Siting, Pads & Structures

Jean Bonhotal Cornell Waste Management Institute

http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu

Well-drained, at least 200 ft from water courses, sinkholes, seasonal seeps or other landscape features that indicate the area is hydrologically sensitive. Rules vary by state and depth to Ground water and soil type.

Considerations in Siting

• Away from Ground and Surface Water• Out of fields being grazed• Rotating Windrows• Convenience• Seasonality

Soil Pad

Compost/storage on Improved Surface

Cloth &Gravel Pad

New Pad

Prepared Bed of Woodchips

Tractor Pulled Straddle Turner

Forced Aeration

Multi Bin System

Storage for sales

4-Sided Bins -removable sides

Multi-bin System

¾ Sided Pole Barn with Vented Roof

Block Wall Containment

Passive Aeration

Heat Transfer

Simple Aeration System

Sunset View Acres

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Adding Manure Bank

Diamond Hill Custom Heifers4-5 million BTU/day

Cornell Waste Management Institute

Composting Liquids

Cornell Waste Management Institute

Rotary DrumComposter

Anaerobic Digester

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Jean Bonhotal