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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | The impact of on-site wastewater treatment for small community developments on groundwater |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Laurence Gill |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.34449, -6.25867 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 02/11/2009 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 02/11/2012 |
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| Project Keywords | Wastewater; Treatment; On-site Wastewater Treatment ; Groundwater |
| Project Abstract | The research will evaluate the impact of wastewater treatment systems for small community developments on groundwater by monitoring upstream and downstream of four cluster developments in areas of different groundwater vulnerability. This data and results of recent research into on-site systems will be used to calibrate numerical models of the scenarios. A generic conceptual model will then be developed utilizing available information such as groundwater vulnerability, aquifer and soils mapping to give strategic guidance to Local Authorities as to the most appropriate choice of treatment for the density of development from on-site discharges to connecting to a centralised sewered system. |