PB85-173938
Optimization of Nitrogen Removal by Rapid Infiltration Volume I.
System Description and Evaluation
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Mar 85
                 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
               National Technical Information Service
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                                                 EPA/600/2-85/016a
                                                 March  1985
OPTIMIZATION OF NITROGEN REMOVAL BY RAPID INFILTRATION

     VOLUME I.   SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION
                          by
                   Edwin R. Bennett

          Department of Civil, Environmental
             and Architectural Engineering
                University of Colorado
                Boulder, Colorado 80309
                    Carl  G.  Enfield

                          and

                   David  M.  Walters
   Robert S.  Kerr Environmental  Research Laboratory
                 Ada,  Oklahoma  74820

                   Grant No.  807933
                    Project Officer

                     Lowell Leach
   Robert S.  Kerr Environmental  Research Laboratory
                  Ada,  Oklahoma  74820
   ROBERT  S.  KERR ENVIRONMENTAL  RESEARCH LABORATORY
           OFFICE OF  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
           U.S.  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                      ADA,  OK 74820

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                                   TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
                            (Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
1. REPORT NO.

   EPA/600/2-85/016a
             3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
                     5  17-3 9 53/AS
4; TITLE AND SUBTITLE
OPTIMIZATION OF NITROGEN REMOVAL  BY  RAPID INFILTRATION
Volume I:   System Description  and Evaluation
                                                           6. REPORT DATE
                                                             March 1985
             6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
E.  R.  Bennett, C. 6. Enfield,  and  D.  M.  Walters
             8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9,PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS .,   _  .         ,
University of CoTorado, Dept. of Civil,  Environmental
and  Architectural Engineering, Boulder,  CO  80309
                      and
U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency
P. n  Rnx IIQft. Aria. OK  74R?n	
             10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
                CAZB1B
             11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.

                CR-807933
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
U.S.  Environmental  Protection Agency
Robert  S.  Kerr Environmental Research  Laboratory
P. 0. Box  1198
Ada,  OK 74820
             13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
             Final  9/22/80 - 12/21/84
             14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
                  EPA-600/15
16. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
Project Officer:  Lowell E. Leach
16. ABSTRACT
Treatment performance of three rapid  infiltration basins receiving  primary treated
municipal  wastewater is evaluated  for optimum total nitrogen control  using a series
of manual  operational techniques and  by remote control computer  operation.  Three
types  of loading sequences were used; flood loading every three  and one-half days,
flooding daily and sprinkler system loading based on soil moisture  sensors and
computer analysis and control.  The influent and effluent quality variations were
increased substantially compared with previous studies.  Under optimum conditions,
sustained removals above seventy-five percent were achieved with values for
individual  weeks in the mid-eighty percent range.  Nitrogen removals  were somewhat
less for the automated sprinkler loaded system with a maximum four-week average of
sixty-five percent.
17.
                                KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
                  DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS  C. COS AT I Field/Group
Land use
Ground water
Purification
Quality control
Sewage treatment
Nutrient  removal
 Land application
 High-rate infiltrations
 Primary pretreatment
 Nitrogen control
 Sewage effluents
    68D
    48B, E, G
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                                DISCLAIMER
     The  information in this document has been funded  in  part by the United
States  Environmental Protection  Agency under assistance agreement NO.  CR
807933  to  the University of Colorado.   It has been subjected to the Agency's
peer and  administrative review and has  been approved  for publication  as  an
EPA document.   Mention of trade names or commercial  products  does not
constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
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                                  FOREWORD
     The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established to coordinate
the administration of major Federal programs designed to protect the
quality of our environment.

     An important part of the Agency's effort involves the search for
information about environmental problems, management techniques, and new
technologies through which optimum use of the Nation's land and water
resources can be assured and the threat pollution poses to the welfare of
the American people can be minimized.

     The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and
Development conducts this search through a Nationwide network of research
facilities.  As one of these facilities, the Robert S. Kerr Environmental
Research Laboratory is responsible for the management of programs including
the development and demonstration of soil and other natural systems for the
treatment and management of municipal wastewaters.

     The rapid infiltration treatment process for land treatment of
municipal wastewaters uses the unsaturated soil profile beneath infil-
tration basins as the treatment media.  This project was designed to
evaluate the optimization of nitrogen removal in the rapid infiltration
system using primary wastewater from the Seventy-Fifth Street Wastewater
Treatment Plant in Boulder, Colorado.  Two previous studies conducted at
the same site evaluated the treatment efficiency for maximum hydraulic
loading of applied secondary and primary pretreated municipal wastewater.
Results demonstrate that high rate systems can be cost effective alter-
natives for municipal sewage treatment at sites where conditions are favor-
able for high hydraulic loading and an excess of seventy percent of total
nitrogen removal can be achieved.

     This report contributes to the knowledge which is essential for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to meet requirements of environmental
laws and enforce pollution control standards which are reasonable, cost
effective, and provide adequate protection for the American public.
                              Clinton W. Hall
                              Director
                              Robert S.  Kerr Environmental  Research Laboratory
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                                ABSTRACT
     The objective of this  research field study was to evaluate operational
methods for the optimization  of nitrogen removal  in the rapid infiltration
process.  A previous study  at the same site had results showing a high degree
of biological  nitrification but essentially no nitrogen removal  through
denitrification.   This  study  investigated  methods  for increasing
denitrification.   A further objective  of the  study was to evaluate  the
efficiency of the removal of other pollutional  constituents  under  the
operational conditions necessary for enhanced  nitrogen removal.

     The rapid  infiltration field site consisted of three basins with surface
areas of 0.35,  0.19 and 0.22  hectares (0.87, 0.47 and 0.54 acres).   Primary
effluent from  the City of Boulder wastewater treatment plant was applied to
the  basins utilizing hydraulic loading  rates  ranging from  4.4 to 42
meters/year (15 to 140 ft/yr).  Three types of loading sequences were  used;
flood  loading every three and one-half days,  flood loading daily,  and
sprinkler system  loading  based on electrical  conductivity sensors with
computer analysis and control.

     The vertical profile of  the beds consisted of 0.15 to 0.75 meters  (0.5
to 2.5 ft.) of silty sand  overlying approximately 2.5 meters  (8  ft.) of
gravelly sand.  Bedrock formed the base  of the  basins and clay dikes were
constructed to  act as water barriers on  the sides of the basin system.   The
beds were constructed with  underdrain pipes.   Direct sampling  was
accomplished on the influent  and effluent flows  and flow measurements  and
balances were  made.  Pollutional parameter concentrations were measured  and
removal percentages were calculated.

     Total nitrogen removals  were increased substantially compared with  the
previous  study.   Under optimum conditions,  sustained removals above
seventy-five percent were achieved with  values for individual weeks  in  the
mid  eighty percent  range.   Increased denitrification resulted from
maintaining saturated or near saturated  soil  conditions for long periods,
using low infiltration rates  and reduced hydraulic loadings.  The removal of
phosphates was  shown to be  directly related to  a critical phosphorus mass
loading of 3.0 Kg/Ha-d (0.3 gm/rrr-d) that represented the mineralization rate
for the soil chemistry of the field system.   Other operational parameters
seemed to have  little effect  on the phosphorus treatment.  Sustained removals
greater than ninety-five percent were achieved.   BOD and TOC removals were
high throughout the study with most BOD  values above ninety percent.  Reduced
hydraulic loading applied with the sprinkler system produced BOD reductions
in the range of ninety-nine percent with effluent levels below one  mg/1.
Coliform percentage removals xere high  but the  three meter depth  of soil
material utilized in this underdrained  system  produced effluent coliform
concentrations  that were  great enough  that further disinfection may be
required in order to meet environmental  quality standards.
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     The  computer operated  .sprinkler loading system was successful  in
monitoring and controlling the  loading that maintained a preset moisture
content in the basin soil.  BOD  and phosphorus removals  were excellent with
the sprinkler system.  Nitrogen  removals were slightly less than with  the
flood loaded system but each  successive attempt to improve  removal efficiency
was successful indicating that further optimization  in removal efficiency  is
possible*

     In general, rapid infiltration treatment utilizing optimum conditions
for loading, resting and scarification was shown to  be a technique that  can
produce a  high quality effluent  representing advanced wastewater treatment
with a  high degree of reliability.  For small communities having inexpensive
land with  proper  soil types,  it  can  represent a  low cost,  low  energy
consumptive approach to design.

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                                  CONTENTS
                                                               Page
Foreword	
Abstract	     iv
Figures	,	   viii
Tables	      x
Acknowledgments  	     xi

   1.  Introduction	    1-1

   2.  Conclusions   	    2-1

   3.  Recommendations	    3-1

   4.  Experimental Facilities and Procedures  	    4-1

            Site description and system operation	    4-1
            Soil analysis	    4-8
            Sampling methods	  .    4-14
            Chemical analyses	    4-14
            Laboratory quality assurance program 	    4-18
            Remote data collection quality assurance program    4-19
            Mass flow calculations for nitrogen	    4-19
            Physical measurements	    4-22

   5.  Performance of the Rapid Infiltration System  ....    5-1

            Loading modes	    5-1
            Nitrogen removal 	    5-3
            Phosphorus removal	    5-11
            BOD and TOC removals	'	    5-20
            Suspended solids removals	    5-25
            The solids mat	    5-25
            Operational considerations  	    5-30
            System optimization	  .   • 5-31
            Rapid  infiltration system applications 	    5-32

References	    R-l

Appendix    I.  Chemical and analytical results  	    Al-1
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                                   FIGURES

Number                                                              Page
   1.  The rapid infiltration system layout  	    4-2
   2.  Schematic of the Boulder wastewater treatment plant ...    4-3
   3.  Schematic of pneumatically operated valves with pneumatic
       positioners	    4-5.
   4.  Remote computer interface data collection system at Boulder  4-6
   5.  Schematic of computer system components at RSKERL ....    4-7
   6.  Flood loaded beds (photos)	    4-9
   7.  Influent pump, effluent pump and sampling manhole (photos)   4-10
   8.  Sprinkler system on beds, summer and winter (photos). . .    4-11
   9.  Sprinkler end cap, trailer, soil sensors (photos) ....    4-12
  10.  Sprinkler pump, control pannel, flow controllers (photos)    4-13
  11.  Distribution of % variation of influent for phosphorus  .    4-20
  12.  Influent and effluent flow and nitrogen pattern 	    4-23
  13.  Mass flow patterns for the nitrogen forms	    4-24
  14.  Effluent temperature pattern	    4-25
  15.  Nitrogen analysis for bed 1	    5-5
  16.  Nitrogen analysis for bed 2	    5-6
  17.  Nitrogen analysis for bed 3	    5-7
  18.  Nitrogen removal as a function of infiltration rate . . .    5-9
  19.  Phosphorus analysis for bed 1	 .    5-12
  20.  Phosphorus analysis for bed 2	    5-13
  21.  Phosphorus analysis for bed 3	    5-14
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FIGURES (continued)                                                 Page
  22.  Effect of mass loading rate on phosphorus removal ....    5-15
  23.  Phosphorus removal comparison with other studies	    5-17
  24.  Phosphorus removal relationship with weeks of loading .  .    5-18
  25.  Effect of hydraulic loading on phosphorous removal. . .  .    5-19
  26.  BOD analysis for bed 1	    5-21
  27.  BOD analysis for bed 2. ..	    5-22
  28.  BOD analysis for bed 3	    5-23
  29.  Effect of hydraulic loading rate on BOD removal  	    5-24
  30.  Suspended solids analysis for bed 1 . .	    5-26
  31.  Suspended solids analysis for bed 2	    5-27
  32.  Suspended solids analysis for bed 3	    5-28
  33.  Effec-t of hydraulic loading rate on SS removal	    5-29
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                                   TABLES

number                                                           Page
   1.  Loading depths	   4-8
   2.  Soil analysis	   4-15
   3.  Soil chemical properties	   4-16
   4.  Soil chemical analysis	   4-17
   5.  Standard diviation of chenical analyses 	   4-21
   6.  Average constituent concentrations and removals ....   5-1
   7.  Comparison of three loading modes -
                       average and best four weeks results . .   5-2
   8.  Laboratory column tests 	   5-30

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                               ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
     The authors wish to  thank  the many people who  made  contributions to this
research.  Dr. K. Daniel  Linstedt  initiated the study and  served  as Principal
Investigator for the  first  four months  of the field  investigations.   The use
of the  facility  at  the  City of  Boulder  wastewater  treatment plant  made the
project possible.

     Appreciation is  expressed  to  the  Robert  S.  Kerr Environmental  Research
Laboratory of  the   Environmental   Protection  Agency  for  its   support of the
project and especially Mr.  Lowell  Leach who served as project officer for the
period of the study.

     Special gratitude goes to the graudate students that provided enthusiastic
and conscientious work  under demanding  conditions.   They  collected  more than
fifteen hundred  samples  at  all   hours  of  the  week and  under  all.  weather
conditions.  They performed  more  than  fifteen thousand  laboratory and  field
analyses and did the  preliminary  data analysis as part of  Masters theses work
in the course of their  graduate education at the  University  of Colorado.  The
group included  Joe  Dollerschell,  Ed  Everaert,  Glen Friedman,   Julia  Forge,
Jennifer Gredell, Anne Liebeskind and Philippe Soreau.
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                                 SECTION 1

                               INTRODUCTION
     The high  rate land treatment  process utilizing  rapid  infiltration beds
is an economically attractive,  low energy consuming  process providing a high
degree of pollutant removal  for municipal wastewaters.   In  earlier studies
(1,2) at the same site and using the  same system as  this  research, it was
found that by  maximizing  infiltration  rate, typical  loading rates in the
range of fifteen to forty-five  meters per year (50-150 feet  per year) could
be achieved and nearly complete (>95%)  ammonia conversion  to nitrate was
accomplished when applying either  primary or secondary  effluent to a rapid
infiltration bed.  In that study,  high  infiltration  rates  were maintained
with frequent  resting periods  and scarification of  the  be
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moisture  content of the soil  at  all  times.  This was  done in an effort  to
maximize  the  conditions for nitrification and denitrification and optimize
the total  removal of the nitrogen  forms.  The computer controlled loadings
were used  from July, 1983  until  December, 1983.   The research system was
constructed with underdrains  so  that the influent  and effluent parameters
could be  measured under all operating conditions.
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                                 SECTION 2

                                CONCLUSIONS
     Rapid  infiltration treatment  utilizing flood loading  was shown to be
capable of  removing seventy-five  percent  of the  total  nitrogen  from
wastewater,  continuously producing an effluent with a  concentration of less
than 10 mg/1.  In addition,  under  reduced loading  conditions, effluent total
nitrogen levels of 7 mg/1,  phosphorous  of 0.5 mg/1 and  BOD of 5 mg/1 were
attained.

     Nitrogen removal was enhanced by  creating reducing  conditions in the
near surface soil system.  Maintaining  a saturated or near saturated soil
moisture condition with long periods of continuous flooding of the basins
produced the highest nitrogen reductions.  In addition, it was found that low
infiltration rates improved  removals by extending  the  periods of saturation
of the upper portion of the  soil.  Lowering the mass loading rate and the
hydraulic loading of the system  reduced the ammonia leakage from the system.

     It is  possible to remotely  control the operation  of a rapid infiltration
system using transducers in  the  field.   The servo  control system utilized was
effective in maintaining nitrogen  removal efficiencies as well as diagnosing
system problems permitting  rapid  repair of field problems.  One area for
further development with the computer operation is  improving  the sensors used
for obtaining reliable measurement of field moisture conditions.

     The maximum phosphorus  removal  for this site  was  found to be 3.0 Kg/Ha-d
(0.3  gm/m  -d).   It  was  concluded  that  this value  represented  the
mineralization  rate for the  soils  employed in the  study.   When loadings
exceeded this  level, the  mineralization  reaction was  not capable  of
regenerating the  sites  for  the phosphorus adsorption  reaction at a fast
enough rate  to maintain a balance  between the two  reactions and the treatment
efficiency  declined rapidly.

     BOD reductions were high for  all of the loading conditions studied.   A
large  portion  of  the BOD  was  removed in the solids mat  produced at the
surface of  the beds by the accumulation of the solids  present in the primary
effluent.   BOD removals were found to be improved  at lower hydraulic loading
rates.

     The rapid infiltration  basins  provided major reductions in coliform
bacteria densities.  However, with the three meter depth  of  earth materials
utilized in  the underdrained  system of this study,  the  removals were not
sufficient  to meet some  environmental  water quality  standards  and
disinfection processes may be a  required part of the process  for discharging
of the effluent into a stream.
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     Each  of  the three rapid  infiltration beds had  an  approximately three
meter (10  foot) depth of soil  materials.  Two of the  beds  had approximately
15 cm (6 in)  top soil cover over  the coarse aluvial material while the other
bed had  approximately 75 cm (30  in) of top soil  cover.   Since all three beds
gave very  similar results for  the pollutant removals  that were evaluated,  it
is concluded  that a major portion of the removals  occurred  in the top 15  cm
(6 in) of  the beds.

        Operational  problems with  the flood  loaded  beds  were  minimal
throughout the  year.  The use  of  primary effluent did  not  create odor
problems.  Operation of the sprinkler loading system was  not possible when
the ambient air and soil temperature dropped below freezing.
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                                 SECTION  3

                              RECOMMENDATIONS
     From the  observation made during  the  course of this study,  the  following
observations seem  appropriate.

     The nitrogen  and phosphorus removal mechanisms in land treatmemt  systems
are dependent  on the adsorption capacity of the soil for these  constituents
and by the regeneration rate of the sorption  sites by biological  reactions
and chemical precipitation reactions.   Studies  relating the properties of
different soils  with removal  effectiveness  would  provide  a greater
understanding of the mechanisms of the treatment process  and provide
direction for  the  selection of the land treatment location for  the  design
engineer.

     Nitrogen  removal requires oxidation of ammonical nitrogen and  reduction
of nitrate nitrogen to gaseous forms.   It  has been shown that nitrification
is not difficult to maintain when sufficient oxygen is available even  at  near
0°C soil temperatures.  Removal effectiveness has, on the other  hand, been
shown  to be related to  soil  moisture conditions  which produce  reducing
environments.   Further development of operational parameters  for  creating
optimal moisture conditions which will  reduce the  nitrate while maintaining
sufficient oxygen  to nitrify the ammoniacal nitrogen would be useful.

     Electrical conductivity of the bulk soil-water system can be  used as an
assessment of  soil moisture conditions.  Due to variations in the  electrical
conductivity of the applied water (precipitation versus wastewater), precise
control of soil moisture conditions was not possible.  It would  be  desirable
to develop instrumentation which would  measure  soil  moisture or  air  filled
porosity without the influence of other environmental parameters.   Adequate
instrumentation would permit  further development of criteria for optimum
nitrogen removal.

     Most rapid infiltration systems have  been designed with the concept  that
the effluent percolates  to  a groundwater aquifer.   The alternate  system
utilizing beds designed with underdrains and discharge to a  surface stream,
such as the system used in  this research project,  has been shown to be a
highly effective means of providing advanced wastewater treatment with a  high
degree of reliability while  requiring low energy consumption and ease of
operation. The system would be similar in some ways to the intermittent  sand
filters presently  in use except that the  soil  materials would provide for
nitrogen removal by denitrification and phosphorus removal by adsorption and
precipitation.  The underdrained system concept should be developed further
as a contained system for small communities or cluster home developments.
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                                 SECTION 4

                  EXPERIMENTAL  FACILITIES AND PROCEDURES
     The demonstration rapid infiltration system at  Boulder, Colorado was
constructed  in  1975 and was used  in previous studies  (1,2)  to establish the
adequacy of  such a system as a means of providing tertiary nitrification for
the wastewater  of the City of Boulder.  Wastewater loadings were initiated  in
the present  study in December of  1980 and field  evaluations  were continued
until December  of 1983.  One objective of this research  was  to optimize the
operating conditions of the  beds for  the removal of nitrogen through the
mechanism of  biological  nitrification and denitrification occurring
simultaneously  as the wastewater  passed through the soil material.   Another
objective was to evaluate the performance of the  rapid  infiltration system
for the removal of other  pollutants  including  biochemical oxygen demand
(BOD), total organic carbon (TOC), suspended solids,  coliform bacteria and
phosphorous.   In  addition,  the change  in cation concentrations  in the
wastewater including calcium, magnesium and sodium were monitored along with
changes in pH.  The study was accomplished using  several  loading rates for
both flood loading and computer actuated sprinkler loading modes.


SITE DESCRIPTION AND SYSTEM OPERATION

     The rapid  infiltration beds  of this research were situated directly east
of the wastewater treatment plant in Boulder, Colorado, on the south bank  of
Boulder Creek.  The site consisted of  three basins,  which  were designated
one, two, and three moving from south  to  north.  The configuration of the
beds is  shown in  Figure  1.  The  earth  materials  in  the beds  were
approximately  three meters  (10 ft)  deep and  the  base material  was  an
impermeable  shale strata.   Earth  berms,  approximately  0.8  meters  (2.5 ft)
high, separated the basins, while a clay dike surrounding  the entire  basin
area isolated the system from local groundwater.  The  Boulder treatment  site,
shown diagrammatically in Figure  2, supplied the primary effluent applied  to
the infiltration basins with a model 71011 Worthington  pump  through a 0.35
meter (14 in) low presure pipe during the entire study.

     After the  wastewater passed  through the soil materials  in the  beds,  it
was collected in an underdrain system made up of two perforated 18 cm (7 in)
diameter pipes  running the length of each bed at a depth of  2.5 to  3.2 m  (8
to  10  ft),  just  above the  shale layer  at the bottom of  the beds.   The
underdrain pipes emptied  into  a  central  effluent sampling  manhole.  From
there, the effluent was pumped to Boulder Creek'.  The  lines from each of the
beds  had  a  V-notched weir  installed  in the  individual  channels  in the
effluent, sampling manhole  and  a  horizontal plate was  installed in such  a
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position that a point gauge  could be used  to  measure water  depth  in the
upstream  pool  and flow rates  were calculated  using  this arrangement.
Effluent samples for chemical  analysis were  taken in the flow channels of
this manhole.   Influent samples  for the rapid  infiltration beds  were taken
from the splitter  box for the flood loading conditions or from beakers placed
on the beds during sprinkler loading.

     For the first two years of  the study, the influent pipe  lead  directly to
an  in-line,  totalizing,   propeller  flow  meter  and  then  to   a
distribution-splitter box.   Lift gates were used to divert the flow to bed 1,
bed 2 or bed 3  during flood loadings.  The basins were operated in a  cyclic
pattern of loading and resting.   The first phase of the study lasted  for 68
weeks, from December 1980 until  March of  1982.  Initially a 23-week sequence
was studied and  this was  followed by a series  of 6 to 8 week loadings
separated  by 3  to  4 week resting periods.  During  this time  all  three  beds
were flood loaded  with approximately 40 cm (16 in) of wastewater  on 3.5 day
intervals.  Bed 1  was loaded at  7 AM on Monday and 7 PM on Thursday of  each
of the weeks of loading.  Bed 2  was loaded at  7  AM on Tuesday and 7 PM on
Fridays and bed 3  was loaded  at 7 AM on Wednesday and 7 PM on  Saturdays.
Scarification of the beds was done during weeks 27, 33 and 49  with a tractor
and disk.   The  second phase of the flood loading  was conducted  on bed one
from April, 1982 to February,  1983.  During this period of time the bed was
loaded with approximately 5 cm (2 in) of wastewater each day  of  the week at  8
AM.  Scarification of the beds was done during weeks 70 and 111.

     During the final year of the study a fixed sprinkler distribution system
was installed on beds 2 and 3.  To obtain sufficient operating  pressure for
the sprinklers, a  6.5 m (20 ft)  section of pipe  was removed, reducers  were
attached to each end of the pipe and a 15 cm  (6  in) diameter  PVC pipe was
installed  in a  "U" shape, through a control trailer and back  to  the original
pipe.   The primary purpose  of the sprinkler  system was to distribute the
wastewater over the entire basin without requiring surface flooding.

     The sprinkler system consisted of a network  of 10 cm (4  in) diameter
aluminum irrigation pipes with risers installed at 6.2 m (20  ft)  intervals.
Nelson F33AS impact sprinkler nozzles were installed at the top  of the risers
with each  nozzle having a 0.43 cm (11/64  in) orifice.  There were  13 nozzles
per bed designed to apply a total  of 0.0045 nr/s  (70 gpm) at 276 kPa (40
psi).   The pipeline from the primary clarifier to the infiltration beds was
modified so that it passed through a trailer in an inverted "U"  shaped loop.
A tee was  installed in the pipe  so that flow could be directed  to the flood
loading bed or  it  could be diverted to a separate pump and valving  system
that would allow the sprinkler system to be operated.  Each of the plots was
controlled by pneumatically operated valves with  pneumatic positioners as
shown diagrammatically in Figure 3.  The switches shown diagrammatical^ in
Figure 3 were operated using a remote computer interface shown  in Figure 4,
which in turn was  controlled by  a computer located in RSKERL, Ada, Oklahoma
shown in Figure 5.  The computer was used to  control the operation  of the
system by  sensing  the electrical conductivity of the soil as  an  assessment of
the water  content.  The measured electrical  conductivity was modified to
correct for temperature based  on temperature measurements made in  the  field.
Each plot  contained three Martek SCT soil conductivity transducers installed
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5 cm (2 in)  below the surface  and  three sets of stainless  steel rods for
assessing the  electrical conductivity of the soil  along  with National
Semiconductor LM 335 temperature  transducer placed  at  the  same location.
There was  also an additional  temperature transducer  placed 30 cm (1 ft)  below
the surface  in each plot and  one temperature transducer  to measure ambient
air  temperature.   Based  on the  corrected  electrical  conductivity
measurements,  the computer operated  the pumps and  valves attempting to
maintain a constant electrical  conductivity of the  soil.

     The computer allowed water application only when  the air temperature was
above -5°C,  and the wind speed  was  below 15 m/s (35  mi/hr).   This prevented
excessive ice  buildups  and excessive  wind drift of the  wastewater."
Instantaneous flow rates were measured and used along  with the internal  clock
of the computer to calculate  the average daily flow  for the system.

     The two mode loading process  is  shown in Figure 1.   The  photographs of
Figures 6  through 10 have been  included to provide  a visual impression  of the
system. The loading patterns are  summarized in Table  1.  The  loading rate
for the 3.5  day pattern averaged 123  ft/yr. based on the  weeks  that loading
actually occurred.  Resting of  the  beds was necessary  and this occupied 28
percent of the  weeks of  this  portion  of the study.  The overall average
loading rate over time including resting periods is  given  in  the table.  No
intentional  resting periods were utilized with the  1 day or sprinkler system
patterns.   Downtime periods  caused be construction in the wastewater
treatment plant  were not included  in  the calculation  of  loading  rate.
Loading values for each week  of the study are given  in  the appendix.


	TABLE 1.  LOADING DEPTHS
                        flood  (3  172 day)  .flood  (1  day)   sprinkler
loading rate, inc.
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0.95
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SOIL ANALYSIS

     The rapid  infiltration  site  was located .in the  Piedmont section  of
Boulder County.  The surface soils  in  this section consist of unconsol idated
deposits of  Quaternary age.(3)  These  deposits were composed  of loose sand,
loose gravel, and clayey sand underlain by bedrock of oceanic origin.  The
soils of the Piedmont section have  been classified into  several associations,
with the soil at the rapid infiltration site falling  in  the  Niwot-Loveland-
Calkins association.  Soil samples  were taken to  the full  depth of each  of
the beds after they had been used for  treating wastewater for several years.
An additional sample was taken in the  soil outside the beds in an area where
the  surface soil  layer  had  been  removed and this represented the earth
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Figure 6.   Flood loaded  beds.
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Figure 7.   Influent  pump (top),  effluent  pump  and  sampling manhole  (bottom)
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Figure 8.   Sprinkler  system on  beds,  summer  (top), winter  (bottom)
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Figure 9.   Sprinkler end cap (top),  trailer (left),  soil  sensors (right).
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                              Reproduced from
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Figure 10.   Sprinkler pump, control  panel (left),  flow controllers  (right)
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material that had  not  been subject to wastewater loading.   A tabulation  of
the grain size analysis of the soil at several  boring  depths as well  as  the
boring logs are shown  in Table 2, as recorded by Chen  (4).   Each of the  beds
had approximately  75 cm (2.5 feet) of finer textured material at the  surface
overlying coarse sand  and gravel in the lower portion  of  the system.   Prior
to this study, 60  cm (2 ft) of the finer material was  removed from beds 2 and
3 so that 15cm (0.5 ft) of finer textured  materials  remained.  All  of  the
beds had twelve or more percent clay  and  two and one-half percent  or  more
organic matter in  the  surface layer. The chemistry of  the soils is shown  in
Tables 3 and 4.
SAMPLING METHODS

     Influent sampling for the flood loading mode utilized an Isco automatic
sampler, model  1390, which took 200 ml of the flow every one-half hour during
the approximately  seventeen hour loading  period.  Every  second volume  was
released into a cup containing sulfuric acid while the  other portions were
unacidified.   At the end  of  the loading period, compositing produced an
acidified and an unacidified aliquot for each loading.  One loading per week
was analysed  for each of the basins.   Influent sampling  for the sprinkler
loading operation  involved placing two beakers on the  surface of the  beds in
the spray pattern, one with acid added, and collecting two volumes.  This  was
also done once  per week.  All  acidified samples had a  pH of less than 2.

     Two types  of effluent samples were  taken, acidified  and unacidified.
All volumes were taken at the outlet streams of the individual beds  in  the
effluent manhole.  For the  flood loading sequence, grab  aliquots were
obtained at seven hours after the loading was begun and this represented  a
time near the effluent flow peak and they were not acidified.  The acidified
volumes were  used for the nitrogen analyses and it was necessary to obtain  a
series of samples after each loading so that a flow weighted mean could be
established.   Acidified samples and effluent flow measurements were taken at
3, 7, 10, 24, 34,  48 and 72 hours after loading was initiated. The acidified
aliquots were used for the  analysis  of  ammonia, total Kjeldahl nitrogen,
nitrate, phosphorus and TOC.  The unacidified volumes were  for pH,  BOD  and
suspended solids analyses.  Special grab  samples of  influent and effluent
flows were obtained using sterilized bottles for the coliform tests and using
nitric acid acidified bottles for the calcium, magnesiun and sodium series.


CHEMICAL ANALYSES

     The chemical analyses  for total  Kjeldahl nitrogen  were accomplished
using procedures detailed in Section  421  of Standard Methods  (5) from  the
beginning of  the project until Febuary of 1982.   A 250 ml sample was  carried
through the digestion and distillation steps.  Final TKN and ammonia nitrogen
measurements  were accomplished with an Orion Research  Electrode, model 95-10.
After February, 1982, a Technicon Autoanalyzer II  with ammonia cartridge  was
used for ammonia and TKN analysis using methods from the instrument  manual.
TKN samples were first digested in a Techne model  DG-1 block  digester prior
to analysis.   Nitrate-nitrite nitrogen determinations were  made using  the
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           TABLE 2. SOIL ANALYSIS (percent dry weight)
Depth  Gravel  Very  Coarse  Medium  Fine  Very  Silt  Clay  Org.
 Feet         Coarse  Sand-    Sand   Sand  Fine              Mat.
               Sand                        Sand
Grain    >2    1-2    .5-1  .25-.5  .1-.2 .05-.!       <.02
  size   mm     mm      mm     mm     mm     mm          mm
Bed 1
0-.25
1
2.5
5
8
Bed 2
0-.25
1
3
5
Bed 3
0-.25
1
2
5
8
Outside
0-.25
1
2.5
5
8

5.3
12.9
11.1
74.4
62.8

13.9
56.1
67.2
10.6

19.7
59.3
50.9
41.5
77.4
of Bed
71.4
68.1
60.5
68.8
38.8

9.8
5.6
4.6
9.3
14.8

7.2
6.6
7.9
32.6

6.7
16.3
17.0
23.0
5.5

10.
8.
11.
6.
10.

24.
8.
12.
27.

10.
13.
15.
16.
8.

9
5
6
4
8

2
1
1
7

7
3
7
5
3 '

10.1
9.4
15.0
3.1
4.6

15.3
9.2
7.4
11.3

9.3
4.1
5.8
8.1
3.6

18.2
19.0
20.2
2.9
3.6

14.0
10.3
3.2
8.4

17.7
2.6
5.0
6.7
2.7

10.4
9.0
9.4
1.3
1.2

4.8
3.2
0.9
2.2

7.1
1.0
1.8'
1.3
0.6

16.3
18.3
12.7
0.8
1.1

8.6
5.2
0.3
6.3

16.8
2.1
2.4
2.3
1.3
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20.0
18.3
15.4
1.8
1.1

12.2
1.3
1.0
0.9

12.0
1.3
1.4
0.6
0.6

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2.
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2.
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7
7
9
3
3

5
3
2
1

6
3
3
1
1
1 (control)
7.8
9.8
9.7
6.9
7.8
4.
7.
8.
7.
11.
5
3
6
6
3
2.3
3.5
5.5
3.5
9.5
4.5
3.9
7.8
5.2
16.5
2.1
1.6
2.8
2.7
6.8
4.0
2.0
2.3
3.2
4.3
3.4
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5.0
1.
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0
5
2
2
1

                        Hole Boring logs (4)
Bed 1) 0-2.7 ft (SC) sand-clayey, 2.7-12 ft (SM) silty, gravely
sand, 12+ ft bedrock, water table at 7 ft below surface.

Bed 2) 0-0.5 ft (SC) sand-clayey, 0.5-5 ft  (SM) silty, gravely
sand, 5-7.5 ft (SP) clean sand, 7.5+ ft bed rock, water table 7
ft below surface.

Bed 3) 0-0.5 ft (SC) sand-clayey, 0.5-3 ft(SM) silty, gravely
sand, 3-7 ft (SP) clean sand, 7-11 ft (SM)  silty, gravely sand,
11+ ft bedrock, water table 7 ft below surface.
Outside Bed 1) 0-1.8 ft (SC) sand-clayey, 1.6-14 ft  (SM) silty,
gravely sand, 14+ ft bedrock, water table at 5. ft below surface.
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TABLE 3. SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Depth
Feet
Bed 1
0-.25
1
2.5
5
8
Bed 2
0-.25
1
3
5
Bed 3
0-.25
1
2
5
8
- Outside
0-.25
1
2.5
5
8
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24.2
21.4
16.4
2.9
2.6

14.8
2.6
2.4
2.1

14.8
1.9
2.6
1.9
3.1
of Bed
11.0
5.5
4.3
3.6
4.3
Fixed Moisture
NH4-N content
ppm %

22 23.9
23.5
22.8
8.9
10 15.9

37 29.4
8.2
6.9
10.2

42 26.7
5.8
7.4
6.2
16.9
1 (control)
10 8.2
6.5
5.7
5.3
13.9
2MKC1 extract
NH4-N N03-N
ppm ppm

172
8
9
8
3

193
11
9
13

129
17
11
3
14

1
2
1
1
2

1
1
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                 TABLE 4.  SOIL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
A sample taken at a depth of 1.3 ft (0.4 m) in Bed 1 gave the
following analysis:

Type of soil-sandy loam (international classification of silty
             sand

            pH                             5.4
            Conductivity                   0.4
            Extractable Phosphorous ppm   28.0
            Extractable K ppm          .  103.0
            Extractable Zn ppm             2.8
            Extractable Al ppm             2.0
            Extractable Fe ppm           249.0
            Extractable Ca ppm           820.0
            Extractable Mn ppm            17.8
            Extractable Cu ppm        '     7.8
            Extractable F ppm          .    0.8
            Total Fe percent               3.07
            Total Al percent               6.85
            Total Ca percent               1.29
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Technicon Autoanalyzer II with  the cadmium reduction  method described  in
Section 605  of  Standard Methods  (5)..

     Total phosphorus analyses  were performed by  the  colorimetric method
outlined in  Section 365.3 of Methods for Chemical  Analysis of Water and
Wastes (6).   Light absorbance was  measured with a  Bausch  and Lomb Spectronic
70 instrument.  Total organic carbon was determined  using a Beckman model
915B total organic carbon analyzer.   Five replicate  volumes of 45 microliters
each were analyzed for each  influent  and effluent  sample.

