Agreement Number
12-191
Awardee Name
Sustainable Conservation
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Demonstrate and quantify the effectiveness and economics of a Reciprocating biofilter (ReCip) for removal of lagoon water nitrogen on a commercial dairy in California's san Joaquin Valley
Awardee State/Territory
California
Involved States/territories
California
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$483,950.00
Production/Use
Animal Agriculture and Husbandry
Resource Concern (Broad)
Air
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Manure management
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Nutrient Management
Project Background
Sustainable Conservation has an organizational goal to reduce nitrate contamination of groundwater from dairy lagoon water in California. The purpose of the proposed CIG project is to demonstrate a simple, low-tech and effective biological wastewater treatment system on a commercial dairy. This demonstration will take place in a region with limited available cropland, highly permeable soils, and a shallow groundwater table. Project objectives include:
• Build a biological wastewater treatment system on a commercial dairy;
• Measure environmental benefits and economic costs of this biological wastewater treatment system; and
• Conduct education and outreach to encourage technology transfer to additional California dairies.
• Build a biological wastewater treatment system on a commercial dairy;
• Measure environmental benefits and economic costs of this biological wastewater treatment system; and
• Conduct education and outreach to encourage technology transfer to additional California dairies.
Project Scale
Farm-level
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Final Report URL
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Joseph Choperena