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    This publication gives complete instructions for chlorinating with bleach or with dry chlorine. Shock chlorination is a method of disinfecting a water well. (3 pages)...
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    Pump tanks are concrete, fiberglass, or polyethylene containers that collect wastewater to be dosed into the soil at intervals. This publication explains the design and maintenance of pump tanks, and...
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    This publication covers how the systems work, how to avoid illness and accidents, and how to test the wastewater and report the results. Other topics are feeding the system and...
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    Shock chlorination is a method of disinfecting a water well....
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    ...here. Course Information Urban streams, like those that run through city parks, are usually heavily eroded. This erosion, along with urbanization and increased water flow, can cause streams to lose...
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    This publication is an index of soil and water salinity and boron thresholds for selected trees, shrubs, turf grasses, ornamental ground covers, fruit and nut crops, vegetables, flowers, herbaceous crops,...
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    Sand filters are beds of granular material, or sand, drained from underneath so that pretreated wastewater can be treated, collected, and distributed to a land application system. This publication explains...
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    People and the environment can be harmed if a home's onsite wastewater treatment system does not work properly after a flood or power outage. This publication explains the steps to...
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    This publication explains the functions, characteristics, choices, configurations, and maintenance needs for constructed wetland media in on-site wastewater treatment systems. (4 pages)...
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    A mound system is a soil absorption system placed above the natural surface of the ground. The system distributes treated wastewater into the soil. This publication discusses the design and...