A STUDY OF HIGHWAY REST AREA WASTEWATER DISPOSAL

THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDIES REST AREA DISPOSAL PROBLEMS AND RELATED FACTORS FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION DURING THE PERIOD, JUNE TO DECEMBER 1971. THIRTEEN OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED. DESIGN CRITERIA ARE PRESENTED. METHODS OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL ARE CONSIDERED INCLUDING: PIT PRIVY; CHEMICAL TOILET; HOLDING TANK OR VAULT; SEPTIC TANK WITH DRAIN FIELDS OR SEEPAGE PITS ; PONDS WITH AND WITHOUT SPRAY IRRIGATION; RECYCLE SYSTEM WITH HOLDING TANKS AND STORAGE VAULTS; PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION PROCESSES. EACH METHOD IS CONSIDERED ALONG WITH CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE. /HRIS/

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• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 70-4
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Roadside rest areas; Sewage disposal; Sewage treatment; Wastewater
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Water treatment
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205255
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM