TABLE OF CONTENTS


AB STRA CT ................................................................. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS    i.................................................1
LIST OF FIGURES  ...........................................................  v
LIST OF TABLES  ..........................................................   vii

INTRODUCTION    ............................................................  1

MATERIALS AND    METHODS    ................................................. 4
      Site Selection  ..........................................................  4
         Study 1985...................................................4
         Study 1979...................................................4
         Study 19700.........................................................5
      Site Location and Description  .............................................  6
         Study 1985 ......................  .............................6
         Study 1979 ...................................................7
         Study 1970o................   ...................................8
      Comprehensive Survey ..................................................  8
      Discovery of Wells Installed in Previous Studies ............................. 10
         Study 1985...................................................10
         Study 1979 ........................................................  11
         Study 1970   ...................................................11
      Sampling Techniques  ...................................................  12
         General features  ....................................................  12
         W ater Table Measurement ............................................  13
         Septic Tank Effluent and Groundwater Sampling .......................... 14
      Analytical Methods ................................................. 15
         Nitrogen Analyses  .................................................. 15
         Bacteriological Analyses  .............................................  15

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ............................................... 16
      Survey Results...................................................16
      Discovery of Wells Installed in Previous Studies ............................ 20
      Water Table Measurement ................................................21
      Nitrogen Analyses................................................22
      Bacteriological Analyses ............................................. 36

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..................39

REFERENCES ......................................................... 43


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