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Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal for Coastal Resort Businesses
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Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal for Coastal Resort Businesses

Joseph Martin and Kenneth Zitomer
Water science and technology, v 21(2), pp 199-204
01 Feb 1989

Abstract

Anoxia Aquifers Barrier islands Drinking water Effluents Groundwater Nitrates Onsite Percolation Potable water Resorts & spas Seasonal variation Seasonal variations Septic tanks Shopping centers Wastewater Wastewater treatment
Onshore commercial or institutional services for the New Jersey barrier island resorts frequently dispose of wastewater onsite, by percolating septic system effluent to the underlying aquifers. However, to protect the groundwater supplying potable water and brackish wetlands, larger onsite systems must now include advanced treatment to remove nitrates. Effluent produced by a mechanical treatment plant at a new nursing home was improved by percolation through a zoned sand mound disposal bed, but operation of the small but complex plant is expensive. Therefore, another system to remove organics and nitrogen was developed for a shopping center, which was expected to have severe seasonal variations in wastewater quality and quantity. Treatment in a series of in-ground and mounded aerobic and anoxic units provides operational economy and flexibility appropriate to resort area commercial establishments.

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