Ireland – Craughwell

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Ireland: INNOQUA demo site in Craughwell

The farm in Craughwell is home to 100 dairy cows, milked twice a day. Around 5,000 litres per day of wastewater goes to the dairy parlour sump, containing animal waste and parlour washings waste.

Beneficiaries

The INNOQUA system will treat some of the wastewater produced by parlour washings from the facility, while the rest will be stored in a holding tank then emptied by slurry spreading at specific times and within regulations. Beneficiaries include farms and similar agricultural facilities.

Farm in Craughwell: A dairy cow at the INNOQUA demo site
Farm in Craughwell: A dairy cow at the INNOQUA demo site
Farm in Craughwell: Dairy cows in the milking parlour yard
Farm in Craughwell: Dairy cows in the milking parlour yard

INNOQUA System

Design Capacity: 100 to 200 L/day

Source of Wastewater: Milking parlour washings and animal waste

Specific Scientific Research Objectives:
To demonstrate the versatility of the INNOQUA process in treating agricultural wastewater and enable improved management of wastewater at dairy farms.

Configuration:
The INNOQUA system consists of a lumbrifilter and primary settlement tanks.

INNOQUA demo site in Craughwell: Lumbrifilter and settlement tank
INNOQUA demo site in Craughwell: Lumbrifilter and settlement tank
The INNOQUA system connected to the dairy farm's milking parlour
The INNOQUA system connected to the dairy farm's milking parlour
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Location:
Privately owned dairy and cattle farm in Craughwell, County Galway, 31 km from NUI Galway

Operated by INNOQUA partner:

NUI Galway

For questions or to arrange a site visit, please contact:
Louise Hannon
Senior Research Associate
louise.hannon@nuigalway.ie