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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 />Ground Water 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.......................................................................5 <br />SoilBorings.................................................................................................... 6 <br />Discussion of Soil Lithology............................................................................ 6 <br />PercolationTest..........................................................................................................6 <br />Preparation and Presaturation of Percolation Test Holes .............................. 7 <br />Percolation Test Procedure............................................................................ 7 <br />Percolation Test Results................................................................................ 7 <br />Discussion of Percolation Test Results.......................................................... 8 <br />Discussion of Septic System Sizing............................................................... 9 <br />NITRATE LOADING STUDY.........................................................................................10 <br />Mass Transport Soil Properties...............................................................................10 <br />Sourcesof Nitrate.....................................................................................................11 <br />Percolating Recharge Waters..................................................................................11 <br />Qualityof Rainwater.................................................................................................11 <br />Quantity and Quality of Domestic Wastewater......................................................12 <br />Denitrification Reductions.......................................................................................13 <br />Nitrate Loading Estimate..........................................................................................14 <br />Discussion of Nitrate Loading Results...................................................................14 <br />Total Nitrate Impact......................................................................................17 <br />CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..............................................................18 <br />LIMITATIONS.................................................................................................................18 <br />SELECTEDREFERENCES...........................................................................................20 <br />LOGE 2233 <br />