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Plate 3. <br /> De Casas Property <br /> Nitrate Mass Balance Calculation <br /> Nitrate Loadinq Calculations: <br /> Variable Value Units Description <br /> Q 200 gallons per day Effluent flow rate from report <br /> Nw 35 mg/L-N Effluent stream concentration from report <br /> A 0.31 acres Site area from report <br /> Nb 0.3 mg/L-N Concentration of rain water from report <br /> d 0.35 constant Denitrification factor from report <br /> R 7.91 inches per year Recharge rate of rainfall from report <br /> W 8.7 inches per year Uniform waste water loading for site calculation result <br /> Nc 12.0 mg/L-N RESULT. Long-term average concentration of percolating effluent <br /> Find Variable <br /> in = (Q) gal x 1 ft3 x 365 day(s) x 1 acre x 12 in x 1 site <br /> yr day 7.48 gal 1 year 43,560 ft2 1 ft (A)acre(s) <br /> 8.67 in/yr(site)=200 gal/day x(1 cu-ft/7.48 gals)x(365 days/1 year)x(1 acre 143,560 sq-ft)x(12 in/1 ft)x(1 site 10.31 acres) <br /> Hantzsche-Fennemore Equation(Nc): <br /> N�= WN,,,(1-d)+RNe <br /> W+R <br /> 12.03 mg/L-N=((8.67 in/yr x 35 mg/L-N x(1-0.35))+(7.91 in/yr x 0.27mg/L-N))/(8.67 in/yr+7.91 in/yr) <br /> Assumptions: <br /> 1. Total nitrogen concentration of influent waste stream is 35 mg/L-N. If different influent concentrations exist,use weighted average <br /> 2. Fraction of nitrate-N loss due to denitrification in the soil is 35%. <br /> 3. Estimated deep percolation of rainfall is 7.91 in/yr. <br /> 4. Background nitrate-N concentration of rainfall is 0.27 mg/L-N. <br /> LOGE 1832b April 17, 2020 <br />