Many options were considered when trying to find the best way to solve the nitrate issue. Some of those options included Managed Wetlands, Onsite Treatment, and Regional Treatment. In the links to the right you will find some of the data used to determine the best option for this particular site. While onsite treatment has been found to be a viable solution in other applications, this particular location provides an ideal opportunity for treating a large area of irrigated farmland. This biofilter will provide an efficient method of treatment for drainage from about 5,700 acres of land in a relatively small space.