WATER STORAGE CAPACITY OF WETLAND USED FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

The paper reports assessment of the water storage capacity of a forested peatland used for wastewater treatment by using specific yield as an estimate of the soil pore space readily available for water storage. Based on this capacity, a model that computes the amount of water required to raise the water table from a certain depth was developed. The model enables the estimation of the quantity of wastewater that can be added to wetlands requiring wastewater absorption into the peat matrix. It is noted that the design and operation of peatland treatment systems should allow wastewater to infiltrate into the peat matrix as much as possible. Infiltration rates depend on the interrelated properties of peat compressibility, the ratio of horizontal versus vertical hydraulic conductivity, and water storage capacity of peat. These and other conclusions drawn from the study are presented.

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• Authors:
  • Heliotis, F D
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 822-34
• Serial:
  • Journal of Environmental Engineering
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9372
  • Serial URL: http://ojps.aip.org/eeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mathematical models; Peat; Porosity; Sewage treatment; Soils; Water storage; Water table; Wetlands
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil porosity
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488349
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM