Recycling Dairy Farm Wastewater For Irrigation Purposes By Using ABF Filters

In order to use the pond water for irrigation, a filtration system was required prior to the center pivot with the ability to handle high loads of suspended solids as well as the suspended organic loads from the pond.

The existing 4 manual perforated screen filters, with a filtration degree of 3,500 micron, were functioning properly for a while, however, each time the filters got clogged, the dairy had to interrupt irrigation in order to clean the screens. This led to longer-than-planned irrigation times and the dairy incurred unexpected labor costs.

At this point, High Plains Ranch Dairy approached Jas Dale from Teeter Irrigation, one of Amiad’s dealers, for a solution.