Onsite Sewage Research Reports

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Title of Publication	Publication Year
Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study - Final Report	2015
Managing the "Other" Advanced Sewage Treatment Systems: An Assessment of Florida's Aerobic Treatment Units and Similar On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems	2013
Assessment of the Performance and Management of Advanced Onsite Systems in Florida, published in the proceedings for the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association’s Annual Conference 2013	2013
C-HS4 Monitoring Data Summary Report No. 4 – Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study. Task C.25 Progress Report	2013
C-HS3 Monitoring Data Summary Report No. 4 – Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study. Task C.25 Progress Report	2013
C-HS2 Monitoring Data Summary Report No. 4 – Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study. Task C.25 Progress Report	2012
C-HS1 Monitoring Data Summary Report No. 1 – Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study. Task C.25 Progress Report	2011
Preliminary Evaluation of Septic Tank Influences on Nutrient Loading to The Lower St. Johns River Basin and Its Tributaries - Final Report - FDEP Contract WM952	2011
Comparison of Fecal Coliform Before and After Wastewater Treatment Facility: A Case Study Near A Coastal Town in the Southeastern USA	2011
Final Study and Report on Phase 1 of the Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study (2008-2010)	2010
Evaluation of Water Quality Around the Town of Suwannee, Florida, and Comparison to Historic Data - Contract COQOT - Extension	2010
Remote Sensing of Onsite Sewage Impacts -Final Report	2009
Florida Passive Nitrogen Removal Study - Final Report	2008
Florida Passive Nitrogen Removal Study - Additional Monitoring	2008
Evaluation of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in Shallow Karst Terrain	2008
A Range of Cost - Effective Strategies for Reducing Nitrogen Contribution From Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems - Task 4 of The 2006-2007 WEKIVA Study	2007
Final Report - Task 3: Assess Contributions of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Relative to Other Sources - Wekiva Onsite Nitrogen Contribution Study	2007
Estimate of Nitrogen Loadings to Groundwater from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Wekiva Study Area - Task 2 Report - Wekiva Onsite Nitrogen Contribution Study	2007
Nitrogen Impact of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in the Wekiva Study Area	2007
Multiple Nitrogen Loading Assessments from Onsite Waste Treatment and Disposal Systems Within the Wekiva River Basin Wekiva Study Area, Florida	2007
Taylor County Beaches Pathogen and Nutrient Sources Assessment Study: Seasonal Water Quality Impacts - Final Report	2007
What Traces Can Tell About Effluent Transport to and in Groundwater - Conference Proceedings, 15th Annual Technical Education Conference and Exposition 2006 in Denver. Edgewater, MD: National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association	2006
Where Does It Go? Effluent Transport in Karst Observed at Two Onsite Sewage Systems	2005
Manatee Springs: Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Study: Phase I	2004
Comparison of Sulfur Hexafluoride, Fluorescein and Rhodamine Dyes and the Bacteriophage PRD-L in Tracing Subsurface Flow	2003
Final Report - Determination of an Appropriate Onsite Sewage System Setback Distance to Seasonally Inundated Areas	2001
Long Term Acceptance Rates of Common Floridan Soils	2001
The Spatial Variability of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentration in a Sand Aquifer Influenced by Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: A Case Study on St. George Island	2001
Determination of Properties and the Long Term Acceptance Rate of Effluents from Food Service Establishments That Employ Onsite Sewage Treatment - Final Draft Report - Contract # LPC80	2000
Florida Keys Onsite Wastewater Nutrient Reduction Systems Demonstration Project - Phase II Addendum	2000
Groundwater and Nutrient Dynamics on a Strip Barrier Island Served by On-Site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Part 1) Groundwater and Nutrient Dynamics on a Strip Barrier Island Served by On-Site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Part 2)	1999
Florida Keys Onsite Wastewater Nutrient Reduction Systems Demonstration Project	1998
Evaluation of the Potential for Restoring Commercially Viable Oyster Harvesting in Suwannee Sound	1998
Lysimeter Research Management and Support - Report of Activities under Contracts LPB85 and LPD01	1998
Final Report, Phase I: The Determination of Several Effluent Properties from Food Service Establishments that Employ On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems	1996
Data Summary Report - USF Lysimeter Station Sampling (October - December 1994)	1995
On-Site Wastewater Treatment - Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems	1994
Investigation of the Surface Water Contamination Potential from On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) in the Indian River Lagoon Basin	1994
Florida OSDS Research Project - Viral Study Summary	1993
Onsite Sewage Disposal System Research in Florida - An Evaluation of Current OSDS Practices in Florida	1993
Onsite Sewage Disposal System Research on The Northern Periphery of Lake Okeechobee - Final Report - Contract No. LP555	1993
An Investigation of the Surface Water Contamination Potential from On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems (OSDS) in the Turkey Creek Sub-Basin of the Indian River Lagoon	1993
Onsite Sewage Disposal System (OSDS) Research in Florida - The Capability of Fine Sand Soil for Septic Tank Effluent Treatment	1993
Onsite Sewage Disposal System - Performance Monitoring and Ground Water Quality Impacts of OSDSs in Subdivision Developments - Research in Florida	1989
Unsaturated Zone Monitoring Below Subsurface Wastewater Systems Serving Individual Homes in Florida. Contract Number LCND2	1987
Impact of On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems on Surface and Ground Water Quality	1984

Related Reports

Title of Publication	Publication Year
Preliminary Evaluation of Septic Tank Influences on Nutrient Loading to the Lower St. Johns River Basin and Its Tributaries - Final Report	2011
The Importance of OSTDS Contaminant Loading to the IRL	2009
OSDS Impacts on the St. Lucie River and Indian River Lagoon (Year II) – Final Project Report	2007
Investigation of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System in Sandy Soil: Modeling the Fate of Surfactants	2002
Investigation of an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System in Sandy Soil: Site Characterization and Fate of Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants	2002
Contaminant Transport Investigation from an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) in Fine Sand - Phase 3 Report	1996

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