8.7.4.1.Loading Requirements

(1) The area described in Sentence 8.7.4.2.(1) shall be designed such that the loading rate does not exceed, for soil
  having a percolation time set out in Column 1 of Table 8.7.4.1., the maximum value set out opposite it in Column 2 of
  Table 8.7.4.1.

                                                       Table 8.7.4.1.
                             Loading Rates for Fill Based Absorption Trenches and Filter Beds
                                    Forming Part of Sentences 8.7.4.1.(1) and 8.7.5.2.(2)

                             Percolation Time (T) of Soil, min      Loading Rates, (L/m2)/day
                                        1 < T ≤ 20                            10
                                       20 < T ≤ 35                             8
                                       35 < T ≤ 50                             6
                                          T > 50                               4
                                        Column 1                               2

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