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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 /> ProposedSeptic 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..................................................................................... •..........6 <br /> Discussion of Soil Lithology...........................................................................7 <br /> PercolationTest.........................................................................................................7 <br /> Preparation and Presaturation of Percolation Test Holes..............................7 <br /> Percolation Test Procedure............................................................................7 <br /> Percolation Test Results................................................................................8 <br /> Discussion of Percolation Test Results..........................................................8 <br /> Discussion of Septic System Sizing...............................................................8 <br /> NITRATE LOADING STUDY...........................................................................................9 <br /> Mass Transport Soil Properties ................................................................................9 <br /> Sourcesof Nitrate ....................................................................................................10 <br /> Contribution of Rainfall ...........................................................................................10 <br /> Quantity and Quality of Domestic Wastewater......................................................11 <br /> Denitrification Reductions....................................... ............................................13 <br /> Nitrate Loading Estimate.........................................................................................13 <br /> Special Events Scenario..........................................................................................14 <br /> Discussion of Nitrate Loading Results...................................................................14 <br /> Total Nitrate impact......................................................................................74 <br /> CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................15 <br /> LIMITATIONS................................................................................................................16 <br /> SELECTED REFERENCES ..........................................................................................17 <br /> LOGE 1402 <br />