KLA: Agency Officials Get A Look At Phosphorus Reduction Technology
11/19/2009 04:26PM
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KLA hosted more than 75 state and federal officials yesterday on a tour of a new system that reduces the level of phosphorus in wastewater. Officials viewed the system, known as Phred, in operation at a southwest Kansas feedyard. Phred helps confined animal feeding operations comply with Environmental Protection Agency regulations requiring the implementation of a nutrient management plan.
Agencies represented on the tour included the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Kansas Water Authority, Kansas Department of Agriculture and the State Conservation Commission. Phred was developed and will be marketed by Kansas Environmental Management Associates (KEMA), a partnership between DT Search & Design and KLA Environmental Services.
Tests have shown Phred has the ability to remove up to 60% of the phosphorus from wastewater. The patent pending system transforms lagoon contents into lower phosphorus wastewater and a slow-release fertilizer product called struvite. This process alleviates the problem faced by cattle feeding facilities and dairies of either paying to transport wastewater to remote locations or buying more land locally for application.
Phred is commercially available. Discussions are underway to make the technology eligible for cost-share funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.
For more information visit www.kla.org.