The following pictures were taken on dairy facilities in Idaho. Liquids weep through the boards whole solids remain.
Liquids weep through the boards while solids remain.
This system operates using gravity. The liquid may be drained using gravity or pumped to another waste cell or the main lagoon. The separator is currently being agitated and pumped to a mechanical separator I an effort to clean out the solids. Because of the size of the pond it also acts as a settling basin, which will reduce the efficiency of the mechanical separator. Three earthen separators operating in series before entering the main lagoon.