Evaluation of Long-Term Wastewater Treatment Performances in Multi-Soil-Layering Systems in Small Rural Communities

Table 1

Description of the three study sites in small rural communities from July 2012 to June 2013.

Index	SITE 1	SITE 2	SITE 3
Duration of operation (years)	17	19	20
Total pipeline length (m)	882	701	425
Number of associated users	30	24	35
Top area of MSL system (m^2)	198	139	173
Mean water consumption in each community (m^3·day^−1)	5.96	4.84	8.76
Loading rate in MSL system (m^3·m^−2·day^−1)	0.030	0.035	0.051
Operation period of MSL	May–Oct.	May–Oct.	All year round