     The unacidified samples were  stored at 4°C  when  necessary prior  to
analysis. The  analyses for  BOD  and  pH were made when  the  samples arrived  in
the laboratory and usually no  storage  was necessary..  The  five day
biochemical  oxygen demand test (BOD)  was determined  according to section 507
of Standard  Methods  (5).   The iodimetric procedure  with  azide modification
was used to  calibrate the Yellow Springs model  54A oxygen  meter and the meter
was used to  measure the dissolved  oxygen levels  in the  test bottles.  The
dilution water  was aerated for 0.5 hour  and stored in the  BOD  box at 20°C
prior to use.   The dilution  water  was seeded with one ml  of settled sewage
for each two liters of water.   An Orion model 399A  ionalyzer  was used  to
determine the  pH of the samples.   Suspended solids were determined  as
outlined in  section 160.7 of Methods for Chemical  Analysis of Water and
Wastes (6).   A  sample volume of  100 ml was used for  influents and 200 ml for
effluents.

     The analyses for total  and  fecal coliform determinations were done  as
soon  as  the samples reached the laboratory using  the  membrane  filter
technique as given in sections  909A and 909C  of Standard Methods  (5).
However, the phosphate buffer step was eliminated.  Three  dilutions were made
of the  influent  and effluent  samples  and triplicates  were run  on each
dilution.

     The measurements for calcium,  magnesium and sodium were made using the
instructions for the atomic  absorption spectrophotometer,  Model IL 151/251.


LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE  PROGRAM

     Laboratory quality control  was accomplished using  duplicates for all
analyses with spikes and  blanks  tested with a frequency  of one or more  of
each  with every  ten samples analysed.  Laboratory quality water from  a
Milli-Q system  and reagent grade chemicals were used  in  the preparation  of
all standards,  stock reagents,  dilutions and blanks.   Spiked  samples and
blanks were  run with all  analyses  except pH, suspended solids and coliforms.
Statistical  analysis of the  spiked  samples was  used  to determine the accuracy
of each test while statistical  analysis of the  replicates determined the
precision.

     For each set of replicate samples the percent variation from the mean  of
the two values  was calculated, based  on  the following:

        % variation = 100 (ave.  cone. -  individual conc.)/ave. cone.
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The results of all  the  (n) number of samples for the  same chemical parameter
were ranked and ordered  using the following:

                     %  [<% variation] = 100 rank/(n + 1)

and this was plotted  on  probability paper as a function of % variation.   A
typical plot is shown in figure 11.  The standard deviation of the percent
variation of the data set was calculted from:

                         std. div. = [(X-X)/(N+1)]0'5

with X = the individual  value, X = the ave. value of  all samples, and  N  the
total number of samples.

    The percent variation  distribution  of replicants was' determined  for
influent and effluent samples for-TKN, ammonia,  nitrate, BOD, TOC, suspended
solids, phosphorus, fecal and total coliform analyses.  The  percent recovery
distribution of spiked  samples was  determined for  influent and'effluent
samples for phosphorus,  BOD and TOC  analyses.   For  the nitrogen analyses,
spike recoveries were determined for only effluent samples.   The boundaries
for acceptable tests  were set at a value of two  standard diviations from  the
mean and the dashed lines on the figure  at 2.28 percent and 97.72 percent
represent these points.  The intersection of the line of  fit for the data
points and the dashed lines were the limiting  values  for duplicate variation
and greater values  occuring in a test required that the analyses be repeated.
The standard deviation of replicates and the mean and  standard deviation  of
spike recoveries are  shown in Table 5.   The variation of the mean value  for
replicates"was zero.


REMOTE DATA COLLECTION QUALITY ASSURANCE

     Several internal functions of the data collection system were monitored
throughout the duration of the project.  The internal monitoring permitted
evaluating the overall performance of the measurement  system but did  not give
any indication of the accuracy of individual transducers.  Volume II  presents
a summary of the data collected along with a statistical analysis.  As  shown
in figure 4, there  are several points in the measurement system that errors
could  occur.  In an attempt  to determine the magnitude  of these errors
several internal standards  were monitored throughout the experiment.   A
discussion of the errors are included in Volume  II of  this report.


MASS FLOW CALCULATIONS FOR NITROGEN

     To determine the nitrogen removal efficiency of  the rapid infiltration
system in the flood loading  mode,  it  was  necessary  to  make flow and
concentration determinations for each  of  the  nitrogen forms several  times
during the loading  cycle.  The influent was loaded at  a constant rate of 22.7
liters per second and an automatic sampler was used  to produce a composite
sample that was representative of the average  influent concentration  for each
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        TABLE 5  STANDARD DIVIATlONS OF CHEMICAL ANALYSES
       Replicates
 Sample
Analysed
Standard
diviation
             Sample
            Analysed
          Spiked samples

                  Mean
          Standard
          diviation
Inf. TKN
Eff. TKN
Inf. Ammonia
Eff. Ammonia
Inf. Nitrate
Eff. Nitrate
Inf. P
Eff. P
Inf. BOD
Eff. BOD
Inf. TOC
Eff. TOC
Inf. Tot. Coli.
Eff. Tot. Coli.
Inf. Fee. Coli.
Eff. Fee. Coli.
Inf. Sus. Sol.
Eff. Sus. Sol.
   4.5%
   8.2%
     2%
     0%
   0.9%
   3.2%
  12.7%
   1.
   2.
   5.
   3%
   0%
   0%
16.1%
15.1%
24.8%
16.6%
13.9%
10.0%
34.6%
Eff. TKN

Eff. Ammonia

Eff. Nitrate
Inf. P
Eff. P
Inf. BOD
Eff. BOD
Inf. TOC
Eff. TOC
105.0%

 97.6%

104.6%
107.5%
150.2%
144.0%
135.5%
 98.3%
101.9%
22.8%

 4.3%

 4.2%
28.4%
38.2%
30.6%
26.8%
 6.2%
 3.3%
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of the nitrogen forms.  The effluent pattern was not a constant flow and the
concentrations of the nitrogen forms changed  throughout the  three  and
one-half days between  loading cycles.   This is shown in Figure  12,  for week
.39 of the study.   Effluent flow weighted  concentrations were calculated from
the data that was  obtained by sampling at  several intervals, at 3,  7,  12, 24,
34, 48, 60, and 72 hours  after the  initiation  of loading.   Although TKN
values are shown  in the figure, ammonia nitrogen concentration  measurements
were  also made on each sample and the mass of  each  nitrogen  form  was
calculated.  First the outflow curve was integrated and  the  total  volume
compared with the  inflow volume.  In nearly all cases, the  volumes  showed a
close correlation, within approximately two percent.  The mass  flow of each
nitrogen  form was then calculated for each of  the sampling times.  The
results of this calculation are plotted in Figure 13.  The  mass flow curves
were then integrated for the time period  between loadings to give  the total
mass of each form  in the effluent.  The total  mass of each  form  was then
divided by the volume  of wastewater applied to determine the  flow  weighted
effluent concentration.  These are the values reported in appendix  I.


PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

     The effluent  temperature was recorded with  each sample.  The average
weekly bed effluent temperatures are shown in Figure 14.

     Influent flow measurements for the flood loaded system were made with a
totalizing propeller type, flow meter  installed in the influent pipe.  This
meter was calibrated on site using a timed volume technique.   The  sprinkler
system inflow was  measured with precalibrated rate of flow controllers.  The
instantaneous flow rate and the time of pumping information was tabulated as
part of the operational computer program.  The  printout  gave the time of
sprinkling and the total volume of wastewater-loaded to each bed for  each day
of operation.  Effluent flow measurements were  made for  individual beds
several times during during each loading  sequence using V-notch weirs.  The
weirs were fabricated from  0.47 cm  (0.1875  in)  thick aluminum  plate and
installed the channels of  the effluent sampling  manhole.   Water heights
behind the weirs were measured and flows were calculated.  The weirs were
precalibrated in the University laboratory.  The  calibration  produced the
following formula:

                       . Q = 0.179 (2g)0'5 (H)2'5

where Q was the flow rate, g the gravity  constant and H the distance  from the
bottom of the V-notch to the water surface.

     The depth of  water on the surface of the basin was measured  to obtain
the basin infiltration rate.  This rate was calculated by  subtracting the
final  water depth  from the initial  water depth and dividing the result  by the
elapsed  time  between the two  measurements.   The  resulting  average
infiltration rate  has been reported in cm/hr.
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      6      12     18     24    30     38     42     48     54     60
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        Figure 12.  Influent and  effluent flow and nitrogen  pattern.
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                                 SECTION 5.
                PERFORMANCE OF THE RAPID INFILTRATION SYSTEM
LOADING MODES
     The average concentrations for the rapid infiltration  bed  influents  and
effluents as well as removal percentages for the total period of  each  loading
mode are given in Table 6.


         TABLE 6,  .AVERAGE CONSTITUENT CONCENTRATIONS AND:REMOVALS;
        Constituent
Bed influent     Bed effluent.   %. rem.
        Mode 1 (3 1/2 day)
        Nitrogen
          Ammonia-N
          Nitrate-N
          Organic-N
          Total-N
        T. Phosphorus-P
        BOD-5
        TOC
        Suspended solids
        Coliforms/100 ml
          Total
          Fecal
        pH
        Calcium
        Magnesium
        Sodium

        Mode 2 (1 day)
        Nitrogen
          Ammonia-N
          Nitrate-N
          Organic-N
          Total-N
        T. Phosphorus-P
        BOD-5
        TOC
        Suspended solids
        Coliforms/100 ml
          Total
          Fecal
    16.5 mg/1
    0.27 mg/1
    7.05 mg/1
   23.82 mg/1
    7.65 mg/1
     101 mg/1
    67.3 mg/1
    51.2 mg/1

    58.5xlOJ?
    13.4xlOb
     6.85
    41.6 mg/1
    21.5 mg/1
    56.6 mg/1
   13.75 mg/1
    0.36 mg/1
    8.40 mg/1
   22.51 mg/1
    8.94 mg/1
    54.5 mg/1
    53.1 mg/1
    53.9 mg/1
    14.3x10*
 6.5 mg/1
1.85 mg/1
0.85 mg/1
9.20 mg/1
1.33 mg/1
 8.8 mg/1
10.2 mg/1
14.7 mg/1

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mg/1
53.0 mg/1
3.23 mg/1
4.58 mg/1
1.06 mg/1
8.87 mg/1
0.53 mg/1
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 6.7 mg/1
10.2 mg/1
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        Table  6.  (continued)
        Constituent
bed influent    bed effluent  % rem.
Mode 3 (sprinkler)
Nitrogen
Ammonia-N
Nitrate-N
Organic-N
Total -N
T. Phosphorus-P
BOD-5
TOC
Suspended solids
Coliforms/100 ml
Total
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17.85 mg/1
0.13 mg/1
6.76 mg/1
24.74 mg/1
7.13 mg/1
80.4 mg/1
54.8 mg/1 .
53.5 mg/1

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1.28 mg/1
10.50 mg/1
0.64 mg/1
12.42 mg/1
0.55 mg/1
2.2 mg/1
5.0 mg/1
6.0 mg/1

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     Some of  the measured chemical  constituents of the wastewater  including
pH, sodium and magnesium were  essentially  unchanged  during  the  rapid
infiltration  process.  The slight increase  in  calcium probably resulted from
dissolving of calcium carbonate deposits  in the bed material.

     Coliform removals were significant,  but relatively high  concentrations
remained in the process effluents when  flood application was used.   Coliform
densities were not monitored with the sprinkler loading mode.   Inspection of
the underdrain system revealed that biological growth was occurring and the
high effluent coliform  counts  may have  been  due to  regrowth of  these
organisms in  the underdrains.   A simi.lar  result of coliform regrowth was
reported  for a long term operation at the  Hollister, California  rapid
infiltration  site  (7). The results of this  study  show that the long term use
of underdrained rapid -infiltration beds  may require disinfection of the
effluent prior to discharge into a surface  receiving water.

     The values shown include periods of  study when the variables  tested were
not at  optimum.  In order to judge a more optimized system performance, Table
7 has been constructed with  a summary of  the removal percentages for the
important parameters shown above and with the  efficiencies resulting under
the best condition studied based on four  continuous weeks of operation.

                TABLE 7.  COMPARISON OF  THREE LOADING MODES
                      AVERAGE AND BEST 4-WEEK RESULTS
                      flood (3 1/2 d)
                          % rem.
                       ave.   4-week
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Total Nitrogen
Total Phosphorus
BOD-5
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     The first  ten weeks of the study were not included  in the selection  of
the best four weeks of operation because the beds  had  been rested for  more
than a year and this period of loading did not represent normal operation.
Similarly,  the  first sprinkler cycle was-probably not representative due to a
long resting cycle for system modification.

      For each  of the wastewater  pollutional parameters  of nitrogen,
phosphorus, BOD, TOC and  suspended  solids, the  influent  and  effluent
concentrations  and removal  percentages are shown.   The major operational
variables were  analysed for their effect on the  performance of the system.
They  included  loading rate,  infiltration rate, wastewater strength and
temperature and number of loadings  after a resting  period.  The operational
variables having  the greatest influence on the percent  removal of each of the
pollutants  are  discussed.


NITROGEN REMOVAL

     The use of rapid infiltration  beds to remove  nitrogen from wastewater
involves the creation of aerobic conditions for  nitrification and reducing
conditions  for  denitrification simultaneously or  sequentially  in  such a
manner as to prevent pulses of ammonia or nitrate from  being released  in the
effluent during any portion of the  loading and infiltration cycle. (8,9,10)
Removal of  nitrogen by ammonia volatilization has been  reported to  be  only a
minor factor with high rate systems.(11,12)

      Denitrification requires a  carbon source  for  the denitrif ication
chemical reaction to proceed.  Lance and co-workers (10),  as well as others,
have demonstrated that  increased  carbon to nitrogen  ratios enhanced the
denitrification reaction.  They (13) have also shown  that  high soil  moisture
content, near or  at saturation, produced the anoxic  condition required for
maximum denitrification.  Lance, et al. (13), attained  optimum conditions for
nitrogen removal  by reducing infiltration rates.

     In an  earlier study at the same site and using the  same system as  this
research,  (14), it was found that nearly complete (>95%)  ammonia conversion
to nitrate was accomplished  when applying either  primary  or secondary.
effluent with typical loading rates in the range of 15  to  45 meters per  year
(50 to 100  ft/yr).  In that study,  high infiltration  rates were maintained
with frequent resting and scarification.   Nitrogen  removal  resulting  from
denitrification was relatively low, in the range of fifteen percent.

     The present  study was oriented towards producing conditions for nitrogen
removal.   Primary effluent  was used  to provide a carbon source for the
denitrifying organisms.  The average 80D/N ration  was  4.75 and the average
TOC/N was 2.82.

     The beds had been standing idle for a year and they were scarified prior
to any wastewater application. For  the first ten weeks of loading, the
influent percolated through the beds very rapidly.   Infiltration rates  were
high (>50 cm/d) and the bed effluents  were highly nitrified  but  with  less
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than  forty  percent nitrogen  removal.   These results  are shown  as the
beginning of the time-history curves of figures 15,  16,  and 17, for each  of
the rapid infiltration beds.   The  top curve on each  graph shows the loading
rate as a function of the week of  loading; the next  curve the infiltration
rate; the third curve the total  nitrogen concentration  of the influent and
effluent (solid dark lines) and the  ammonia nitrogen  concentration of the
influent and effluent  (lighter  solid  lines) and  the  nitrate  nitrogen
concentration of the effluent (dashed lines).  Nitrites  were  included in the
nitrate measurements.  Organic nitrogen and influent nitrate  nitrogen are not
shown on the curves except  that  they  are included  in the total nitrogen
values.  All  individual values are given in the Appendix.   The bottom curves
show the percent removal of total  nitrogen.

     Soon after the tenth  week  of loading, the  infiltration rate dropped
rapidly with each loading.  This was caused by a build  up of  a solids mat  on
the surface  of the beds.  The  mat  consisted of solids strained from the
wastewater during the infiltration periods.  The  reduced infiltration  rate
caused the beds to be flooded over for a large portion  of the 3.5 day between
loadings. When the infiltration rate dropped below 20  cm/day  (5 gpm/ft  ),
the beds were flooded over continuously  between  loadings.  As soon as the
beds-became  flooded over on  a  continuous basis, the  nitrate level in the
effluent dropped and the ammonia concentration began to  increase.  The  beds
were  rested  and  scarified  after 23 weeks of loading.   At that time the
nitrogen.removals were still  high, averaging more than  seventy percent, but
the water was on the verge of flowing over the top of the side berms of the
beds near the end of each loading  period.

    .At the  beginning of the  study, a nitrate flush  occurred with the  first
loading  after each resting  and  scarification  sequence.   With  further
loadings, the infiltration rate decreased and the beds  became flooded  over
again and the nitrogen removal  rate returned to the  seventy percent range.
After the third loading sequence it was found that by reducing the length  of
the resting  period and using  very  light or no scarification that the nitrate
flush could  be nearly eliminated.  The loading pattern  was continued  using
shorter periods between restings until the sixty-eighth week of the study.
It was obvious from the.data,  that  the  ammonia  level  in the effluent was
continually  rising and the total nitrogen removal  percentage was declining.
Beds 2 and 3  were removed from the loading sequence so that the sprinkler
system could  be installed and bed  1 was loaded daily at  a rate in the  range
of 5 cm (2 in.) per day.  It  can be  seen from the  curves that the ammonia
level in the  effluent decreased from week 71 to week  102 and the removal
percentage increased.  Beginning  with week 109, the  sprinkler system was
operational  on beds 2 and 3.   To prevent an overpressure in the influent pipe
from the pump at the primary  clarifier to the plots, excess wastewater was
allowed to overflow into bed  1 whenever the other two beds were sprinkling.
The overflow  produced an unregulated flow on bed  1 and  it was not monitored
after week 115.

