Long-Term Effects of Land Application of Domestic Wastwater: Tooele, Utah, Slow-Rate Site, Volume 1: Field Investigation

Authors

James H. Reynolds, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University
L. R. Anderson, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University
R. W. Miller, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University
W. F. Campbell, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University
M. O. Braun, Utah Water Research Laboratory, Utah State University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-1979

Abstract

Application of wastewater to the land has been designated a viable alternative for wastewater treatment by the Water Pollution Act Amendments of 1972 (PL 92-500). However, very little information is available concerning the long-term effects of applying wastewater to the land. The general objective of this study was to determine the long-term effects of employing secondary treated municipal wastewater as irrigation water. The study compared the quality of soils, crops, groundwater, and applied water to a site receiving normal irrigation water (control site) to a site (treated site) which had utilized seondary treated municipal effluent for irrigation water during a 20-year period. Similar management practices were employed at both sites.

Comments

EPA-600/2-79-171a Project Officer: Curtis C. Harlin, Jr., Wastewater Management Branch, Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory

Recommended Citation

Reynolds, James H.; Anderson, L. R.; Miller, R. W.; Campbell, W. F.; and Braun, M. O., "Long-Term Effects of Land Application of Domestic Wastwater: Tooele, Utah, Slow-Rate Site, Volume 1: Field Investigation" (1979). All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository). Paper 111.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/govdocs/111