Agriculture Nutrient Management F. D. Deskins Company, Inc.

How Deskins "Quick-Dry" Filtration Process works to meet the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Component Guidelines

CNMP Component
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CNMP Component Number 1:

Animal Outputs: Manure Handling and Storage

including; Divert Clean Water, Prevent Leakage, Provide Adequate
Storage, Manure Treatments, Management of Dead Animals

Animal Outputs: Manure Handling and Storage:
Manure needs to be handled and stored properly to prevent water pollution from operations. Manure and wastewater handling and storage practices should also consider odor and other environmental and public health concerns. Handling and storage considerations should include:
designates how Deskins "Quick-Dry" Filtration Process Completes the requirement.

• Divert Clean Water: Siting and management practices should divert clean water from contact with feedlots and holding pens; animal manure; or manure storage systems. Clean water can include rainfall falling on roofs of facilities, runoff from adjacent lands, or other sources.

   Filtration Bed can be covered with open-ended green-house material - airflow over biosolid is important for drying.

   Liquid portion after being separated properly from solid portion using Deskins "Quick-Dry" Filtration Process is Crystal Clear.

   Biosolid can be removed from premises for further processing into Class A Biosolid or stored for properly timed land application (keep in mind, once the polymer has reacted with the nutrients in the wastewater, those bonds will not be broken by additional water).

• Prevent Leakage: Construction and maintenance of buildings, collection systems, conveyance systems and permanent and temporary storage facilities should prevent leakage of organic matter, nutrients, and pathogens to ground or surface water.

   The liner containing the 18 inch deep filtration can be tested for leakage, although the goal is not to have the liquid contained within the filtration section for any length of time. And, since the nutrients have been greatly reduced or removed, the effluent is not a threat to ground water contamination.

• Provide Adequate Storage: Liquid manure storage systems should safely store the quantity and contents of animal manure and wastewater produced, contaminated runoff from the facility, and rainfall. Dry manure, such as that produced in certain poultry and beef operations, should be stored in production buildings or storage facilities or otherwise stored in such a way as to prevent polluted runoff. The location of manure storage systems should consider proximity to water bodies, floodplains, and other environmentally sensitive areas.

The liquid portion of the Deskins "Quick-Dry" Filtration Process has significantly reduced or eliminated nutrient concentration and is more environmentally safe providing less ground water contamination threat than ever before. The liquid portion is moved away from the biosolid portion at the same speed as the incoming wastewater.

The dry biosolid produced is protected from additional rainfall by internal storage, movement away from facility for further drying, windrow treatment, and the chemical bond created by polymer treatment. The result can be an EPA Approved Class A Biosolid.

• Manure Treatments: Manure should be handled and treated to reduce the loss of nutrients to the atmosphere during storage; to make the material a more stable fertilizer when land-applied; and reduce pathogens, vector attraction, and odors, as appropriate.

Due to the velocity at which the liquid is accurately separated from the nutrient dense biosolid, the atmospheric evapotranspiration of nutrients is drastically reduced.

Pathogen and vector attraction are also reduced, although for best results for pathogen and vector elimination, the biosolid removal cycle should be as short as possible and delivered away from facility.

Odor is completely eliminated due to chemical bonding. If odor is noticeable, the process is not being done properly.

• Management of Dead Animals: Dead animals should be disposed of in a way that does not adversely affect ground or surface water or create public health concerns. Composting, rendering, and other practices are common methods used to dispose of dead animals.

    Biosolid can be used as a portion of the Composting Material.