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Planning and Managing Lagoons for Dairy Waste Treatment

Summary

Dairy waste lagoons are earthen structures designed for biological treatment and long-term storage of dairy waste. Lagoons are specially constructed to prevent leakage of dairy waste to ground water. The lagoon system allows manure to be handled with water-flushing systems, sewer lines, pumps, and irrigation equipment. The natural biological action on the waste results in less odor during land application.