Septic systems handbook

by Kaplan, O. Benjamin

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Title Statements

Full title :Septic systems handbook / O. Benjamin Kaplan.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1991.
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Lewis Publishers
Place of Publication:Chelsea, Mich
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1991.

The Physical Object

Description:xx, 434 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0873712366, 9780873712361
oclc:ocm22110634
LC Classification:TD778
Dewey Decimal:628.7/42

Why public health agencies control the disposal of domestic waste -- The septic system -- Economies of leachfield size -- Soils at a glance -- Soil water movement -- The percolation test, or "perk" test -- Size of leachline -- Factors affecting failure of leachlines -- Size of seepage pits -- Various onsite sewage disposal technologies -- Degradation of groundwater by septic systems -- Nitrate in groundwater -- Mounding -- Septic systems, sewers, and land use -- The UPC, Uniform Plumbing Code -- Ethics -- Work privileges and certification of perk consultants -- Standard site suitability/perk report -- Strategic considerations about the use of septic systems -- Concluding thoughts.