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TABLE 7-2<br />

RECOMMENDED RATES OF WASTEWATER APPLICATION<br />

FOR TRENCH AND BED BOTTOM AREAS (4)(11)(12)a<br />

Soil Texture<br />

Gravel, coarse s<strong>and</strong><br />

Coarse to medium s<strong>and</strong><br />

Fine s<strong>and</strong>, loamy s<strong>and</strong><br />

S<strong>and</strong>y loam, loam<br />

Loam, porous silt loam<br />

Silty clay loam, clay loamd<br />

Percolation Application<br />

Rate Rateb<br />

min/in. gpd/ft2<br />

4 Not suitablec<br />

1 - 5 1.2<br />

6 - 15 0.8<br />

16 - 30 0.6<br />

31 - 60 0.45<br />

61 - 120 0.2e<br />

a May be suitable estimates for sidewall infiltration rates.<br />

b Rates based on septic tank effluent from a domestic waste<br />

source. A factor of safety may be desirable for wastes of<br />

significantly different character.<br />

c Soils with percolation rates (1 min/in. can be used if the<br />

soil is replaced with a suitably thick (>2 ft) layer of loamy<br />

s<strong>and</strong> or s<strong>and</strong>.<br />

d Soils without exp<strong>and</strong>able clays.<br />

e These soils may be easily damaged during construction.<br />

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