     The sprinkler systems on beds 2 and 3 were manually operated from  week
109 until week 117.  The low  loading produced the typical steep decline  in
the effluent  nitrate curve.  Construction within  the treatment plant caused
the  system  to be  down from week 118  until  week  135.   After  resuming


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operation,  the loading was computer controlled.  Several  different soil
moisture control  points were  tried, with each sequence  producing higher
nitrogen removals, but optimum  steady state operation could  not be obtained
prior to the  end of the field testing at week  158.  •

Analysis

     The initial loading rate,  during the first twenty weeks of the study, of
0.72 meters/week (2.36 ft./wk.)  producing  a total nitrogen  loading of 171
Kg/Ha-wk (150 Ib/ac-wk) caused  an  overloading of the  system resulting in
continued lowering of the percent  nitrogen removal from  approximately 80
percent to  near 60 percent.   It  was shown in an earlier  study (14), that this
loading rate  was acceptable  when ammonia removal through nitrification was.
the objective.  This average loading  rate is approximately 15 percent of the
saturated  hydraulic conductivity.   This  is greater than  the  maximum
recommended  hydraulic loading of  10  percent of the  saturated  hydraulic
conductivity  (15).  When the loading was reduced to 0.33 meters/week (1.07
ft./wk)  with a  total nitrogen loading of 77.7 Kg/Ha-wk  (70  Ib/ac-wk)
beginning with week 71, the  nitrogen  removal increased from  near 60 percent
to approximately 80 percent. Loading each day instead of twice per week may
have contributed to the improvement  by providing a more  constant head of
water on the  beds and a more uniform interstitial velocity and  increased
contact time.  Reduced effluent  ammonia concentration with  reduced loading
rates has also been observed at by  Bouwer and coworkers  (16) at Flushing
Meadows.

     It was found in this  field  study that the behavior of  the system was
somewhat different than that reported for  laboratory column studies.  The
literature  shows for column studies  (13,  17, 18) that a  delicate balance
between oxidizing and denitrifying  conditions is needed and that this can
best be achieved by alternating flooding  and drying cycles and  that long
periods of  completely flooded over conditions caused a loss of nitrification
ability in  the soil.  In this field study the periods between drying cycles
were greatly  extended.  The  system  was  operated in a continuously flooded
over condition for periods of two months without a major change in  the  extent
of nitrogen  removal, (weeks 15-23,  71-78, 88-102).   The  flooded  over
condition resulted from low  infiltration rates caused by the formation  of the
solids mat  on the surface  of the beds.   The only times when poor nitrogen
removals (<50 percent) were observed was immediately after resting and
scarification.  The graph  of the experimental data in Figure 18 shows that
removals  were nearly constant when the  infiltration rate was below  20 cm/d (8
in./d.) and this rate allowed for the continuous flooding  over of the beds
when they were loaded every three  and  one-half days.  A  somewhat similar
result has  been reported by Lance  and  Co-workers (13) and  their curve is
shown, without including the data  points, as the dashed  line in the data
analysis.

      The scarification broke up the solids mat.   This  allowed  high
infiltration  rates for several  loadings after resting until  the solids mat
was reestablished.  During the  high infiltration rate periods, the  effluents
contained high nitrate concentrations.  Once the flooded over condition was
established,  high nitrogen removals resulted.
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     In this  study, the oxygen  necessary for the biological nitrification  in
the nitrification-denitrif ication  sequence was apparently  available from
sources other than that of the  drying cycle.  With  the  continuous flooding  of
the system,  diffusion of oxygen  through the  surface of the pond will  be
minimal.   Therefore the oxygen  may  have diffused through the unsaturated  soil
surrounding  the  infiltration basin  and through the  unsaturated soil directly
beneath'the  basin.  The underdrain pipes may  have  also  aided in bringing
oxygen to the soils within the  basin.  It should be noted  that the entire bed
profile  would not be saturated with  water even though the surface  was
flooded,  since the wastewater solids were concentrated at the soil surface
and thereby  restricted water  flow  through the  soil surface.   If this
hypothesis is true, the maximum loading for nitrification  will also depend  on
the size  and geometry of  the  infiltration beds  when  one  is  trying  to
establish denitrifying conditions by monitoring a saturated soil surface.

      It  appears that one  major factor  affecting  the effluent  nitrogen
concentration was the nitrogen  mass loading rate with respect  to the cation
exchange  capacity of the soil in the uppermost few  centimeters of the beds.
The cation exchange capacity is usually greater for soils  of  higher organic
content (19).  Soil organic  matter,  along with that in the  wastewater and
from  the  surface  mat after   it  has  been  disked into the bed  during
scarification, provides the  energy  source for the denitrifying bacteria.

     The  thickness of the surface  soil  horizon did  not seem  to be a major
factor in nitrogen removal in this  research.  Beds  2  and 3, each with a soil
horizon of about 15 cm (6 in.)  gave very similar removals  to bed 1 where the
soil layer was 75 cm (30 in.) thick.

     Other researchers working  with  land treatment systems  have reported
results  with very high nitrogen  removals.    In one  study,  by using soil
columns,  it  was  found that  increased  nitrogen removals were achieved  by
ammending the upper layer of the soil with wastewater sludge to increase the
organic matter content (20). In another study, the rapid  infiltration beds
at  Hollister, California  were analysed.   The soils  had relatively high
organic matter content and low  infiltration rates.   The high suspended  solids
concentrations of the influent also  helped reduce infiltration rates  by
producing a  rapid  buildup  of  the  surface solids mat.   The  nitrogen mass
loading was  relatively low (16.7 Kg/Ha-d) and the reported nitrogen removal
was 93 percent (21).  A recent  study completed at the University of Colorado,
Mountain  Research Station (22), utilized low  rate  forest  land treatment.
Extremely low nitrogen loadings (7.0  Kg/Ha-wk), hydraulic  loadings (0.05
meters/week,  0.16 ft./wk.) and  BOD/N ratio (0.55) were utilized.  The site
was located  in a position where the sandy clay loam soil surface was near
saturation at all times.   Renovated water samples were  obtained by evacuated
lysimeter cups and the average  removal of nitrogen  (ammonia plus nitrate) was
ninety-five  percent.

     Temperature effects were analysed but it was concluded that the removal
of  nitrogen  was not significantly  different between summer and  winter
wastewater temperature conditions.  Similar findings have been reported  by
other researchers  (23).   Equations have  been  developed  in  the literature
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(24), that indicate that the hydraulic  loading rates  should be reduced  for
winter operation.  During the first year of this  study,  loading rates  of 11
cm/day were used with wastewater temperature of 5°C  and  nitrogen removals
were similar to those encountered throughout the  year.

     Most of the rapid infiltration process sites in  the  U.S.  have reported
results (25)  for nitrogen removal  in the range of 30  to  70 percent.  Future
installations  can be designed  to obtain greater removals  if  a  site  is
selected  with a 15-30 cm (6-12 in) surface soil  horizon  with a high organic
carbon and  high  cation exchange capacity and with a  low  but  adequate
infiltration rate overlying a highly permeable parent  soil.   A low nitrogen
mass loading rate and application techniques that maximize  soil moisture
content while maintaining sufficient oxygen for nitrification should be used.
There is  a delicate balance between maintaining just sufficient oxygen to
nitrify  the applied wastewater and  having too much  oxygen to  maintain
denitrification.  Aeration should be utilized only  when  there is unacceptable
ammonia  leakage  into the  effluent  or if necessary to  rest the  beds  to
maintain  the required hydraulic loading.  Scarification  should be minimized
and used  only when resting alone will not restore the  necessary infiltration
rate.  The  individual beds  should  be sized small  enough to provide  for
uniform loading of the influent stream.


PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL

     Phosphorus removal from wastewater was evaluated  in conjunction with the
operating conditions needed  for nitrogen removal.  Land  treatment  of
phosphorus  involves the  two  sequential  reactions  of  adsorption  of  the
phosphate ion and precipitation of solid phosphorus containing minerals  that
are retained in the soil matrix.(25,26)   The precipitation  (mineralization)
usually appears to be the rate limiting step.  When  a system  is overloaded
with respect to phosphorus, the rate of mineralization becomes inadequate to
continually  renew the sites for the adsorption reaction,  and the phosphorus
concentration in the process effluent increases.

     The  phosphorus removals in this study are summarized  in Figures 19,  20
and 21.  It  can be seen from the lower curves in  each  of the figures that the
treatment system during the initial 44 weeks of  the  research  was unable to
maintain  90 percent removal  efficiency.  Long  resting  periods  in  the
following weeks caused the system to completely  recover  by  week 50.   Lower
loading  rates  and more frequent resting periods  maintained  efficient
phosphorus removals for the remainder of the study.   Similar  findings  have
been reported by other investigators  (27,28).  Further analyses of these data
are shown in Figure 22.  The upper curve relates  the  3-bed average percentage
phosphorus removal with the week of loading.  The center curve shows the mass
removal rate per unit area of bed for individual  weeks during the study.  The
bottom curve shows the cumulative,  long term  average  mass  removal  rate,
including resting periods as a function weeks of-loading.  Dashed lines  have
been drawn  at  a  mass removal  rate  of 0.3 g/m -d  (3.0  Kg/Ha-d) and  this
appeared  to be  the rate  of  the mineralization  for the concentration of
phosphorus in the applied wastewater and the system topsoil  characteristics.
The high  initial removals during the first ten weeks  of  the study probably
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resulted  from the fact  that the system  had  not recieved  any  wastewater
loading for more  than a year prior to the  initial  loading  of this research
project.

     The long  term  loading effects can be  evaluated from the upper and lower
curves.  When  the cumulative loadings were  above  0.3 g/m  -d,  the removals
went down because the mineralization could not free the  adsorption, sites
rapidly enough to maintain the required  adsorption capacity.  After week 44,
the cumulative loading rate was lowered and the system recovered rapidly.
The cumulative loading rates were held at  approximately the target level for
the remainder  of  the study and the removals remained in the  ninety percent
plus range.

    The short  term  effects can be related  to the center curve.  Observing the
data for weeks 57 to 63, although the long  term cumulative loadings including
resting periods were near 0.3 g/m -d, the  short  term weekly loadings were
about three times this level.  The removals at the beginning  of the loading
series were in the  high ninety percent range and they declined  rapidly over
the six week period.  The same tendency  can be observed for weeks  71 through
78.  For weeks 85 through 98, the opposite tendency .can be  seen to result
from weekly loadings of less  than the mineralization rate  of 0.3 g/m-d.
There is a direct relationship between the  removal tendency on the short term
and the weekly loading rate, although there  is  a week or  two  lag in the
removal tendency  when the loading is changed abruptly, as evidenced in weeks
77, 100 and 115.

    Three periods were selected from the data array (weeks  15-19, 74-78 and
92-96) as steady  state condition for the points  (squares)  in Figure 23.   A
line was constructed through the points  to  illustrate the removal  capacity of
the soil in this  research.  The reported results of other  researchers have
also  been shown.(29-35)   The curve illustrates that  there was  a  very
discernible maximum loading rate that will  give high removals and there was
very little tolerance for overloading.  The other researchers points show
that the mineralization rate may have been  quite different for the various
soils encountered in the different research projects and that  it may become  a
lower value after long term operation of a  site.  The mineralization rate is
dependent on the  depth and type of soil, the resting period and the water and
soil chemistry, including the pH, calcium  and phosphate contents.

      The  effect  on phosphorus removal from  continuous weeks  of loading
following a resting period  is shown  in Figure  24.   The data  for weeks 28
through 44 were not included in this plot  because  the system had not fully
recovered  from the  initial  overloading of the  first 23 weeks.   The curve
illustrates the general slight decline in  performance for the  first six weeks
of loading after  resting and the steep decline that was observed in the long,
initial 23 week loading sequence.  The shape  of  this curve is  completely
dependent on the  mass loadings used  in this study.

     Liquid loading rates influenced removals  as  shown in Figure 25.   The
rather poor correlation probably resulted  from the fact that this  curve does
not account for waste strength and the mass loadings have been found to give
a better account  for system performance.
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     The soil  horizon of bed 1 was  75 cm  (30 in.) thick  while that of  beds  2
and 3 were only about 15 cm (6 in.)  thick and all three  beds showed .similar
performance.   Bed 3 had slightly lower removals when overloaded but in  view
of the curve of Figure 20, it appeared to have  a  mineralization rate about
fifteen percent less than  that  of  the  other two beds.  Other researchers
(36-41) have also observed that the  upper portion of the soil layer provides
the largest contribution to the phosphorus removal.

Analysis

     It appears from the data presented that phosphorus  removal depends  to  a
large extent on the cumulative long  term and short  term mass loading rates
and on  the mineralization  rate characteristic  of  the soil.  Phosphate
precipitation  involves complex chemical equilibrium reactions related  to the
water and soil pH, Eh, calcium,  iron, aluminum or fluoride composition.   For
the near neutral wastewater and  soil pH's of this  study,  the soil calcium
content  probably  had the greatest  influence  on  the  mineralization
rate.(24,42,43)

     The field  observations of this  study are  consistent with theories
presented (44) which attempt  to describe prosphorus reactions as a first
order kinetic  reaction plus  rapid  sorption.   The  high initial removal  in
Figure 22 is likely due to the long  resting time prior to the initiation  of
this study. The shape of the data presented in Figure 23 is consistent  with
first order kinetic theory.  This would suggest  it  would be necessary,  for
this soil, to increase the  travel distance  prior  to collection  of the
renovated wastewater if one wanted  high  phosphate  removal  along with  high
loading rates.


BOD AND TOC REMOVALS

     BOD and TOC gave similar patterns of removal for the rapid infiltration
process.   Since  BOD is a more standard wastewater treatment pollution
parameter,  the curves for this constituent are shown in  Figures 26, 27 and  28
and will  be discussed.  The rapid infiltration process produced high removals
of BOD  under  all  operating  conditions.  The most  significant parameter
affecting BOD  removal appeared  to  be the hydraulic  loading rate and  this
correlation is shown in Figure 29 for each of the  beds.  The least-squares
analysis gave  some correlation although it was not strong and this was due  to
some extent to the natural  variance  that results from the measurement  of low
BOD levels. The least-squares analysis produced one positive,  one negative
and one near-zero intercept and  somewhat similar slopes.

Analysis

     Slow filtration through granular earth materials is a very effective and
reliable method for removing BOD.   Increased filtration rates reduced the
capture of smaller organic  particles  and shortened the  contact time for
biological  adsorption and decomposition and thereby decreased the BOD removal
slightly.  Effluent BOD's were all below 20 mg/1  and  when  the loading  rate
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was reduced  below 5 cm/d,  the  average effluent  BOD was 3 mg/1.   The  sprinkler
system loading mode produced effluent BOD values  consistently below  1 mg/1.


SUSPENDED  SOLIDS REMOVAL

     The effluent suspended  solids concentrations were higher  than  would be
expected for an earth filtration system. (23)   The results of  the  suspended
solids analyses are shown  in Figures 30, 31 and 32.

Analysis

     Suspended solids concentrations  followed  the same removal  pattern as
that of BOD  except that the  influent  values  were lower and  the  effluent
values were  two to three mg/1  greater.  Inspection of the underdrain  system
revealed extensive biological  slime growth and  this was concluded  to  be the
source of  the particulate  matter in the effluent.  For systems  discharging
directly to  the  ground water, this  would not be expected to  occur.   The
concentration of effluent suspended  solids  was  correlated with  hydraulic
loading rate as shown in Figure 33.  This correlation, like  that for the
BOD's,  gave one  positive, one negative and  one near-zero  intercept and
somewhat similar slopes.


THE SOLIDS MAT

      The  mat  of  solids that accumulates  at the  surface  of a rapid
infiltration bed serves several functions in the performance  of  the  flood
loaded system.  The solids mat causes the decline in the infiltration  rate
with each  loading and this establishes  the reducing conditions  needed for
nitrogen removal.  The mat also functions as  a  straining medium   for" the
removal of particulate organics and inorganics.

     A brief study was made  to estimate the removal characteristics  provided
by the solids mat.  Laboratory columns,  7.6 cm  (3 in.) in diameter  were set
up, one with no media except a tightly  stretched and supported  fine  nylon
mesh and the other with the nylon mesh on top of 30 cm (12  in.)  of  earth
material  from the upper  soil layer of  bed 1 of the field  project.   The
columns were loaded continuously with primary effluent until  a  solids mat was
accumulated  above the nylon  mesh and the infiltration rate had  been reduced
to  less  than  50 cm/d (1.67  ft/day).   The   influent and effluent
concentrations  of the major pollutional  constituents were  measured for
several consecutive loadings.   The results are  shown in Table 8.
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                     TABLE 8.  LABORATORY COLUMN TESTS

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responsible for  a large portion of the  BOO removal by straining,  adsorption
and assimilation.  Organic nitrogen removals were high due to the  particulate
nature of this  component.   A significant amount  of phosphorus  was  also
adsorbed  by the  materials in the mat.   Since a large portion of the  influent
BOD was removed  in the surface mat and  the nitrogen  conversion and removal
was found  to take place deeper in the soil column, the importance  of the soil
organic matter in providing the carbon source  for the biological  nitrogen
conversion reactions  becomes apparent.  Much  of the soil  organic matter
results for scarification disking of the  surface mat from  previous loading
sequences.


OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

     One  of the  major  considerations in the use  of rapid infiltration  beds
with primary effluent  is the potential  of odors  near the site.   Odors  were
not a problem during the period of this research.   Most of  the time during
the  study,  standing  water,  primary  effluent,  was present  on  the beds.
Natural  surface  aeration was sufficient to prevent septic conditions and the
ponding did not  cause  offensive odors.

     The  soils "with high nutrient levels  in the beds produced voluminous weed
growth  on  the surface  of the beds during  the warmer months.   Weed  cutting was
a necessary part of the system maintenance program for aesthetic  reasons at
the site.   This  was done about every  six weeks in  the summer,  during the
period  when the  beds were rested.  Excessive algae growth occurred  when the
ambient air temperature was above 33°C  (90°F) for extended  periods  of time.
This condition caused  clogging of the solids mat on the beds  accompanied by
greatly reduced  infiltration rates. When this condition became excessive, it
was necessary to rest  the beds.  This tended to cause shorter  more  frequent
periods between  restings of the beds in the summer than in the winter months.

