Tuckahoe Turf Farm
| Client: |
MacKay Disposal, Inc.
P.O. Box 5564
Deptford, NJ 08096
Contact: Harry Pennewell |
| Project Location: |
Tuckahoe Turf Farms Hammonton, NJ |
| Project Type: |
Regulatory Compliance and Oversight of Agricultural Land Application and Lime Stabilization Treatment/Storage Facility |
| Project Description: |
A 500 acre farm producing primarily sod, but also sweet corn and small grains, the site began operations in November of 1995. The site is the largest land application facility in New Jersey. Biosolids are applied as a liquid using direct injection, subsurface application equipment. In addition to application, the site has 2-1.9 million gallon storage tanks and a lime stabilization facility consisting of a 140,000 gallon holding tank and a 40,000 gallon in-ground mixing pit. The site receives and processes both liquid and cake biosolids, with the cake being mixed with the liquid prior to lime stabilization and storage. Biosolids are applied by the farmer, being piped through buried mains to headers located in each field. The site holds a NJPDES permit for land application as well as a Treatment Works Approval (TWA) for the storage and lime stabilization facilities. |
| Project Responsibilities: |
LRRM has been involved with the site since its inception, and did all permitting and design work necessary to bring the site on-line. LRRM personnel operated the mixing and lime stabilization facilities from October to December 1995, at which time the client, MacKay Disposal, brought their own personnel in to do daily operations. LRRM currently provides for operational oversight and permit compliance, including permit reporting. This includes coordination with the client and farmer on application rates and cropping plans and preparation of weekly reports to the client and quarterly reports to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Of particular note, this is the first new biosolids land application facility approved by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, a regional planning and regulatory agency which is charged with protecting the unique and sensitive environment in this region. |
Neptune Seafood
| Client: |
Neptune Seafood
P.O. Box 309
Millville, New Jersey 08332
Contact: Fred Leonow (856) 825-8111 |
| Project Location: |
Various Farm Sites, southern New Jersey |
| Project Type: |
Land Application and Transportation of Food Processing Residual |
| Project Description: |
Gorton's Seafood processes and cans clams, and the resulting wastewater is treated in a 6 million gallon lagoon prior to discharge to a municipal sewerage system. Biological treatment results in a buildup of biomass in the lagoon which must be removed periodically. To date, Gorton's has rented a mobile dewatering rig and had the resulting dewatered solids (at 20%) hauled to Pennsylvania for disposal or recycling. Starting in April of 1996, LRRM has provided liquid land application of thickened biosolids from the lagoon. By holding the material in the clarifier and through the use of a mobile frac tank, Gorton's has been able to thicken the biosolids to 5-6% solids, and this material is then hauled to a nearby farm where LRRM applies the biosolid as a fertilizer substitute. |
| Project Responsibilities: |
LRRM is providing turn-key management of the biosolids for Gorton's Food. This has included obtaining a permit for land management of the food processing residual, locating and obtaining approval for the farm management sites, pumping, hauling and land applying the residual, contracting for necessary laboratory analyses and completing necessary State and Federal reports on the biosolids land application. It is anticipated that biosolids will be removed and land applied twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. Having completed the spring application, we anticipate that Gorton's will save about 50% of last years cost for biosolids management, which was $80,000, not including the cost for repairs to the mobile dewatering equipment. Application of liquid residuals provides a more flexible management tool for Gorton's, as material can be applied on short notice throughout the growing season. |
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