Water quality at a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1993-1999
Scientific Investigations Report
2013-5074
Prepared in cooperation with the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
By: Tracy J.B. Yager
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Abstract
The Metro Wastewater Reclamation District (Metro District) in Denver, Colo., applied biosolids resulting from municipal sewage treatment to farmland in eastern Colorado beginning in December 1993. In mid-1993, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Metro District began monitoring water quality at the biosolids-application area about 10 miles east of Deer Trail, Colo., to evaluate baseline water quality and the combined effects of natural processes, land uses, and biosolids applications on water quality of the biosolids application area. Water quality was characterized by baseline and post-biosolids-application sampling for selected inorganic and bacteriological constituents during 1993 through 1998, with some additional specialized sampling in 1999. The study included limited sampling of surface water and the unsaturated zone, but primarily focused on groundwater. See report for complete abstract.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water quality at a biosolids-application area near Deer Trail, Colorado, 1993-1999 |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Series number | 2013-5074 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sir20135074 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Colorado Water Science Center |
| Description | vi, 124 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1993-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 1999-12-31 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| City | Deer Trail |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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