     Cold  weather conditions had very little effect on the  operation of the
flood loaded beds.  Temperatures as low as -23°C (-27°F) were encountered for
short periods of time.  Under the worst conditions, an ice  layer several
inches  thick was formed on the beds and this seemed to have little effect on
the overall  functioning of the system.  Problems were encountered  with the
sprinkler  system during severe winter  conditions.   The system experienced
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operating problems when the  ambient air temperature went below  freezing.
Although the  wastewater was warm enough to flow through the sprinkler nozzles
in the  normal  fashion, some  of the water would  wet the outside of  the
sprinkler head  housing.  This water  when frozen, would prevent the  sprinkler
head from turning and  it would spray in the  same  position throughout  the
loading cycle.

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having  neopreme flap gaskets  so  that  the  pipe was  water tight when
pressurized and  would drain the pipe at the joints when the pump was  stopped
between loadings.  This prevented the freezing of the water within  the  pipe
between loadings.  It worked satisfactorily except when large snowstorms were
encountered.  The snow and  ice surrounding the  pipes would seal the  joints
causing the pipes to remain full of  water and  in  some instances irrigation
pipe repture  was encountered.  Spray loading systems must be used  with  some
care in winter  weather and  provisions must be made for cold periods  when  the
system cannot be operated.
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SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION

     Several  conditions can  be defined for the  rapid infiltration  system
studied  that resulted in  an  optimum operational range.   Other rapid
infiltration  systems may have somewhat different optimum conditions  because
removal efficiencies for the important constituents are a function  of  the
soil  characteristics at the treatment site.  It appeared that the  top  15 to
30 cm (6 to  12  in.)  of soil  produced fte-a^T-y—all  of the removals  for  the
parameters of importance.   The optimization can  be defined in terms  of an
operating range  that will  produce the best combination of removals  for  four
constituents; BOD, phosphorus, ammonia and nitrate.

     Enhanced BOD removals  were found to result primarily from lowering  the
hydraulic loading rate of the system.  Phosphorus removals were found  to be
high when the mass loading  rate on the long and short term were equivalent to
or less than  the mineralization rate of the?soil material.   In this study the
value was found  to be 3.0 Kg/Ha-d (0.3 gm/m -d).  With an influent wastewater
phosphorous concentration of approximately 7.5  mg/1, the.hydraul ic  loading
rate should not  exceed about 4 cm/d  (50 ft./yr., 1 gpd/ft ).  Ammonia leakage
was also found  to be reduced at low  mass application rates.   A value  of 4
cm/day for the  hydraulic loading rate was also found to be adventageous  for
improved nitrogen removal  operating  conditions.

     While lowering loading  rates enhanced  the  removals of these  three
parameters, there are two factors.that provide the lower limit of  hydraulic
loading that  can be used for an optimum system.  One of these is system cost,
but more importantly from  the standpoint of  performance is that .nitrate
removals  require  a  high enough loading rate to  produce saturated soil
conditions.   This is governed by the grain size distribution of the  soil  and
the infiltration rate through the solids mat that forms at the surface of the
beds.  In this  research, it was found that it  required approximately  1000
Kg/ha (10 mg/cm  , 0.022 Ib/ft ) of wastewater  suspended solids captured at
the surface to  produce an infiltration rate low  enough for the continuous
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flooding over of the beds necessary for reducing  conditions.  This would
require that the beds be loaded  for more than seven  weeks at a rate of  4
cm/day after  each  drying period  before anoxic conditions could be fully
reestablished.  It was difficult  to  attain these conditions during the  low
loading rate phaseof,the flood loading studies on  bed  1  and the sprinkler
loading phase for beds 2 and  3.   Two approaches could be used to improve  the
system operation.  Resting  periods, without scarification, should be short to
prevent the drying out of the solids mat on the surface  of the beds.   New
designs should use tighter,  more  organic soils with  high  cation exchange
capacities to reduce infiltration  rates and enhance  the  adsorption capacity
for ammonia and phosphorus  and allow somewhat higher hydraulic loading rates
while maintaining saturated  conditions.


RAPID INFILTRATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

     Several different types  of rapid infiltration process applications  can
be made and these are related to  the  method of applying the influent  and
drawing off the effluent from the beds.   Most land treatment systems  are
designed to discharge directly to  the groundwater, although  the system used
in this study with underdrain collection pipes and discharge to a surface
stream may be a desirable design  application for  some  situations.  Flood
loading offers the advantages of  ease of operation and  low energy consumption
although sprinkler application may provide a better means for creating  the
soil moisture conditions required  for nitrogen removal.   Rapid infiltration
systems  loaded  in  the range of  5  to  7 cm/d (50-75  ft./yr.) can produce
effluents with average BOD  <  5 mg/1, P < 1 mg/1 and  total  nitrogen < 10 mg/1
under controlled  operating  conditions  and values of  approximately fifty
percent of these levels with  careful  optimization.  Coliform penetrations
were a problem for the system studied since it had only  about a three meter
thickness of earth  materials.   For  underdrained systems discharging to
surface water, disinfection may be necessary.
                             •
   This method of wastewater  treatment is well suited for  small communities
of less  than 10,000 population  where  low cost land with desirable soil
characteristics is available.
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          Appendix I
CHEMICAL AND ANALYTICAL RESULTS
 LOADING RATE AND TEMPERATURE

Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32.

37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
Values shown for loading are based on readings from the
totalizing flow meter on the influent pipe and the area
of the bed. Effluent, grab sample temperatures are shown.
Lo-1 Lo-2 Lo-3 T-l T-2 T-3 Date
cm/d cm/d cm/d °C °C °C
11.00 10.23 10.14
10.43 8.00 9.86 -
9.71 9.31 9.86
10.89 8.94 10.80
2.86 2.29 2.77
8.57 10.29 9.43
10.00 9.86 9.80
12.26 10.63 10.91
9.57 12.34 9.86
9.57 9.43 10.26
_
9.34 9.14 9.34
9.34 8.63 8.91
9.34 8.94 9.34
9.14 9.77 10.03
9.34 11.29 10.34
9.74 9.23 9.37
9.43 9.43 10.46
9.11 9.89 9.71
7.54 7.43 7.14
7.29 7.14 7.26
7.43 7.03 7.00
7.51 6.97 8.71
Rest and scarify.
11.46 14.71 15.23
12.34 11.83 12.23
12.17 12.46 15..89
7.49 12.09 12.29
12.43 12.00 11.94
Rest and scarify.
12.06 13.91 15.94
Sampling manhole flooded
12.34 12.17 16.31
11.86 12.57 12.23
13.29 12.57 11.20
Sampling manhole flooded
10.83 11.83 12.43
9.03 13.74 12.17
12.0
10.5
10.8
9.0
8.8
8.6
7.4
7.2
6.9
7.2
-
-
7.2
7.8
8.1
8.6
9.0
9.0
9.0
10.6
11.8
12.8
14.0

15.0
18.0
20.5
20.0
21.0

20.5
•
20.5
17.0
15.0
.
-
-
10.4
9.4
9.4
8.5
8.6
6.7
5.8
5.8
6.4
5.1
-
6.6
6.8
7.6
7.8
8.2
9.4
10.0
10.1 -
11.8
12.6
13.4
14.1

16.0
16.5
19.4
20.0
20.0

20.5

20.0
16.0
16.5

-
-
9.2
9.4
9.4
9.5
8.8
7.8
7.1
6.2
6.0
6.4
-
7.5
8.0
7.5
7.5
8.0
7.9
10.5
10.5
12.0
13.0
13.0
14.2

18.0
18.0
20.0
19.6
20.5

21.0

20.6
16.0
16.0

-
-
12/2/80
12/9/80
12/16/80
12/23/80
12/30/80
1/6/81
1/13/81
1/20/81
1/27/81
2/2/81
2/9/81
2/17/81
2/24/81
3/3/81
3/10/81
3/17/81
3/24/81
3/31/81
4/7/81
4/14/81
4/21/81
4/28/81
5/5/81

6/9/81
6/16/81
6/23/81
6/30/81
7/7/81

8/11/81
8/17/81
8/25/81
9/1/81
9/8/81
9/15/81
9/22/81
9/29/81
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LOADING RATE AND TEMPERATURE (continued)
Week
50
51
52
Lo-1 Lo-2 Lo-3
cm/d cm/d cm/d
12.58 12.68 12.36
12.97 12.10 11.69
16.37 - 12.64
T-l T-2 T-3
°C °C °C
13.1 12.4 11.8
11/5 10.5 11.0
8.9 8.7 9.6
Date
11/17/81
11/24/81
12/1/81
Resting caused by effluent pump malfunction.
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
- 12.09 14.41
12.01 13.41 12.02
- 10.78
8.61 11.29 12.69
9.30 12.06 13.80
10.77 11.81 13.11
8.42 11.41 13..71
Resting.
6.89 5.80 17.12
5.31 9.80 20.80
4.73 9.86 19.20
6.2 6.6
6.7 5.6 6.0
5.5
5.8 6.0 6.0
5.0 4.6 5.0
4.9 5.0 5.3
5.9. 5.8 6.4

7.3 7.5 8.1
7.6 8.3 10.2
7.8 8.2 9.5
Bed 1 rested, beds 2 and 3 taken off line to

' 71
72
73
.74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102



sprinkler system.
5.23
4.56
4.34
4.41
4.51
6.44
4.49
3.58
Resting.
2.00
2.31
2.94
3.86 i
-
3.86
6.17
7.06
4.46
4.60
4.97
4.49
4.49
5.31
5.66
4.83
7.74
4.66
Flow values for beds 2
amount of time that the
rate recorded from the

9.2
8.8
9.7
8.9
8.7
10.2
10.3
12.0

16.5
16.9 ,
17.5
17.5
-
17.6
18.5
18.2
17.3
17.4
16.8
15.9
15.3
14.7
15.1
13.5
12.4
11.6
and 3 were determined
spray pumps were on
1/5/82
1/12/82
1/18/82
1/25/82
2/1/82
2/8/82
2/15/82

3/8/82
3/15/82
3/22/82
install

4/12/82
4/19/82
4/26/82
5/3/82
5/10/82
5/17/82
5/24/82
5/31/82

7/19/82
7/26/82
8/2/82
8/9/82
8/16/82
8/23/82
8/30/82
9/7/82
9/13/82
9/20/82
9/27/82
10/4/82
10/11/82
10/18/82
10/25/82
11/1/82
11/8/82
11/15/82
from the
and the flow
spray system flow meters.
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LOADING RATE AND TEMPERATURE (continued)
Week
Lo-1 Lo-2 Lo-3 T-l T-2
cm/d cm/d cm/d °C °C
I'3
°C
Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from
109

112
113
114
115
116
117


136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154

157
158
18.57 3.61 3.61 - 7.8
Not loaded
17.43 3.61 3.61 6.4 4.6
10.86 1.81 1.80 6.1 5.8
11.50 2.40 2.40 6.1 6.0
2.93 0.60 0.60 7.8 7.2
7.21 7.21
6.61 6.61
Bed 1 discontinued and beds 2 and 3
loaded after resting period.
4.21 4.21 16.4
4.21 4.21 17.8
1.20 1.20 18.6
1.20 1;20
1.20 1.20 15.8
Beds resting, pipe replacement.
1.43 1.43 15.8
17.8
17.0
'_
Beds resting, instrument problem.
7.94 7.94
12.0
3.05 3.05
Beds resting, instrument problem.
7.62 7.62 7.5
4.41 4.41 5.2
7.8

6.0
5.8
6.5
7.2
-
-
computer

16.4
17.8
18.6
-
15.8

15.8
17.8
17.0
-

-
12.0
-

7.5
5.2
Date
week 109
1/7/83

1/24/83
2/1/83
2/10/83
2/17/83
2/24/83
2/28/83
, sprinkler

7/14/83
7/21/83
7/28/83
8/4/83
8/10/83

9/29/83
10/6/83
10/12/83
10/18/83
10/25/83
11/2/83
11/11/83
11/17/83

12/8/83
12/13/83
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TOTAL NITROGEN

Values shown are flow weighted means based on eight deter-
minations of concentration and flow for each point for each week
with flow weighted means determined from a computer program.
Week In-1 In-2 In-3 Ef-1 Ef-2 Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2 %R-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
27.10
22.30
-
14.46
22.67
19.10
27.59
-
46.23
48.97
-
- .
-
27.64
37.18
-
26.84
28.09
31.81
31.49
30.24
20.24
22.61
17.60
20.70
19.10
17.50
18.00
24.00
22.16
.
37.64
41.22
-
36.85
31.44
-
29.37
29.22
22.91
27.77
28.85
29.31
27.79
25.33
28.84
20
19
18
18
18
19
35

35
40

38
37

26
32
26
28
29
27
31
36
26
.45
.00
.50
.10
.80
.80
.06
-
.51
.96
-
.20
.53
-
.08
.62
.18
.29
.03
.36
.18
.67
.54
16.16
12.79
10.00
10.01
12.48
. 14.76
9.55
10.23
9.59
11.01
-
-
-
7.23
6.07
6.31
6.01
5.59
5.99
4.58
5.04
5.27
5.60
25.28
14.43
13.06
10.66
15.06
15.53
15.55
9.29
8.13
8.45
-
-
-
6.46
6.24
6.63
6.96
8.55
7.06
8.14
8.92
7.09
9.01
20
9
11
10
19
14
11
11
9
10




7
6
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
.06
.47
.15
.59
.98
.07
.88
.57
.18
.45
-
-
.
-
.54
.79
.09
.81
.78
.51
.79
.33
.76
41
43
. -
31
45
27
57
-
79
79
-
-
- •
74
84
-
78
80
81
76
83
74
75
(-)
30
0
39
17
35
30
-
79
80
-
-
-
-
79
72
70
69
75
72
68
77
69
2
50
40
42
(")
39
67
-
74
75
-
-
_
-
70
79
69
73
73
73
72
77
67
Rest and scarify.
28
29
30
31
32
18.78
19.16
22.04
18.00
18.13
18.21
19.69
21.73
18.68
18.40
18
20
21
19
18
.60
.80
.57
.91
.97
-.
12.01
8.22
6.30
5.62
16.48
10.97
8.69
7.66
6.36
29
12
11
9
8
.93
.92
.92
.69
.37
-
33
63
65
69
10
44
60
59
66
(-)
38
45
52
56
Rest and scarify.
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
21.72
24.76
19
Sampling manhole
19.17
23.53
17.20
17.95
23.01
16.41
20
21
15
Sampling manhole
-
17.79
-
16.94

18
.58
7.81
9.01
10
.21
64
64
48
flooded.
.48
.37
.96
5.75
5.41
5.64"
8.31
7.35
6.95
8
9
7
.82
.16
.49
70
77
67
54
68
58
57
57
53
flooded.
-
.72
-
4.48
-
5.95

5
-
.78
-
75
-
65
-
69
Rest and scarify.
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TOTAL NITROGEN (continued)
Week
50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
In-1
mg/1
15.48
19.32
21.47
Resting
-
24.46
-
29.68
35.39
33.93
27.92
Resting
39.33
30.17
29.55
In-2
mg/1
17.60
27.26
-
caused
19.73
24.70
-
25.38
28.18
28.45
28.72
.
34.11
29.28
28.92
Bed 1 rested,
In-3
mg/1
16.79
15.83
21.77
Ef-1
mg/1
12.
6.
7.
by effluent
21.94
20.86
25.22
26.73
21.56
28.59
31.29

33.86
28.15
29.05
beds 2
-
10.
-
9.
10.
11.
10.

18.
14.
11.
and 3
90
36
75
Ef-2
mg/1
12.43
.9.26
-
Ef-3
mg/1
17.
8.
7.
29
64
83
%R-1 %R-2
17
63
64
32
66
-
%R-3
(-)
54
64
pump malfunction.

60

54
88
25
59

33
79
74
7.84
12.49
-
11.26
13.36
11.66
11.79

13.19
13.93
13.40
taken off
15.
9.
10.
9.
11.
10.
12.

19.
11.
13.
99
26
71
32
48
61
36

16
24
29
line to
-
57
-
68 .
68
67
67

52
51
60
instal
47
50
-
56
53
59
59

61
53
53
1
39
56
59
65
47
63
63

43
60
54 •

sprinkler system.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
-86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
32.10
40.04
29.64
38.33
25.44
27.19
31.79
16.00
Resting
21.24
16.84
18.01
15.60
-
24.14
18.81
22.24
26.28
22.09
19.38
22.74
29.06
22.69
18.49
29.39
26.41
29.22








.













































23.
19.
18.
13.
10.
10.
•9.
9.

8.
6.
8.
8.
-
11.
9.
11.
7.
8.
8.
7.
10.
10.
7.
9.
9.
6.
Influent values determined

on the
surface
of the
based on single grab
89
56
88
06
80
07
98
13

16
80
87
63

91
67
72
66
36
40
05
46
63
64
40
00
49



























from sampl






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e beaker
spray loaded bed 2
sample for each
bed
26
50
36
66
58
63
69
43

62
60
48
45
-
51
47
47
71
62
57
69
64
59
68
57
66
78






















































collection
. Effluent
from
week
values
109.

