. SLOPE CONSTRUCTION 9 RUNOFF COLLECTION 10. SYSTEM MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 11. ALTERNATIVE DESIGN METHODS 12. REFERENCES.

Introductory technical guidance for civil and environmental engineers interested in slow rate process design for land treatment of wastewater. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PROCESS PERFORMANCE 3. CROP SELECTION 4. PREAPPLICATION TREATMENT 5. LOADING RATES AND LAND AREA REQUIREMENTS 6. STORAGE REQUIREMENTS 7. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 8. DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF CONTROL 9. SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 10. SYSTEM MONITORING 11. FACILITIES DESIGN GUIDANCE 12. REFERENCES.