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Hydraulic conductivity was determined using a scale effect-free laboratory method, empirical equations and compared with measurements  estimated from a laboratory infiltration column with identified head loss. Based on the  hydraulic conductivity values, the long-term acceptance rates (LTAR) [1] were calculated. The differences in LTAR values were about one order of magnitude smaller than differences in hydraulic coefficient. The study showed a good convergention of the results obtained from the constant head method (CHM) by solving the Glover Equation for  medium and coarse sands. In low permeability soil (fine sand), the best result was obtained using CHM-a with a capillary rise consideration (a is a factor included in the flow in the unsaturated and saturated zones calculated from a capillary rise). From a practical point of view the relatively small value of LTAR underestimation (20%-for constant head method) is responsible for the extended surface area of the system and provides a security margin (the avoidance of clogging risk). The use of the falling head method, based on the Van Hoorn equation, can be said to be highly overestimated. For medium and coarse sandy soils the underestimation of LTAR calculated and based on CHM test determination is  14%\u201318%. The total cost of soil absorption system (SAS) designed-based on CHM in comparison to that designed-based on real hydraulic conductivity value in Poland is only about 7%\u20139% higher.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/w6092808","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,23]],"date-time":"2014-09-23T10:20:41Z","timestamp":1411467641000},"page":"2808-2820","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation Test Impact on Long-Term Acceptance Rate and Soil Absorption System Design"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Jakub","family":"Nie\u0107","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences,  Pi\u0105tkowska St. 94A, Pozna\u0144 60-649, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marcin","family":"Spycha\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering, Poznan University of Life Sciences,  Pi\u0105tkowska St. 94A, Pozna\u0144 60-649, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,9,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Laak, R. 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