                               Al-5

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TOTAL NITROGEN .(continued)
Week

109

112
113
114
115
116
117
In-1 In-2
mg/1 mg/1
Beds 2 and 3
17.62 17.62
Not loaded
30.04 20.94
36.23 36.23
31.61 31.61
-
30.02
33.08
In-3
mg/1
manual
17.62

20.94
36.23
31.61
-
30.02
33.08
Bed 1 discontinued

136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154

157
158
loaded after
9.60
14.93
25.11
23.60
17.26
Beds resting
28.49
22.49
32.88
26.81
Beds resting
14.00
23.44
25.44
Beds resting
23.28
22.66
Ef-1 Ef-2
mg/1 mg/1
Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2 %R-3
mg/1
ly sprinkler .loaded from week 109.
5.01 22.05

7.89 12.97
7.42 13.56
7.98 12.14
6.24 11.73
11.01
10.36
and beds 2 and 3
71.60

13.25
14.54
13.05
9.26
9.74
9.46
computer,
72 (-)

74 38
80 63
74 62
-
- 63
- 69
sprinkler
(-)

37
60
59
-
68
71

resting period.
9.60
14.93
25.11
23.60
17.26
, pipe
28.49
22.49
32.88
26.81
17.12
16.58
. 16.76
15.62
14.57
replacement.
17.01
18.19
14.40
12.82
17.12
16.41
9.84
9.12
6.86

12.52
15.15
12.27
11.45
(-)
(-)
33
34
16

40
19
56
52
(-)
(-)
61
61
60

56
33
63
57
, instrument problem.
14.00
23.44
25.44
9.03
11.58
11.90
8.23
11.91
12.90
36
42
53
41
46
49
,' instrument 'problem.
23.28
22.66
9.42
9.06
8.34
9.72
60
60
64
57
                               Al-6

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                        KJELDAHL NITROGEN
      Values shown are flow weighted means based on eight deter-
minaions of concentration and flow for each point for each week
with flow weighted means determined from a computer program.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
25.7.0 15.00 19.00
20.50 18.90 17.20
20.20 17.00 16.30
13.80 16.50 15.70
20.62 15.40 17.00
16.90 21.50 17.60
26.00 20.60 34.00
29.19 22.60 36.20
45.09 35.89 34.88
46.72 39.03 39.03
_
36.18 37.62
23.89 29.64 36.86
27.14
36.48 27.47 25.68
24.29 28.42 32.12
26.24 21.71 25.28
27.53 27.05 27.72
31.31 27.36 28.49
31.00 17.70 18.10
29.90 27.40 30.50
20.00 24.60 36.10
21.73 28.00 25.68
Rest and scarify.
17.60 17.70 18.10
18.90 19.30 20.60
21.60 21.40 21.20
17.50 18.10 19.50
17.80 17.80 18.60
Rest and scarify.
21.40 24.60 19.40
Sampling manhole flooded
18.70 17.70 20.30
23.40 22.80 21.10
17.09 16.33 15.80
Sampling manhole flooded
16.22 17.31 16.41
17.67 16.73 18.71
Rest and scarify.
Ef-1
mg/1
1.06
1.68
1.78
1.91
0.78
1.55
2.82
4.02
3.97
4.76
-
-
-
4.17
4.06
4.20
4.95
4.43
5.03
3.61
4.21
4.89
5.36

6.41
7.91
7.68
5.60
5.20

4.71
.
5.05
5.22
4.36
.
3.54
3.88

Ef-2
mg/1
1.48
2.81
2.06
2.01
2.13
1.47
2.31
3.42
4.52
7.53
-
-
-
5.25
5.28
5.64
5.96
7.75
6.75
7.79
8.51
6.68
8.82

7.92
7.77
7.85
6.80
5.88

7.30

6.21
5.72
5.32

4.62
4.72

Ef-3
mg/1
1.36
1.31
1.73
1.53
0.98
1.86
1.61
3.11
4.22
3.61
-
-
-
-
5.93
5.76
6.78
7.01
7.47
7.16
8.38
8.14
8.63

12.83
11.11
9.89
8.92
7.79

6.11.

5.66
5.04
3.79

3.71
4.02

%R-1
96
91
91
87
87
91
89
87
91
90
-
-
-
85
89
83
81
84
84
88
86
76
75

64
58
65
68
71

78

73
78
75

78
78

%R-2
90
87
88
88
88
93
89
84
87
89
-
-
-
-
81
80
73
71
75
73
69
73
69

55
60
63
63
67

70

65
75
67

73
72

%R-3
93
93
89
90
90
89
95
92
88
91
-
-
-
-
77
82
73
75
74
74
73
77
66

29
46
53
54
58

69

72
76
76

77
78

                               Al-7

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KJELDAHL NITROGEN (continued)
Week
50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
In-1
mg/1
15.00
19.19
21.03
Resting
-
23.92
-
29.54
35.29
33.81
27.76
Resting
39.17
30.01
29.36
In-2
mg/1
16.93
27.04
-
caused
19.12
24.25
-
25.24
28.02
28.28
28.54
•
33.94
29.12
28.70
Bed 1 rested,
In-3
mg/1
16.24
15.08
21.39
Ef-1
mg/1
5.
4.
5.
by effluent
21.68
20.24
25.08
26.59
21.50
28.44
31.14

33.77
28.04
28.64
beds 2
-
7.
-
6.
8.
8.
8.

13.
10.
9.
and 3
10
99
47
Ef-2
mg/1
4
5

pump

28

99
40
90
27

00
15
00
5
10

8
11
9
9

10
11
11
taken
.56
.58
-
Ef-3
mg/1
4.27
3.67
4.22
%R-1 %R-2
66
74
74
73
79
-
%R-3
74
76
80
malfunction.
.21
.06
-
.90
.00
.56
.66

.29
.49
.11
off
8.02
6.70
7.95
7.21
9.67
8.99
10.44

14.72
9.57
11.47
line to
-
70
-
7£
76
74
70

67
66
69
instal
73
59
-
65
61
66
66

70
61
61
1
63
67
68
73
55
68
66

56
66
60

sprinkler system.
71
72
73
.74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
31.76
39.84
29.45
38.14
25.13
27.00
31.23
14.57
Resting
21.24
16.46
17.00
15.13
-
23.90
18.62
21.75
26.18
21.42
18.75
22.52
28.38
22.42
18.32
29.18
26.25
28.76








•













































12.
11.
11.
9,
7.
6.
6.
6.

3.
3.
5.
5.
-
6.
4.
4.
4.
7.
3.
.2.
4.
3.
3.
3.
3.
2.
Influent values determined

on the
surface
of the
based on single grab
36
16
27
30
06
88
98
36

62
91
88
69

31
31
60
09
02
38
63
47
86
34
93
12
76



























from
spray
sampl
e



























sampl



























e beaker
61
72
62
76
72
75
78
56

83
76
65
62
-
74
77
79
84
67
82
88
84
83
82
87
88
90

















-




































collection
loaded bed 2. Effluent
for
each
bed from
week
val
109.
ues

                               Al-8

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KJELDAHL NITROGEN (continued)
Week

109

112
113
114
115
116
117
In-1 In-2
mg/1 mg/1
Beds 2 and 3
17.20 17.20
Not loaded
29.62 2.030
36.10 36.10
31.50 31.50
-
29.90
32.96
In-3
mg/1
manual
17.20

20.30
36.10
31.50
-
29.90
32.96
Bed 1 discontinued

136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154

157
158
loaded after
9.58
14.91
25.09
23.58
17.24
Beds resting,
28.16
22.16
32.74
26.58
Beds resting,
14.00
23.44
25.44
Beds resting,
23.28
22.64
Ef-1 Ef-2
mg/1 mg/1
Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2
mg/1
%R-3
ly sprinkler loaded from week 109.
3.10 1.13

7.51 1.87
7.15 1.72
7.70 1.68
5.30 1.17
4.52
4.96
and beds 2 and 3
0.85

1.64
1.76
1.03
0.83
2.73
2.69
computer,
82 93

75 91
80 95
73 95
-
- 85
- 85
sprinkler
95

92
95
96
-
91
92

resting period.
9.580
14.91
25.09
23.58
17.24
pipe
28.16
22.16
32.74
26.58
1.52
0.74
0.86
0.94
0.46
replacement.
0.68
0.43
0.46
0.54
0.00
0.00
0.61
0.76
0.42

0.47
0.30
0.33
2.62
84
95
97
97
97

98
98
99
98
100
100
98
97
98

98
99
99
90
instrument. problem.
14.00
23.44
25.44
1.20
0.37
1.06
0.88
0.72
1.79
91
98
96
94
97
93
instrument problem.
23.28
22.94
0.66
3.09
0.80
3.42
97
86
97
85
                               Al-9

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                  AMMONIA NITROGEN
Values shown are flow weighted means based on eight
determinations of concentration and flow for each point
for each week with flow weighted means determined from
a computer program.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
. 10
11
12
13
14
. 15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
10.60 5.28 8.08
11.85 12.60 12.44
11.00 9.50 12.10
7.60 12.50 "9.30
9.88 9.96 12.26
14.10 15.10 16.40
24.07 22.92 26.02
29.34
24.00 24.41 20.92
30.27 30.19 30.46
_
_
23.04 18.48 19.81
19.80 16.74 23.96
16.04 21.00 19.40
16.84 17.66 19.46
19.72 15.01 16.27
19.11 18.78 20.16
21.86 20.83 19.61
21.46 18.92 24.19
16.11 10.28 12.30
13.85 15.82 24.71
16.81 19.58 18.45
Rest and scarify.
12.90 12.50 12.60
14.70 14.00 15.20
12.60 13.70 13.60
14.20 13.20 13.90
12.00 13.30 13.20
Rest and scarify.
14.00 14.30 12.70
Sampling manhole flooded
13.10 14.70 14.80
16.30 16.50 15.70
11.80 12.70 12.90
Sampling manhole flooded
12.58 13.86 12.99
12.88 .12.27 13.74
Rest and scarify.
Ef-1
mg/1
0.15
0.23
0.62
0.92
0.57
0.69
1.23
2.20
2.46
3.60
-
-
3.51
3.21
1.95
2.91
2.94
3.06
3.97
2.62
2.67
2.71
4.98

5.21
5.90
5.74
4.76
4.62

4.06
.
4.50
4.87
4.36
.
3.52
3.29

Ef-2
mg/1
0.17
0.92
0.92
1.54
0.82
0.99
1.71
2.00
3.11
3.21
•-
-
3.96
3.06
3.96
4.17
4.07
5.74
5.12
5.22
3.91
4.69
6.80

7.95
6.02
6.21
5.97
5.41

5.30

4.72
5.35
5.32

4.12
4.17

Ef-3
mg/1
0.17
0.33
0.67
- 0.66
0.48
0.43
1.26
1.36
1.94
2.98
-
-
2.80
2.88
4.92
4.21
6.35
5.80
6.05
6.10
6.99
7.11
7.16

11.26
9.17
7.88
7.80
7.29

4.88

5.21
4.23
3.79

3.22
3.50

%R-1
99
98
94
87
94
95
95
-
90
88
-
-
85
84
88
83
86
84
82
88
84
80
70

60
60
55
67
42

71

65
70
64

72
75

%R-2
97
93
90
88
92
95
93
-
88
89
-
-
79
81
81
76
73
70
75
72
71
70
65

36
57
55
55
59

63

68"
68
58

70
66

%R-3
98
97
95
93
96
97
95
96
90
90
-
-
85
88
76
78
61
71
69
75
43
71
61

11
40
42
45
45

62

65
73
71

75
75

                         Al-10

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AMMONIA NITROGEN (continued)
Week
50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
In-1
mg/1
11.87
13.83
13.70
Resting
-
14.30
-
16.66
22.00
21.38
21.04
Resting
22.14
21.70
19.45
In-2
mg/1
14.47
13.94
-
caused
12.65
13.67
-
20.66
19.99
20.21
20.43
•
20.14
21.31
18.75
Bed 1 rested,
In-3
mg/1
11.49
12.76
13.87
Ef-1
mg/1
3.
4.
4.
by effluent
13.21
14.30
23.05
21.25
16.62
10.72
21.62

20.89
19.85
19.03
beds 2
-
6.
-
6.
7.
8.
7.

10.
9.
8.
and 3
70
54
81
Ef-2
mg/1
3
4

pump

64

52
75
34
94

12
80
32
7
8

8
9
9
9

8
10
10
taken
.63
.75
-
Ef-3
mg/1
3.16
3.37
3.59
%R-1 %R-2 %
69
67
64
75
66
-
R-3
73
74
74
malfunction.
.10
.92
-
.10
.53
.07
.04

.84
.64
.14
off
4.83
5.76
7.95
6.60
8.89
8.81
10.01

10.88
8.56
9.98
line to
-
54
-
61
64
61
62

52
55
57
instal
44
35
-
61
52
55
56

57
50
46
1
64
60
68
69
47
18
54

48
57
46

sprinkler system.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
21.51
17.78
19.40
19.91
18.57
12.08
14.58
10.36
Resting
10.76
10.40
9.75
8.34
-
11.25
14.11
12.76
15.42
13.20
14.66
17.82
16.34
15.23
10.32
16.65
18.17
18.65








•



































~









10.
8.
7.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.

3.
3.
5.
5.
-
4.
4.
3.
3.
3.
2.
2.
2.
2.
1.
2.
2.
2.
Influent values determined

on the
surface
based on sing!
of the
e grab
34
53
79
59
42
31
18
16

23
56
43
11

34
31
94
75
41
63
36
38
13
87
31
10
07



























from
spray
sampl
e






















































sample beaker
49
52
60
67
65
48
58
41

70
66
44
39
-
61
67
69
76
74
82
87
85
82
86
86
88
89






















































collection
loaded bed 2. Effluent
for
each
bed from
week
values
109.

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AMMONIA NITROGEN (continued)
Week

109

112
113
114
115
116
117
In-1 In-2
mg/1 mg/1
Beds 2 and 3
17.32 17.32
Not loaded
22.21 15.37
22.35 22.35
22.87 22.87
14.98 14.98
- - 18.46
21.17
In-3
mg/1
manual
17.32

15.37
22.35
22.87
14.98
18.46
21.17
Bed 1 discontinued

136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154

157
158
loaded after
9.08
16.95
16.83
17.23
14.81
Beds resting,
21.33
16.49
13.76
19.01
Beds resting,
5.98
19.13
21.03
Beds resting,
22.47
23.02
Ef-1 Ef-2
mg/1 mg/1
Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2
mg/1
%R-3
ly sprinkler loaded from week 109.
1.96 0.96

6.05 0.77
6.64 1.11
7.11 1.03
5.31 0.54
3.46
3.85
and beds 2 and 3
0.55

0.43
1.00
0.49
"0.35
1.81
1.90
computer,
88 95

73 95
70 95
68 96
65 96
- 81
- 82
sprinkler
97

97
96
98
98
90
91

resting period.
9.08
16.95
16.83
17.23
14.81
pipe
21.33
16.49
13.76
19.01
1.01
1.14
0.13
0.32
0.00
replacement.
0.33
0.36
0.30
0.57
0.13
0.25
0.13
0.05
0.00

0.21
0.21
0.20
0.37
90
93
99
98
100

99
98
98
97
99
97
99
99
100

99
99
99
98
instrument problem.
5.98
19.13
21.03
0.35
0.05
0.60
0.55
0.29
1.80
94
100
97
91
99
95
instrument problem-.
22.47
23.02
0.13
2.32
0.23
2.64
99
90
99
89

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                  ORGANIC NITROGEN
Values shown are flow weighted means based on eight
determinations of concentration and flow for each point
for each week with flow weighted means determined from
a computer program.  Organic nitrogen concentration was
computed from total Kjeldahl nitrogen minus ammonia
nitrogen.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
In-1
mg/1
15.10
"8.65
9.20
6.20
10.74
2.80
1.93
-
21.09
16.45
-
-
0.85
7.34
20.44
7.45
6.52
8.42
9.45
9.54
13.80
6.15
4.82
Rest
4.70
4.20
9.00
3.30
5.80
Rest
7.40
Sampl
5.60
7.10
5.29
In-2
mg/1
9.72
6.30
7.50
4.00
5.44
6.40
-
-
11.48
8.84
-
-
11.16
-
6.47
10.76
6.70
8.27
7.13
9.48
17.12
8.78
8.42
In-3
mg/1
10.
4
4
6
4
1
7
6
13
8


17

6
12
9
7
8
3
18
11
7
.92
.76
.20
.40
.74
.20
.98
.86
.36
.57
-
-
.05
-
.28
.66
.01
.56
.88
.01
.20
.39
.23
Ef-1
mg/1
0.91
1.48
1.16
0.99
0.21
0.89
1.59
1.82
1.51
1.16
-
-
-
0.96
2.11
1.29
2.01
1.37
1.04
0.99
1.54
2.17
0.38
Ef-2
mg/1
1.31
1.49
. 1.14
0.47
0.31
0.61
0.60
1.42
1.41
1.32
-
-
-
2.19
1.32
1.47
1.89
2.01
1.63
2.57
1.97
2.01
2.02
C-F-1 "XB-1
CT o nt\ i
mg/1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0




1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
.19
.98
.06
.87
.50
.43
.35
.75
.28
.63
-
-
-
-
.01
.55
.53
.21
.44
.06
.57
.03
.47
94
83
64
85
.98
68
18
-
93
93
-
-
-
87
90
83
69
84
89.
89
75
65
92
%R-2
86
76
85
88
77
70
-
-
87
85
-
-
-
-
80
86
72
76
77
73
62
77
76
%R-3
89
80
75
86
89
(-)
96
75
90
92
-
-
-
-
84
88
94
'84
84
67
72
91
80
and scarify.
5.20
5.30
7.70
4.90
4.50
5
5
7
5
5
.50
.40
.60
.60
.40
1.20
2.01
1.89
0.84
0.58
1.97
1.75
1.649
0.83
0.47
1
1
2
1
0
.57
.94
.01
.11
.50
75
52
79
75
90
62
67
79
84
90
72
64
74
80
91
and scarify.
10.30
6
ing manhole
3.00
6.30
3.63
5
5
2
.70
flooded
.50
.40
.90
0.65
.
0.55
0.35
0.00
2.00

1.49
0.37
0.00
1

0
0
0
.23

.45
.81
.00
91

90
95
100
80

50
94
100
82

92
85
100
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ORGANIC NITROGEN (continued)
Week
42
43
44

50
51
52
In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
Ef-2
mg/1
Ef-3
mg/1

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ORGANIC NITROGEN (continued)
Week
In-1
mg/1
In-2
mg/1
In-3
mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
Ef-2
mg/1
Ef-3
mg/1
yp-i ^R-9
/bK~l kK~t.
%R-3
102
109
10.11                   0.69                  94
Influent values determined from sample beaker collection
on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.   Effluent values
based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.
      Not loaded
                        1.14   0.17   0.30
112
113
114
115
116
117

7.41 4.93 4.93
13.75 13.75 13.75
6.56 8.63 8.63
-
11.44 11.44
11.79 11.79
Bed 1 discontinued
1.46 1.10
0.51 0.61
0.59 0.65
0.59 0.63
1.06
1.11
and beds 2 and 3
1.21
0.76
0.54
0.48
0.92
0.79
computer,
80 78
96 96
91 93
-
- 91
- 91
sprinkler
76
95
94
-
92
93

loaded after resting period.
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
0.50 0.50
0.00 0.00
8.26 8.26
6.35 6.35
2.44 2.44
Beds resting, pipe
6.83 6.83
5.76 5.76
18.98 18.98
7.57 7.57
0.51
0.51
0.73
0.62
0.46
replacement.
0.35
0.13
0.16
'
•
-
0.48
0.71
0.42

