Earlier this year, Regenis demonstrated a new technique company officials say will help dairy farms reduce water waste and help prevent phosphorus and nitrogen leaking.  Farm to Fresh Water System is a process that was demonstrated at a Whatcom County dairy farm.  Eric Powell with Regenis said while still early in the process more and more farmers see how Farm to Fresh Water can help their operation meet individual needs and objectives.

 

“If you need to remove water from you system because you have a lot of rainwater, then volume reduction.  Nutrient concentration, so you don’t have to truck nutrients having more concentrated nutrient that you can apply with less gallons.  In eastern Washington where water availability is more of an issue, we can produce clean water for cow drinking water.”

 

Power says the system treats 20,000 gallons of manure per day, and it all starts with anaerobic digesters.

 

“To produce about 2,000 gallons a day of solids, roughly 12,000 gallons a day of clean water, and 8,000 gallons a day of concentrated nutrients.”

 

The project from earlier this year was underwritten in part by the Washington state Conservation Commission and the Whatcom PUD.

 

 

 

 

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