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MnDOT research projects

Flammable waste trap solids 

  • Investigating flammable waste trap solids at MnDOT truck stations (PDF)
  • Investigating flammable waste trap solids at MnDOT truck stations (Year two report) (PDF)

MnDOT truck stations

  • Investigating wastewater reuse at MnDOT truck stations (Technical report) (PDF)
  • Investigating wastewater reuse at MnDOT truck stations (Full report) (PDF)
  • Septic system evaluation at rest stops, truck station, and weigh scales (Final report) (PDF)

Additional studies

  • Truck wash water reuse for brine production (Final report) (PDF)
  • Characteristics of rest area water softeners and their effects on chloride in septic systems (PDF)
  • Water use study at rest stops (Task report) (PDF)

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Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
173 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108

800-322-8642
[email protected]

The Water Resources Center is a unit of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and University of Minnesota Extension.

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