Spray Fields (IMAGE)

Penn State

Spray Fields

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A spray field at the Living Filter. The University started spray irrigating its treated wastewater here in the 1960s as an alternative to discharging effluent into Spring Creek, a wild trout stream of considerable repute. This study suggests there may be some environmental tradeoffs.

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Penn State

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