0.26
0.09
0.13
2.25
(-)
(-)
91
90
81

95
98
99
-
-
-
94
89
83

96
98
99
70
Beds resting, instrument problem.
8.02 8.02
4.31 4.31
4.41 4.41
0.85
0.32
0.46
0.33
0.43
0.71
89
93
90
96
90
90
Beds resting, instrument problem.
157
158
0.81 0.81
0.00 0.00
0.53
0.77
0.57
0.78
35
(-)
30
(-)

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                  NITRATE NITROGEN
Values shown are flow weighted means based on eight
determinations of concentration and flow for each point
for each week with flow weighted means determined from
a computer program.
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
In-1 In-2
mg/1 mg/1
1.40 2.60
1.80 1.80
2.10
0.66 1.00
2.05 2.60
2.20 2.50
1.59 1.56
-
1.14 1.75
2.25 2.19
-
0.67
1.12 1.80
0.50 0.42
0.70 1.90
0.94 0.80
0.60 1.20
0.56 0.72
0.50 0.89
0.49 0.91
0.34 0.39
0.24 0.73
0.88 0.84
In-3
mg/1
1.45
1.80
2.20
2.40
1.80
2.20
1.06
-
1.23
1.93
-
0.58
0.67
0.42
0.40
0.50
0.90
0.57
0.54
0.16
0.68
0.57
0.86
Ef-1
mg/1
15.10
11.11
8.22
8.10
11.71
13.21
8.00
6.21
5.57
6.25
-
6.00
6.61
3.06
2.01
2.11
1.96
1.16
0.96
0.93
0.83
0.38
0.24
Ef-2
mg/1
23.80
12.12
11.00
8.65
1Z.93
14.06
13.24
5.87
3.61
3.42
-
1.56
1.24
•1.21
0.96
0.99
1.00
1.03
1.00
0.91
0.66
0.41
0.25
Ef-3
mg/1
18.70
8.16
9.42
9.06
19.00
12.21
10.27
8.46
4.96
6.84
-
3.89
2.21
1.94
1.61
1.03
1.31
0.80
0.31
0.35
0.41
0.19
0.13
%R-1 %R-2 %R-3
All values
increased





















Rest and scarify.
28
29
30
31
32
0.68 0.41
0.26 0.39
0.44 0.33
0.50 0.58
0.33 0.60
0.58
0.20
0.37
0.41
0.37
-
4.10
0.54
0.62
0.42
8.56
3.20
0.83
0.86
0.48
17.10
1.81
2.03
0.77
0.58





Rest and scarify.
37
38
39
40
41
0.32 0.16
0.18
3.10
0.72
4.10

Sampling manhole flooded.
0.47 0.25
0.13. 0.21
0.11 0.08
0.18
0.27
0.16
1.32
0.70
0.42
1.71
2.10
1.63
3.60
3.16
4.12



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NITRATE NITROGEN (continued)
Week
42
43
44

50
51
52
In-1 In-2 In-3
rng/1 mg/1 mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
Ef-2
mg/1
Ef-3
mg/1
Sampling manhole flooded.
0.12 0.21 0.18
0.12 0.21 0.10
Rest and scarify.
0.48 0.67 0.55
0.13 0.22 0.75
0.44 - 0.38
0.59
0.60

7.80
1.37
2.28
Resting caused by effluent pump
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68


71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
0.61 0.26
0.54 0.45 0.62
0.14
0.14 0.14 0.14
0.10 0.16 0.06
0.12 0.17 0.15
0.16 0.18 0.15
Resting.
0.16 0.17 0.09
0.16 0.16 0.11
0.19 0.22 0.41
Bed 1 rested, beds 2
sprinkler system.
0.34
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.31
0.19
0.56
1.43
Resting'.
0.00
0.36
1.01
0.46
-
0.24
0.19
0.49
0.10
0.67
0.43
0.22
0.68
0.27
0.17
0.19
-
3.32
-
2.55
2.48
2.35
2.32

15.33
4.64
2.74
1.29
1.23

7.87
3.68
-
3.70
1.76

13.02
4.97
3.61
malfunction.
2.63
2.43
-
2.36
2.36
2.10
2.13

2.90
2.44
2.29
and 3 taken off

11.53
8.40
7.61
3.76 .
3.74
3.19
3.00
2.77

4.54
2.89
2.99
2.94
-
5.60
5.36
7.12
3.57
1.34
5.02
4.42
5.99
6.77
4.30
5.47


























7.97
2.56
2.76
2.11
1.79
1.62
1.92

14.44
1.67
1.82
line to install


























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NITRATE NITROGEN (continued)
Week
101
102
In-1
mg/1
0.16
0.46
In-2
mg/1

In-3
mg/1

Ef-1.
mg/1
5.88
3.73
Ef-2
mg/1

Ef-3
mg/1

109
      Influent values determined from sample beaker collection
      on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.   Effluent values
      based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
      Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.
 0.42   0.42
Not loaded
0.42
1.91  24.15  21.20
112
113
114
115
116
117

0.42 0.64 0.64
0.13 0.13 0.13
0.12 0.11 0.11
0.11 0.11 0.11
0.12 0.12
0.12 0.12
Bed 1 discontinued
0.38 11.10
0.27 11.84
0.28 10.46
0.34 10.56
6.49
5.40
and beds 2 and 3
11.61
12.78
12.02
8.34
7.01
6.77
computer, sprinkler
loaded after resting period.
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
0.02 0.02
0.02 0.02
0.02 0.02
0.02 0.02
0.02 0.02
Beds resting, pipe
0.03 0.03
0.33 0.33
0.14 0.14
0.23 0.23
15.60
15.84
15.90
14.68
14.11
replacement.
16.33
17.70
13.95
12.28
17.41
16.41
9.23.
8.36
6.44

12.05
14.85
11.94
8.83
Beds resting, instrument problem.
0,00 0.00
0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00
7.83
13.21
10.84
7.35
11.19
11.11
Beds resting, instrument problem.
157
158
0.00 0.00
0.02 0.02
8.76
5.37
7.54
6.30

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TOTAL PROSPHORUS

Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
• 15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
42
Values shown are composite samples during the loading
period for influents and single grab samples at 24 hours
after loading for effleunts
In-1 In-2 In-3 Ef-1 Ef-2 Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2 %R-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
6.70
4.40
5.20
5.60
5.10
6.40
7.90
8.20
8.20
8.20
-
-
5.60
8.70
8.90
6.60
6.70
8.70
9.20
10.30
8.90
6.60
5.70
Rest and
6.00
5.50
5.60
5.40
4.30
Rest and
5.30
Sampling
7.00
7.60
6.90
Sampling
4.70
5.30
5.20
5.30
5.00
6.00
6.30
6.90
8.20
9.20
-
4.70
4.40
9.00
7.20
5.90
4.70
6.20
6.30
7.00
7.20
6.60
5.80
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
7

4
5
9
7
6
7
7
7
9
"7
8
7
.50
.00
.50
.40
.00
.70
.10
.10
.40
.20
-
.70
.60
.60
.20
.60
.60
.60
.90
.60
.00
.80
.80
0.31
0.36
0.72.
0.44
0.45
0.56
0.85
1.05
1.20
1.10
-
-
2.70
4.40
3.00
3.20
2.50
3.60
4.00
4.40
3.00
3.70
4.10
0.51
0.40
0.27
0.44
0.36
0.54
0.94
1.40
1.50
1.60
-
2.70
3.10
2.50
2.50
3.30
3.10
3.40
3.40
2.50
2.50
4.40
2.90
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
1.
1.
1.

3.
5.
4.
4.
5.
6.
5.
6.
4.
4.
6.
6.
56
43
67
55
52
75
98
10
50
40
-
20
10
20
20
50
50
80
00
20
20
40
50
95
92
86
92
91
91
89.
87
85
87
-
-
52
50
66
52
63
59
57
49
66
46
28
89
92
95
92
93
91
85
80
82
83
-
43
30
72
65
44
34
45
46
72
65
33
50
91
91
91
90
90
87
86
86
80
81
-
32
9
56
42
17
15
24
24
56
42
27
17
scarify.
5.50
4.90
5.10
5.00
4.20
5
5
5
6
3
.60
.60
.70
.50
.90
0.90
3.60
4.30
3.50
3.40
1.50
2.80
3.00
3.70
2.80
3.
4.
5.
5.
4.
80
80
90
70
30
85
35
23
35
21
73
43
41
26
33
32
14
0
12
0
scarify.
5.40
5
manhole
5.30
7.60
9.40
5
5
6
manhole
iOO
flooded
.40
.80
.20
flooded
3.50
•
3.70
3.40
3.20
•
3.20

2.30
1.20
2.20

2.

2.
0.
3.

90

90
90
30

34

47
55
54

41

57
84
.77

42

46
85
47

       Al-19

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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS (continued)
Week
43
44

50
51
52
In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
6.60 5.80 5.90
6.90 5.70 6.80
Rest and scarify.
7.95 8.40 9.25
6.55 8.90 8.75
9.70 7.95 17.20
Ef-1
mg/1
3.20
3.80

0.20
0.80
-
Resting caused by effluent pump
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68


71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
• 89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
8.05 9.55
9.80 9.35 8.40
8.00
11.50 7.00 6.50
7.15 8.40 7.60
7.70 - 7.55
7.95 7.00 6.85
• Resting.
7.15 6.90 7.25
6.95 7.35 6.45
.
Bed 1 rested, beds 2
sprinkler system.
11.65
9.40
6.30
14.55
9.65
27.25 .
19.91
6.45
Resting.
11.85
14.65
17.30
4.25
-
4.55
6.55
4.25
0.60
3.35
3.55
3.70
1.90
10.70
10.70
17.00
18.50
18.60
-
0.85
-
0.06
0.76
0.88
1.00

1.35
1.41
-
Ef-2
mg/1
2.90
3.70

0.006
0.28
1.30
Ef-3
mg/1
3.00
4.20

-
0.28
0.52
%R-1 %R-2
52
45

98
88
-
50
35

99
97
84
%R-3
49
38

-
97
93
malfunction.
0.84
1.49
-
0.25
0.43
1.20
1.06

1.56
1.40
-
and 3 taken off

0.63
0.61
0.70
2.36
1.64
1.77
1.49
1.89

1.43
1.59
1.84
0.45
-
0.43
0.58
0.15
0.00
0.39
0.21
0.20
0.20
0.26
0.01
0.02
0.95
0.23




























0.30
1.30
0.10
0.20
1.56
1.46
2.14

1.68
1.03
-
line to









-


















-
91
-
99
89
89
87

81
80
-
instal

95
94
89
94
83
94
93
71

88
89
89
89
-
91
91
97
100
88
94
95
90
98
99
100
95
99
90
84
-
96
89
-
85

77
81
-
1




























97
85
99
97
80
81
69

77
84
•





























                              Al-20

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TOTAL PHOSPHORUS (continued)
Week
In-1
mg/1
In-2
mg/1
In-3
mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
Ef-2
mg/1
Ef-3
mg/1
wp_i 
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BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND,  5 day,  20°C

Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
42
Values shown are composite samples during the loading
period for influents and single grab samples at 24 hours
after loading for effleunts
In-1 In-2 In-3 Ef-1 Ef-2 Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2 %R-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
64.0 28.0 31.0
34.0
100.0 - 36.0
24.0 63.0 27.0
47.0 41.0
_
114.0 51.7 95.2
83.0 155.0 101.0
91.0 128.5 97.9
_
_
130.9 87.7
167.3 85.7 150.9
163.2 185.6 109.7
121 107.7 141.3
118.5 110.7 111.6
90.7 78 73.6
97.5 67.8 85.2
97.2 66.3 102.0
117.0 63.0 105.3
123.0 135.0 108.0
108.0 97.5 114.0
96.0 81.0 78.0
Rest and scarify.
94.5 73.5 73.5
103.5 70.5 106.5
136.5 76.5
102.7 91.7 132.2
89.3 75.4 110.1
Rest and scarify.
111.3 141.6 155.4
Sampling manhole flooded
157.7 103.5 178.1
159.9 108.9 64.2
150.2 78.8 132.2
Sampling manhole flooded
1.1
-
-
1.1
0.6
3.6
8.1
3.8
2.0
-
-
-
4.9
4.3
6.4
13.2
14.8
11.4
7.5
5.1
3.9
9.3
-

7.3
-
-
10.3
7.6

10.2
•
9.8
10.5
7.8
•
0.8
0.4
2.4
2.7
0.6
1.2
0.4
-
10.6
-
-
13.0
10.2
13.7
12.7
14.7
12.8
10.9
12.0
12.9
14.4
33.6
15.6

7.6
8.5
5.7
6.6
8.9

10.1

4.6
4.2
5.2

2.4
1.7
1.0
1.7
-
0.8
3.9
9.6
3.4
-
-
9.6
8.2
8.1
10.8
3.9
9.4
3.9
12.9
15.2
15.7
17.8
17.7

-
-
-
8.1
11.3

15.0

10.7
4.4
5.1

98
-
-
95
-
-
93
95
98

-
-
97
97
95
89
84
88
92
96
97
91
-

92
-
-
89
92

91

94
93
95

97
-
-
96
99
-
99
-
92
-
-
90
88
93
88
87
84
84
82
80
89
66
81

90
88
93
93
88

93

96
96
93

92
95
97
94
-
-
99
91
97
-
-
89
95
93
92
96
87
95
87
86
86
84
77

-
-
-
94
90

90

94
93
96

                 Al-22

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BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (continued)
Week
43
44

50
51
52
In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
75.3 84.3 99.2
147.3 132.3 123.2
Rest and scarify.
92.7 85.9 90.6
92.5 45.8 74.7
77.3 50.5 109.3
Ef-1
mg/1
3.7
5.6

4.1
4.2
-
Ef-2
mg/1
7.1
10.3

3.6
15.9
10.1
Ef-3
mg/1
7.5
10.9

-
5.2
12.3
%R-1 %R-2
95
96

96
95
-
92
92

96
65
80
%R-3 .
92
91

-
93
89
Resting caused by effluent pump malfunction.
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68


71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
78.6 104.8
71.8 73.1 87.6
214.4 117.0 103.2
117.1 113.3
159.8 - 126.4
126.6 111.5 108.7
_
Resting.
144.5 115.5 106.2
111.4 129.3 126.6
114.3 "118.4 99.2
Bed 1 rested, beds 2
sprinkler system.
129.7
103.1
89.5
92.2
80.1
96.3
71.9
64.7
Resting.
- 66.7
66.5
42.8
64.1
-
75.9
70.7
17.5
46.2
40.7
64.1
46.6
52.3
40.6
75.5
46.4
52.1
57.9
-
5.8
7.4
8.5
10.8
12.5
-

14.2
11.9
13.0
9.8
15.6
-
19.2
14.8
13.6
-

13.1
14.0
13.1
and 3 taken off

8.7
6.3
6.8
11.0
2.9
5.1
2.3
2.6

8.7
3.0
1.6
4.3
-
6.8
4.5
1.2
2.5
2.2
1.7
2.7
3.2
3.7
9.0
1.8
1.7
6.3




























16.8
9.7
10.4
13.1
15.6
15.8
-

13.6
14.2
16.0
line to




























-
92
97
93
93
90
-

90
89
89
instal

93
94
93
88
96
95
97
96

96
96
96
93
-
91
94
93
95
95
97
94
94
91
88
96
97
89
88
79
-
88
-
88
-

89
89
89
1




























84
89
90
-
88
86
-

87
89
84





























                              Al-23

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BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (continued)
Week
In-1
mg/1
In-2
mg/1
In-3
mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
. Ef-2.
mg/1
Ef-3 ...
mg/1
%R-i yR— 2 yR-i
109
Influent values determined from sample beaker collection
on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.  Effluent values
based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.

Not loaded
112
113
114
115
116
117

-
127.
74.
135.
-
-
Bed
-
7 127.7
2 125.6
5 135.5
99.2
102.1
-
127.7
125.6
135.5
99.2
102.1
1 discontinued
loaded after
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
' 152
153
154

157
158



-

Beds




Beds



Beds


77.7
29.8
27.4
48.1
42.7
resting
78.8
68.9
65.2
53.9
resting
75.4
57.7
79.4
resting
86.8
97.6

-
9.7
13.1
5.0
-
-

2.
2.
1.
6.
8.
and beds 2 and

3
1
5
2
5
3
-
7.
2.
1.
4.
6.

4
5
3
3
2
computer,
-
92 98
82 98
96 99
- 94
- 92
sprinkler
-
94
98
99
96
94

resting period.
77.7
29.8
27.4
48.1
42.7
, pipe
78.8
68.9
65.2
53.9





replacement.




4.
1.
0.
0.
1.

1.
0.
0.
0.
2
1
9
4
0

1
4
1
2
1.
0.
0.
0.
1.

0.
0.
0.
0.
7
7
9
6
3

6
3
0
1
95
96
97
99
98

99
99
100
100
98
98
97
99
97

99
99
100
100
, instrument problem.
75.4
57.7
79.4



0.
0.
0.
5
3
4
0.
0.
0.
6
2
4
99
100
99
99
100
99
, instrument problem.
86.8
97.6





0.
1.
0
2
0.
0,
1
f:;::
100
.:::;.:::: 9:9::.:
100
:;$$::;.:;:; :;:; .

