Sewage Disposal in the United States

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Van Nostrand, 1900 - 598 pages
 

Contents

IMPORTANT INTERCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
32
A Analyses of Water of Blackstone River made in 1887 1888 and 1889
43
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND REFUSE
46
NEW JERSEY
54
B Analyses of Waters of Blackstone River made in 1889 and 1890
57
INVESTIGATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA
63
Chemical Changes in Passaic River Water at Six Points
67
THE LAW OF THE SELFPURIFICATION OF STREAMS
70
THE COMPOSITION OF SEWAGE MUDS
73
CHAPTER IV
75
Analyses of Water from South Framingham Underdrain
80
MANURIAL CONSTITUENTS OF SEWAGE
82
THE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO SEDIMENTATION
92
NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL USES OF A STREAM
100
CHANCELLOR KENTS VIEWS
107
GENERAL VIEW OF DISPOSAL WORKS FROM NORTH SIDE OF CREEK
108
THE PRINCIPLE OF PERMISSIVE POLLUTION
113
CHEMICAL EXAMINATIONS OF CROTON WATER 1876 188586 AND 1888
116
Daily Consumption of Water in Cities of the United States with
120
THE USE OF WATER DOES NOT FOLLOW ANY LAW
122
434
128
HOW TO DETERMINE THE LAW OF INCREASE OF POPULATION
129
16
134
Heaviest Rainfalls in 24 Hours at Atlanta Ga 1879 to 1892
136
THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM FLOW
137
537
145
CHAPTER VIII
150
THEORETICAL VALUES
156
MECHANICAL COMPOSITION OF MATERIALS USED AT LAWRENCE
166
MR CHESBROUGHS CHICAGO REPORT
172
11
174
THE MASSACHUSETTS SEWER ACT OF 1709
178
VIEW OF MOON ISLAND STORAGE RESERVOIR BOSTON SEWERAGE SYSTEM
185
CHAPTER X
187
PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
195
TANK NO
198
PRESENT THEORY OF NITRIFICATION
201
METHODS OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL
207
LIME AND COPPERAS
214
PURIFICATION OF SEWAGE BY AËRATION
222
BROAD IRRIGATION
225
13
227
UNDERDRAINING
232
18
237
RESULTS OBTAINED ON THE APPLICATION OF SEWAGE TO MEADOW AND ITALIAN
238
EXPLODED OBJECTIONS
248
LARGE EXPERIMENTAL TANKS AT LAWRENCE MASS
249
CHAPTER XIII
254
CHAPTER XIV
261
PLAN AND SECTION OF FILTER TRENCHES AT LAWRENCE
271
EXPERIMENTS WITH FINE SOIL
272

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Page 578 - SECT. 2. The State Board of Health shall have the general supervision of the interests of the health and life of the citizens of the State. They shall have...
Page 93 - Every owner of land, through which a stream of water flows, is entitled to the use and enjoyment of the water, and to have the same flow in its natural and accustomed course without obstruction, diversion or corruption. The right extends to the quality as well as to the quantities of the water. If, therefore, an adjoining proprietor corrupts the water, an action upon the case lies for the injury.
Page 563 - Save as aforesaid, it includes " rivers, streams, canals, lakes, and watercourses, " other than watercourses at the passing of this Act " mainly used as sewers, and emptying directly into " the sea, or tidal waters which have not been deter" mined to be streams within the meaning of this " Act by such order as aforesaid...
Page 111 - We think it is a settled principle, growing out of the nature of well-ordered civil society, that every holder of property, however absolute and unqualified may be his title, holds it under the implied liability that his use of it may be so regulated, that it shall not be injurious to the equal enjoyment of others having an equal right to the enjoyment of their property, nor injurious to the rights of the community.
Page 101 - Suffolk, a description of the lands or easements so taken as certain as is required in a common conveyance of lands, and a statement that the same are taken pursuant to the provisions of this act ; which said description and statement shall be signed by the mayor of said city...
Page 576 - ... by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days or by both at the discretion of the court...
Page 107 - It has never been deemed essential that the entire community or any considerable portion of it should directly enjoy or participate in an improvement or enterprise, in order to constitute a public use, within the true meaning of these words as used in the constitution. Such an interpretation would greatly narrow and cripple the authority of the legislature...
Page 578 - No sewage, drainage, refuse or polluting matter, of such kind and amount as either by itself or in connection with other matter will corrupt or impair the quality of the water of any pond or stream...
Page 252 - Broad irrigation means the distribution of sewage over a large surface of ordinary agricultural ground, having in view a maximum growth of vegetation (consistently with due purification) for the amount of sewage supplied.
Page 101 - ... other ponds and streams so far as may be necessary for the preservation and purity of the same, for the purpose of furnishing a supply of pure water for the said city of Boston.

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