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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 /> Expected On-Site Maximum Septic Tank Usage...........................................3 <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....................................................................................................5 <br /> Discussion of Soil Lithology...........................................................................5 <br /> PercolationTest.........................................................................................................6 <br /> Preparation and Presaturation of Percolation Test Holes..............................6 <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 /> Contributionof Rainfall .............................................................................................9 <br /> Quantity and Quality of Domestic Wastewater......................................................10 <br /> DenitrificationReductions.......................................................................................12 <br /> NitrateLoading Estimate.........................................................................................12 <br /> Special Events Scenario..........................................................................................13 <br /> Discussionof Nitrate Loading Results...................................................................13 <br /> TotalNitrate Impact......................................................................................13 <br /> CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................14 <br /> LIMITATIONS................................................................................................................15 <br /> SELECTED REFERENCES..........................................................................................16 <br /> LOGE 1301 <br />