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A ReCip is currently operating to treat the waste
on a swine farm with eight finishing barns. The
ReCip was designed to treat the daily swine waste (solids
& wastewater) plus clean the existing lagoon so
it could be closed, if desired, in the future.
The farm has eight finishing barns, a lagoon, and uses
forty-two acres of mostly timberland for spray irrigation
of the wastewater from the lagoon.
The Problem: Regulators forced the farmer
to cut trees and grow a certain crop to assist in removing
the nutrients from the lagoon effluent. The farmer
did not desire to loose the timber, clear the land,
nor grow another crop.
The Solution: Through a joint effort involving
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA), and the farmer, a ReCip system
was designed to treat the ongoing swine waste (solids
& wastewater) in a lagoon free system, using cleaned
water to flush the barns, clean the existing lagoon,
reduce the required irrigation land from forty-two to
thirteen acres, and keep the timber on the land.
Those of you who know swine farms
know how important the statements are in the paragraph
above. Solids management is a big deal.
A lagoon free waste treatment is imperative. Cleaning
and closing existing lagoons is a something that will
come to all swine farmers. Saving valuable land
allows the farmer to potentially grow the business cost
effectively. The project will have a positive
impact on public perception and the environment - a
win win situation. Contact us, 252-229-7040, if
you have any questions or needs.
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