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Oct 1973
Wastewater Management Studies by the Corps of Engineers
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Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 99, Issue 5
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The land filtration treatment process is shown to be competitive with advanced treatment plant alternatives from the standpoint of cost and performance. Supporting material for the studies includes a review of current literature, two intensive studies of the land treatment process, and engineering experience. The approach taken by the Corps assumed that: (1) pollutants are resources (or assets) in the wrong place that should be used; (2) the water carrying these resources should also be used; (3) effluents from treatment systems should contain only background levels of these pollutants; and (4) the benefits generated by achieving high levels of water quality on a regional basis should offset the economic costs. The Chicago study investigated three alternative treatment methods: an advanced biological plant system, a physical-chemical plant system, and a land filtration system. The land treatment system eliminated treatment plants altogether and utilizes aeration lagoons and spray irrigation methods to remove waste constituents from the water.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 99 • Issue 5 • October 1973
Pages: 653 - 669
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Willard Roper
Maj. Gen., U.S. Army; Chmn.; Board of Engrs. for Rivers and Harbors, Ofc. of the Chf. of Engrs., Washington, D.C., USA
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