Hydraulic Properties of Soils as Affected by Surface Application of Wastewater

WASTEWATER was applied to three soils to deter-mine the sealing affect or change in hydraulic properties. Saturated conductivities of disturbed soils were measured weekly under laboratory conditions over a 40-wk period. For the Lester clay loam and Waukegan silt loam, saturated conductivities of the soils were less than the saturated conductivities of the wastewater seal. In Hubbard loamy sand, an immediate seal was formed due to the application of wastewater.