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Wastewater Systems
About milk house wastewater treatment
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Development and testing of methods for reducing the milk house wastewater from dairy farms
Final Report June 2002 submitted to The Prince Edward Island Research Investment Fund Inc.and P.E.I. Dairy Producers Association. (568 K PDF)
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Handling dairy milk house wastewater
Watch this video.
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Recirculating media filter —
A milk house wastewater treatment optionAn overview of the Recirculating Media Filter option.
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Milk house wastewater characteristics
To properly handle milk house wastewater environmentally and economically it is important to know the amount and characteristics of milk house wastewater generated on typical dairy barns.
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Introduction to milk house wastewater treatment
Workshop presentation discusses the seelction and design of milk house wastewater treatement sytems. (213 K PDF)
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Milk house wastewater treatment demonstration project overview
The objective of this project was to develop and test alternative milk house waste handling systems.
Design milk house wastewater systems
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Irrigation and bark bed rough sizing chart
Quick sizing chart based on UMN Milk house Waste Design Guide.
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Milk house wastewater design guide
This design guide will aid in milk house wastewater treatment system selection, design, and siting.
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Milk house wastewater treatment system selection and economics
Presentation discusses contributing factors and costs for various systems. (129 K PDF)
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Milk house wastewater design template
Spreadsheet helps you calculate wastewater options. (Version 1.1) (109 K XLS)
Dosing systems
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Dosing system
Presentation describes dosing system design. (108 K PDF)
Irrigation systems
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Irrigation design worksheet
Calculates design flow and septic tanks, sizing of irrigation area, number zones and number irrigation heads, and pump requirements.(Version 3.0) (184 K PDF)
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Surface irrigation — Milk house wastewater treatment option
Provides an overview of the Surface Irrigation System option.
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Milk house wastewater irrigation system design
Presentation discusses steps to minimize storage requirements while utiliizing nutrients. (179 K PDF)
Bark bed systems
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Bark bed design worksheet
Calculates design flow and septic tanks, infiltration area, piping requirements/layout, bark requirements, flow rate, pipe sizing, and pump selection. (Version 3) (137 K PDF)
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Milk house wastewater bark bed design
Step-by-step design instructions.
(321 K PDF)
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Bark beds - a milk house wastewater treatment option
Overview of the Bark Bed System option.
Aerobic Systems
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Aerobic treatment unit — A milk house wastewater treatment option
Several options are currently available to treat and disperse milk house wastewater.
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Aerobic system design worksheet
Calculate design flow and septic tanks, aerobic treatment unit or recirculating media filter, and size infiltration area, (92 K PDF)
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Aerobic systems and flocculation
Understand basic concepts behind aerobic treatment units, recirculating media filters, and flocculation systems. (242 K PDF)
