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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF KILMICHAEL LAGOON
Citation:
Hill, D. AND A. Shindala. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF KILMICHAEL LAGOON. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-77/109 (NTIS PB272927), 1977.
Description:
A three-cell facultative lagoon at Kilmichael, Mississippi has been evaluated for performance in relation to design criteria and secondary treatment standards for municipal wastewater facilities throughout all seasons of the year. This report covers sampling equipment installation, biweekly sampling, intensive surveys during each season of the year, and sample analyses. Performance varied considerably by day and by season of the year. Using BOD5 as a basis, secondary standards were met for the most part. However suspended solids and coliform bacteria were both consistently outside the specified range. Therefore, lagoon upgrading must address the removal of suspended solids.