Keywords
Effluent quality, Sewage -- Purification, Soil percolation, Water reuse
Abstract
Land application of domestic wastewater effluent by rapid rate infiltration (i.e., percolation ponds) is a very successful and cost-effective method for wastewater management. Municipal percolation pond systems have been successfully operated in the United States for about 100 years. The disposal concept depends on a relatively high rate of secondary wastewater effluent infiltration into the soil by rapid percolation, either vertically or horizontally, away from the application surface area. This study was accomplished to determine infiltration rates at two working percolation pond systems and the variability of these rates, to compare the operating results with the initial design, and to create a stochastic computer based simulation program for design and operation. The initial study site was located west of Orlando, Florida, and consisted of a system of two percolation ponds. Daily readings were obtained on evaporation, rainfall, flow to the ponds, pond depth and groundwater table elevations. A mass balance inventory equation was formulated and the infiltration parameter was determined. A frequency distribution was created for the rainfall, evaporation and calculated infiltration from the initial site, and then a stochastic computer based simulation program was written with this data. The program calculated results which compared favorably with the design for this initial percolation pond site. A second site was chosen, also located in the Orlando area, to confirm the usefulness of the program and its operational capabilities.
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Graduation Date
1985
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Wanielista, Martin P.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Department
Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0017150
STARS Citation
Baar, David A., "Evaluation of Percolation Ponds for Design and Operation" (1985). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4776.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4776
Contributor (Linked data)
Wanielista, Martin P. [VIAF]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Accessibility Status
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