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What’s Happening Beneath the Surface of the Pond?

The solution to managing more capacity in your effluent pond is to stir thoroughly and frequently with a pond stirrer.
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Effluent that flows into a pond naturally has heavy solids in it that can often include sand, stones, grit, and other unwanted matter within the manure.
The process of filtering out the excess in heavy solids as much as possible is an important part of maintaining effluent storage facilities and keeping it at maximum capacity. Regardless of how much is filtered through stone or sand traps that are installed, a certain amount of heavy solids still get through to the pond.

Beneath The Surface​

Every dairy farm requires a minimum amount of effluent storage, which can be compromised without the right equipment in place. Crust can form on the surface which is visible on the pond, but what is more important is what is happening beneath the surface. If heavy solids are not all brought up into suspension regularly, it can create build up that compacts on itself. This results in diminished storage capacity and creates a difficult task in the future to get all the solids back up into suspension again.

The solution to managing more capacity is to stir thoroughly and frequently with an effluent pond stirrer. Without stirring, the effluent falls out of suspension and drops to the bottom of the pond, tank, or effluent bladder. Stirring adequately and frequently maintains the storage capacity that dairy farms are required to have in order to remain compliant.

Nevada PTO Stirrer Ben McKenzie Lined Pond
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Not only does it benefit operations in maintaining compliance, it also lessens the wear and tear on effluent pumps. With better effluent pump efficiency, the solids are evenly mixed with liquids and can then be irrigated out to paddocks with high quality nutrients to condition the soil for stronger yields.

How do I adequately stir the pond?

Nevada TyphoonTM  propeller creates a vortex circular motion that propels the solids into suspension and mixes it in with the liquids to create a richer mix for spreading. It also is beneficial to stir thoroughly for lowering the need and costs of synthetic fertilizers. By utilising effluent that is already available as a resource on the farm, you can lower overall costs and ensure operations are running more efficiently.

With an adequate pond stirrer that suits the needs of the effluent ponds on your farm, you can remain compliant and keep storage capacity at its maximum. Chat with our team to learn more about what type of effluent pond stirrer is right for your dairy farm to keep your pond healthy above and beneath the surface.

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