Land Treatment of Wastewater + BiosolidsSoil Science, Classification & Surveying
Location: Villa Rica, Georgia
Nutter & Associates staff performed a detailed soil and hydrogeologic investigation and developed conceptual design criteria for a subsurface drip dispersal land application system (LAS) for a residential development in Carroll County, Georgia.
The precise design of the LAS allowed the developer to maximize available land for home lots and amenities, enhancing the marketability of the development.
Nutter & Associates investigated the physical, chemical, and hydrogeologic properties of the site to determine the amount of wastewater that could safely be applied via subsurface drip dispersal technology without environmental degradation. Conceptual design criteria included nutrient and hydraulic loadings for the LAS. A hydrogeologic determination that the LAS would not endanger an underground source of drinking water was made.
Services Provided
Nutter & Associates completed all the non-mechanical design tasks to support the design engineer in procuring required permits to construct the LAS. Services included:
- Classification of site soils, interpretation of laboratory soil chemistry analysis, and field-testing of soil permeability
- Installation of groundwater monitoring wells that were used to identify the direction and gradient of groundwater flow, as well as the hydraulic conductivity of the surficial aquifer and the background groundwater quality
- Water supply well search
- Development of a hydrologic budget and nutrient budgets for wastewater constituents of concern (i.e., nitrogen, phosphorous, BOD)
A deep dig on the Subsurface Drip Dispersal project in Villa Rica, GA. (image 1/3)
Tools used in the Subsurface Drip Dispersal project in Villa Rica, GA. (image 2/3)
Binders and pens near dirt on the grass at the Subsurface Drip Dispersal project in Villa Rica, GA. (image 3/3)