                              Al-24

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SUSPENDED SOLIDS

Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37
38
39
40
41
42
Values shown are composite samples during the loading
period for influents and single grab samples at 7-24 hours
after loading for effleunts
In-1 In-2 In-3 Ef-1 Ef-2 Ef-3 %R-1 %R-2 %R-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
66.0
44.5
28.0
19.5
17.0
59.0
56.8
87.5
71.0
60.5
-
-
89.3
24.0
26.0
20.0
20.0
28.0
44.0
51.8
39.5
77.5
59.5
-
56.9
65.5
103.0 153.0
71.0
43.0
56.0
58.0
47.5
60.0
82.5
49.0
26.5
34.8
25.2
68.0
23.0 135.0
108.0
96.0
Rest and
94.5
55.0
35.5
41.5
45.0
Rest and
38.0
Sampling
56.0
47-. 0
65.5
Sampling
97.5
81.0
27.
30.
23.
-
27.
45.
67.
159.
57.
63.
-
70.
126.
106.
52.
50.
47.
38.
151.
50.
108.
114.
78.
0
5
5

5
0
9
5
5
5

5
0
0
5
5
0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0.8
0.6
-
0.8
0.2
0.0
1.6
0.3
3.0
3.0
-
-
1.8
0.4
0.8
2.2
11.0
5.0
6.8
15.8
3.9
9.3
-
0.0
0.4
-
0.4
0.0
0.2
2.8
1.4
1.4
0.6
-
2.7
3.4
9.0
10.6
4.4
10.0
10.2
14.0
21.6
14.4
33.6
15.6
1
1

1
1
0
1
2
1
0

3
3
3
7
9
9
11
1
30
15
17
17
.6
.6
-
.2
.2
.0
.4
.2
.1
.8
-
.6
.6
.0
.4
.2
.0
.6
.6
.5
.7
.8
.7
99
99
-
96
99
100
97
100
96
95
-
-
98
100
99
95
80
91
86
75
97
91
-
100
99
-
98
100
99
95
97
98
99
-
95
95
94
87
91
62
70
44
68
89
66
81
94
95
-
-
96
100
98
96
98
99
-
95
86
97
86
82
81
70
97
38
86
84
77
scarify.
73.5
52.0
40.0
50.0
42.5
73.
48.
47.
49.
54.
5
0
0
5
5
7.3
29.0
15.7
17.5
25.5
7.6
17.3
15.5
18.7
20.2

32
24
24
23
-
.0
.0
.0
.2
92
47
56
58
43
90
67
61
63
53
-
33
49
52
57
scarify.
48.5
48.
0
13.0
25.0
25
.0
66
49
48
manhole flooded.
60.0
39.5
52.5
59.
55.
39.
5
0
5
16.2
23.7
21.0
8.2
14.2
13.2
22
13
8
.2
.5
.7
71
50
68
86
64
75
63
76
78
manhole flooded.
      Al-25

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SUSPENDED SOLIDS (continued)
Week
43
44

50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
In-1
mg/1
53.0
36.0
Rest and
66.0
49.5
41.5
Resting
-
51.0
-
73.0
58.5
66.0
59.5
Resting.
65.5
76.0
69.0
In-2
mg/1
53.0
32.5
In-3
mg/1
47.
44.
5
0
Ef-1
mg/1
12
14
.5
.0
Ef-2
mg/1
3.0
17.8
Ef-3
mg/1
11.5
15.0
»-i
76
61
%R-2
94
45
%R-3
76
65
scarify.
48.5
47.5
54.0
caused
65.5
50.5
-
34.0
51.5
-
53.0

57.0
60.5
48.0
Bed 1 rested,
52.
38.
144.
by
73.
53.
46.
58.
-
61.
54.

58.
63.
62.
beds
0
5
5
2
24

effluent
5
6
0
5

5
0

0
5
0
2
-
20

20
21
27
21

32
29
17
and 3
.0
.3
-
pump

.0
-
.3
.3
.5
.8

.5
.5
.5
0.0
11.0
16.0
-
7.5
14.3
97
51
-
100
77
70
-
81
68
malfunction.
18.5
18.5
-
-
19.5
17.0
19.5

20.8
29.3
16.8
taken off
11.8
11.8
16.3
17.5
27.8
28.0
30.5

39.3
34.5
31.5
line to
-
61
-
72
64
58
63

50
61
74
72
63
-
-
62
-
63

64
52
65
84
78
65
68
-
55
44

32
46
49
install
sprinkler system.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99"
100
101
102
74.5
52.0
47.0
102.0
58.5
-
38.0
23.5
Resting.
64.5
58.0
56.0
32.5
-
89.5
63.0
28.5
53.0
37.5
55.0
55.0
51.0
52.0
41.0
65.0
65.0
49.0

















































































25
20
18
14
20
25
9
14

24
18
21
17

13
14
1
3
6
7
7
4
4
7
7

7
.8
.3
.8
.8
.3
.0
.0
.2

.5
.0
.2
.3
-
.0
.0
.2
.7
.0
.2
.2
.2
.5
.0
.0
-
.0






















































65
61
60
86
65
-
76
39

62
69
62
47
-
86
78
96
93
84
87
87
92
91
83
89
-
86






















































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SUSPENDED SOLIDS (continued)
Week
In-1
mg'/l
In-2
mg/1
In-3
mg/1
Ef-1
mg/1
Ef-2
mg/1
Ef-3
mg/1
o/P-1
/ot\ I
%R-2
%R-3
109
Influent values determined from sample beaker collection
on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.  Effluent values
based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.

Not loaded
112
113
114
115
116
117

-
78.
70.
123.
-
-
Bed
-
0
0 28.0
0
63.0
49.0
-•
-
28.0
-
63.0
. -
1 discontinued
loaded after
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154

157
158





Beds




Beds



Beds


22.0
19.0
53.0
50.0
62.5
resting
67.5
23.3
50.0
63.4
resting
52.8
59.0
70.0
resting
54.0
66.0
-
38.
38.
24.
-
-
and beds

0
0
0


2
-
-
2.
4.
3.
1.
and


0
8
7
0
3

2
3
1
1

-
.8
.0
.4
.4
-
computer,
-
51
46 93
81
- 94-
- 98
sprinkler
-
-
89
-
98
-

resting period.
22.0
19.0
53.0
50.0
62.5
, pipe
67.5
23.3
50.0
63.4










3.
0.
2.
1.
0.
5
8
7
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
.6
.5
.3
.0
.0
84
96
95
97
99
92
97
98
100
100
replacement.








1.
3.
24.
23.
1
8
0
0
1
1

25
.7
.3
-
.0
98
84
52
64
98
94
-
61
, instrument problem.
52.8
59.0
70.0






0.
2.
5.
0
0
5
1
0
5
.3
.0
.5
100
97
92
98
100
92
, instrument problem.
54.0
66.0




0.
0.
0
0
0
0
.0
.0
100
100
100
100

                               Al-27

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                               pH
      Values shown are composite samples during the loading
      period for influents and single grab samples at 7-24 hours
      after loading for effleunts
Week   In-1   In-2   In-3
Ef-1   Ef-2   Ef-3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
. _
6.60 6.60
6.95 6.90
6.90 6.90
7.05 7.05
7.00 7.20
7.50 7.90
6.90 6.00
6.80
6.80 7.15
-
7.04
6.92 7.10
6.98 6.90
7.29 7.28
7.35 7.15
6.74 6.80
6.73 6.83
6.79 7.42
6.75 6.89
6.75 6.63
6.70 7.08
7.01 7.04
_
6.90
6.60
6.90
6.60-
7.10
7.00
7.10
7.00
6.73
-
7.12
6.92
7.28
7.58
7.15
6.75
7.43
6.94
6.94
7.10
6.37
7.04
.
6.70
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
7.70
8.60
7.10
6.98
-
-
6.75
6.85
6.92
6.80
8.02
6.59
6.77
6.82
6.72
7.20
7.03
_
6.80
7.00
6.80
6.60
7.10
7.10
7.00
6.90
7.08
-
6.75
6.88
6.63
6.95
6.85
6.61
6.76
6.62
6.64
6.73
7.30
6.95
_
6.60
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.60
7.00
7.00
6.40
6.79
-
6.71
6.62
6.70
6.69
6.83
6.83
6.56
6.68
6.76
6.68
7.11
6.75
Rest and scarify.
28
29
30
31
32
6.65 7.03
6.82 6.83
6.76 6.90
6.77 6.85
6.85 6.97
6.85
6.85
6.87
6.97
7.04
6.74
6.92
6.87
6.78
6.91
6.97
6.86
6.88
7.29
6.84
6.61
6.87
6.81
6.77
6.76
Rest and scarify.
37
38
39
40
41
42
6.62 6.80
7.00
6.52
6.63
6.50
Sampling manhole flooded.
6.40 6.85
6.44 6.61
6.56 6.67
7.02
7.30
6.55
6.47
7.06
6.45
6.76
6.82
6.49
6.55
6.82
6.94
Sampling manhole flooded.
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pH (continued)
Week
43
44

50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68
In-1
6.59
6.48
Rest and
6.54
6.61
6.48
Resting
-
6.52
-
6.52
6.61
6.71
6.56
Resting.
6.51
6.48
-
In-2
6
6
.88
.71
In-3
7.
6.
01
97
Ef-1
6.
6.
49
62
Ef-2
6
6
.92
.56
Ef-3
6
6
.89
.89
scarify.
6
6
6
.71
.68
.82
caused
6
6

6
6
6
6

6
6

.76
.64
-
.72
.78
.69
.82

.63
.71
-
Bed 1 rested,
sprinkler
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
6.59
6.51
6.48
6.61
6.56
6.48
6.57
6.46
Resting.
6.54
6.61
6.59
6.79
-
6.61
7.07
6.99
7.21
7.00
6.97
7.08
7.35
6.74
6.96
7.20
7.08
6.95



























6.
6.
16.
by
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.

6.
6.
-
94
82
88
6.
6.
-
effluent
92
95
82
89
82
91
92

83
81

beds 2
-
6.

57
72

pump

71
-
6.68
6.
6.
6.

6.
6.
-
and 3
79
82
74

78
68

6
6
7
.84
.77
.02

6
6
-
.91
.96
malfunction.
6
6

6
6
6
6

6
6

taken
.97
.86
-
.87
.90
.89
.89

.82
.96
-
off
6
7
6
6
6
7
7

7
6

.89
.01
.94
.94
.96
.02
.05

.01
.98
-
line to install
system.

















































































6.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.
6.

6.
6.
6.
6.
-
6.
6.
7.
6.
6.
6.
-
6.
6.
6.
6.
-
6.
84
78
71
89
82
68
77
69

79
86
87
68

95
55
11
88
46
50

98
37
69
70

58












































































































                              Al-29

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pH (continued)
Week   In-1   In-2   In-3
Ef-1   Ef-2   Ef-3
      Influent values determined from sample beaker.collection
      on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.  Effluent values
      based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
      Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.
109
      Not loaded
112
113
114
115
116
117

_
6.64 ' -
6.74 6.76 6.76
7.23
6.61 6.61
6.63 6.63
Bed 1 discontinued
-
7.03
7.29 7.03
6.94 6.78
5.98
6.07
and beds 2 and 3
-
7.00
7.47
6.88
6.05
-
computer, sprinkler
loaded after resting period.
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
6.90 6.90
6.74 6.74
7.00 7.00
6.48 6.48
6.89 6.89
Beds resting, pipe
6.75 6.75
7.08 7.08
7.05 7.05
7.00 7.00
6.00
6.44
6.54
6.42
6.27
replacement.
6.38
6.69
7.49
6.87
6.24
6.65
6.61
6.50
6.45

6.47
6.45
6.70
7.17
Beds resting, instrument problem.
6.80 6.80
6.60 6.60
6.70 6.70
6.80
6.80
6.80
7.00
7.00
6.80
Beds resting, instrument problem.
157
158
6.90 6.90
7.10 7.10
6.77
6.80
6.50
6.80

                               Al-30

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                TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON
Values shown are composite samples during the loading
period for influents and single grab samples at 7-24 hours
after loading for effleunts.  Testing procedure begun on
week 41.
Week
41
42
43
44

50
51
52

57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68


71
72
.73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
71 62 63
Ef-1
mg/1
7.7
Ef-2
mg/1
7.2
Ef-3
mg/1
7.0
%R-1 %R-2
89
88
%R-3
88
Sampling manhole flooded.
65.6 61 78
72.5 73.3 64.2
Rest and scarify.
79.8 65.8 65.8
71.3 69.6 52.7
60.1 65.7 166.4
Resting aused by effl
78.6 105.2
61.4 59.9 61.9
87.6
132.7 72.9 76.8
71.3 71.3 53.9
98.9 - '75.2
52.2
Resting.
62.0 42.5 38.7
64.2 69.3 56.7
48.6 38.3 48.4
Bed 1 rested, beds 2
sprinkler system.
75.8
56.9
20.0
60.8
59.9
50.7
14.3
33.1
Resting.
60.4
48.6
44.0
31.0
-
7.7
7.3

5.6
20.6
-
uent pump
-
6.9
-
12.7
9.2
37.2
-

18.1
8.4
7.5
7.1
7.5

8.16
23.8
14.7
37.5
8.4

-
11.9
29.1
88
90

88
71
-
88
90

88
66
78
51
87

-
77
56
malfunction.
17.9
14.2
-
16.7
20.7
24.0
14.4

9.8
11.6
10.9
and 3 taken off

8.9
6.4
6.8
6.6
7.0
5.5
1.3
5.8

5.7
4.2
3.6
9.0
-















30.9
9.5
11.7
11.3
13.4
17.1
19.3

15.3
18.4
15.8
line to















-
89
-
90
88
62 .
-

71
87
85
instal

88
66
66
89
88
89
91
83

91
91
92
71
-
74
76
-
77
71
-
72

77
81
72
1















71
85
87
85
75
77
-

60
68
68
















                         Al-31

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TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (continued)
Week
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
In-1 In-2 In-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
38.1
43.3
36.6
34.7
43.0
49.5
79.8
76.7
68.1
55.6
61.6 -
67.6
64.8
Ef-1 Ef-2 Ef-3
mg/1 mg/1 mg/1
9.5
7.2
6.7
6.8
6.2
7.8
10.0
10.0
4.2
5.1
4.6
6.8
6.4
"/D-1 °/P-9 VQ-1
»l\ i /on £. an j
75
83
82
80
86
84
87
87
93
91
93
90
90
109
Influent values determined from sample beaker collection
on the surface of the spray loaded bed 2.  Effluent values
based on single grab sample for each bed from week 109.
Beds 2 and 3 manually sprinkler loaded from week 109.

Not loaded
112
113
114
115
116
117

70.3 70.3 70.3
66.6 66.6 66.6
101.7 74.6 74.6
66.6 66.6 66.6
77.1 77.1
74.7 74.7
Bed 1 discontinued
13.5 4.4
12.5 5.9
13.3 5.3
22.6 2.0
6.0
6.4
and beds 2 and 3
3.2
6.4
4.9
1.2
4.1
4.2
computer,'
81 94
81 91
87 93
66 97
- 92
- 91
sprinkler
96
90
94
98
95
94

loaded after resting period.
136
137
138
139
140

147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
32.8 32.8
27.3 27.3
63.7 63.7
62.5 62.5
59.5 59.5
Beds resting, pipe
42.7 42.7
30.6 30.6
10.0 10.0
21.6 21.6
7.4
4.1
3.5
0.7
1.0
replacement.
3.9
2.5
2.8
1.8
4.2
3.5
3.3
2.5
2.7

6.0
5.1
5.3
6.5
78
85
95
99
98

91
92
72
92
87
87
95
96
96

86
83
47
70
Beds resting, instrument problem.
11.6 11.6
30.8 30.8
85.4 85.4
6.2
4.0
3.8
4.9
4.4
4.6
47
87
96
58
86
95
Beds resting, instrument problem.
157
158
81.8 81.8
62.0 62.0
1.6
3.1
2.0
4.3
98
95
98
93

                              Al-32

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                    TOTAL AND FECAL COLIFORMS

TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA, 105 organisms/100 ml
Week Bed Influent Effluent
13


19


31


44


61


88
92
98
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
18.7
38.6
70.0
38.0
20.0
65.0
124.0
74.0
20.0
21.9
116.0
145.0
16.4
57.2
52.5
8.1
11.4
23.4
—
1.5
0.08
2.6
1.4
0.84
1.9
2.5
5.8
0.3
5.0
3.1
0.18
0.75
0.71'
0.21
1.78
0.80
% Removal
—
96.1
99.9
93.2
93.0
98.7
98.8
96.6
71.0
99.9
95.7
97.9
98.9
98.7
98.6
97.4
84.4
96.6
FECAL COLIFORM BACTERIA, 105 organisms/lOOml
Week       Bed      Influent         Effluent
% Removal
13


19


31


44


61


88
92
98
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
1
1
4.9
3.9
19.0
9.6
7.2
18.0
11.8
21.0
35.3
4.3
17.0
22.6
7.7
11.5
7.3
8.1
11.4
23.4
0.21
0.21
0.34
0.75
0.69
0.22
0.75
0.15
1.43
0.10
0.83
0.72
0.31
0.25
0.38
0.21
1.78
0.80
95.7
94.6
98.2
92.2
94.6
98.8
93.7
99.3
96.0
97.7
95.1
96.8
96.0
97.8
94.8
97.4
84.4
96.6

                              Al-33

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                             INFILTRATION RATES


Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

28
29
30
31
32

37 '
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

50
': . ' : ."":.'. : '.": '.'" : . .' .51 :



Infil
: bed. 1
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
-
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
20
22
19
10
11
13
13
Rest and
>50
24
24
18
18
Rest and
18
Sampl ing
12
18
24
Sampl ing
12
6
Rest and
>50
20



t r a t i o n
: :bed
>50
>50
50
42
>50
>50
53
>50
54
51
-
.38
15
18
9
22
14
14
15
15
12
7
12
scarify.
24
24
24
18
18
scarify.
24
manhole
18
24
31
manhole
31
31
scarify.
>50
: :: 30



rate (cm/d)
2 . bed 3
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
>50
76
>50
>50
60
-
23
28
10
9
10
9
11
9
8
6
7
10

30
30
37
31
31

55
flooded.
55
43
55
flooded .
31
31

46
".'. 28:. : . :..-. .

(continued)




                              Al-34

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INFILTRATION RATES (continued)
Week      Infiltration rate   (cm/d)
          bed 1    bed 2     bed  3
52
Resti
57
58
59
60
61
62
63

66
67
68



71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102.
Spray
2.0
ng caused by pump ma
13
49 15
.
12 11
10 9
15 12
12 12
Resting.
7
8 10
6 9
Bed . 1 rested, beds
taken off line to i
sprinkler system.
35
7
7
6
6
7
6
6-
Rest and scarify
>50
>50
43
43
>50
36
-
30
>50
36
34
34
34
33
32
24
11
24
23
If unction.
30
24
20
15
26
18
15

-
17
19
2 and 3
nstall .




























loaded beds were never
flooded and measurements could
      not be made
         Al-35

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