Investigation of the fate of individual sewage disposal system effluent in Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado Dano, Kathy ; Poeter, Eileen ; Thyne, Geoff Sewage disposal in the ground -- Colorado -- Statistics Water quality -- Colorado -- Measurement -- Statistics Sewage disposal, Rural -- Colorado Septic tanks -- Colorado "May 13, 2004" 151 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72) "Completion Report No. 200" With rapid development and population growth in the Turkey Creek Basin (TCB) of Jefferson County, Colorado, the degradation of water quality has become a pressing issue. Residents of TCB are served by a fractured, crystalline-rock-aquifer, typical of those in the western US that provide water to residential users through individual domestic wells and treat wastewater with individual sewage disposal systems (ISDSs). Specific Conductivity (an indicator of water quality) in the surface water data from the 1970s has increased by a factor of 3.3 over the past 30 years. However, Specific Conductivity of ground water in localized areas has increased by a larger factor. This study investigates the role of ISDS effluent in the degradation of the basin’s water quality by investigating the flow path and chemical evolution of ISDS effluent after it leaves the infiltration area of one individual sewage treatment system. Colorado State University. Libraries Li, Yaoguo Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment Geological Survey (U.S.) International Ground Water Modeling Center Colorado School of Mines Colorado Water Resources Research Institute 2004 text ; image application/pdf COMP200.pdf CCRICWRI100001CRPT eng Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 200 Colorado c2004 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
Investigation of the fate of individual sewage disposal system effluent in Turkey Creek Basin, Colorado
Dano, Kathy ; Poeter, Eileen ; Thyne, Geoff
Sewage disposal in the ground -- Colorado -- Statistics
Water quality -- Colorado -- Measurement -- Statistics
Sewage disposal, Rural -- Colorado
Septic tanks -- Colorado
"May 13, 2004"
151 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72)
"Completion Report No. 200"
With rapid development and population growth in the Turkey Creek Basin (TCB) of Jefferson County, Colorado, the degradation of water quality has become a pressing issue. Residents of TCB are served by a fractured, crystalline-rock-aquifer, typical of those in the western US that provide water to residential users through individual domestic wells and treat wastewater with individual sewage disposal systems (ISDSs). Specific Conductivity (an indicator of water quality) in the surface water data from the 1970s has increased by a factor of 3.3 over the past 30 years. However, Specific Conductivity of ground water in localized areas has increased by a larger factor. This study investigates the role of ISDS effluent in the degradation of the basin’s water quality by investigating the flow path and chemical evolution of ISDS effluent after it leaves the infiltration area of one individual sewage treatment system.
Colorado State University. Libraries
Li, Yaoguo
Jefferson County Department of Health and Environment
Geological Survey (U.S.)
International Ground Water Modeling Center
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
2004
text ; image
application/pdf
COMP200.pdf
CCRICWRI100001CRPT
eng
Completion report (Colorado Water Resources Research Institute) ; no. 200
Colorado
c2004 Colorado Water Resources Research Institute