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7.2.5 Fill <strong>Systems</strong><br />

7.2.5.1 Description<br />

FIGURE 7-14<br />

TIERED MOUND SYSTEM<br />

Fill systems may be used on sites with slowly permeable soils overlying<br />

s<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> s<strong>and</strong>y loams where construction of a conventional system below<br />

the tight soil horizons may be ruled out. If the depth from the top<br />

surface of the underlying s<strong>and</strong> or s<strong>and</strong>y loam to the seasonally high<br />

water table or bedrock is inadequate to construct a trench or bed sys-<br />

tem, the slowly permeable soil may be stripped away <strong>and</strong> replaced with a<br />

s<strong>and</strong>y fill material to provide 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) of unsaturated<br />

soil. A trench or bed system may then be constructed within the fill.<br />

Mound systems would also be suitable designs for these conditions <strong>and</strong><br />

may be less expensive to construct, but fill systems offer some advan-<br />

tages. If the soils overlying the s<strong>and</strong>s or s<strong>and</strong>y loams are very slowly<br />

permeable, the size of a fill system may be smaller than that of a mound<br />

permitting their installation in smaller areas. Also, fill systems usu-<br />

ally have less vertical relief above the natural grade than do mounds,<br />

This may be desirable for l<strong>and</strong>scaping purposes.<br />

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