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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />SOIL SUITABILITY STUDY.............................................................................................1 <br />Introduction.................................................................................................................1 <br />ProposedDevelopment..............................................................................................1 <br />SiteDescription...........................................................................................................1 <br />Existing and Proposed Septic Tank Usage..............................................................2 <br />ExistingSeptic System................................................................................... 2 <br />Proposed Septic System................................................................................ 2 <br />On -Site Septic Permit History ......................................................................... 2 <br />Existing Septic Tank Usage in the Vicinity ..................................................... 2 <br />Septic Permit History in the Vicinity................................................................ 2 <br />GroundWater Information.........................................................................................3 <br />Depthand Gradient........................................................................................3 <br />Potential Ground Water Contamination Issues .............................................. 3 <br />On -Site Wells..................................................................................................4 <br />WaterSample................................................................................................. 4 <br />Soil Profile and Geologic Information.......................................................................4 <br />SoilBorings.................................................................................................... 5 <br />Discussion of Soil Lithology............................................................................ 5 <br />PercolationTest..........................................................................................................5 <br />Preparation and Presaturation of Percolation Test Holes .............................. 5 <br />Percolation Test Procedure............................................................................ 6 <br />Percolation Test Results................................................................................ 6 <br />Discussion of Percolation Test Results.......................................................... 7 <br />Discussion of Septic System Sizing............................................................... 7 <br />NITRATE LOADING STUDY...........................................................................................8 <br />Mass Transport Soil Properties.................................................................................8 <br />Sourcesof Nitrate.......................................................................................................9 <br />PercolatingRecharge Waters....................................................................................9 <br />Qualityof Rainwater...................................................................................................9 <br />Quantity and Quality of Domestic Wastewater........................................................9 <br />DenitrificationReductions.......................................................................................11 <br />Nitrate Loading Estimate..........................................................................................11 <br />Discussion of Nitrate Loading Results...................................................................12 <br />Total Nitrate Impact......................................................................................12 <br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................14 <br />LIMITATIONS.................................................................................................................15 <br />SELECTED REFERENCES...........................................................................................16 <br />LOGE 2213 <br />