Operation Status and Effective Operation Management Model for On-Site Swine Wastewater Treatment Facilities

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 13; p. 1794
• Main Authors: Park, Jae-Hong, Chung, Eu-Gene, Kim, Yong-Seok
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-07-2024
• Subjects: Bats; environmental public service system; Hogs; livestock manure collaborative management model; Manures; on-site swine wastewater treatment facility; Rivers; swine manure; United States > US
• ISSN: 2073-4441; 2073-4441
• DOI: 10.3390/w16131794

This study was conducted to examine the operation statuses of on-site swine wastewater treatment facilities through surveys and field surveys on pig farms and to propose effective operation models. Field analyses and surveys of pig farms indicate that technical and financial support systems are required for both farms and on-site swine wastewater treatment facilities. Public environmental services have been proposed as an effective support system, in which private sewage treatment facilities are entrusted to professional environmental management agencies, and the costs are shared by local governments and facility owners. However, securing a stable budget represents a challenge to implementing public environmental services. Thus, this study proposes a collaborative manure management model composed of individual farms, professional environmental management agencies, and local governments to address the shortcomings of public environmental services. To effectively manage pig manure, the flexible application of discharge standards, diversification of pollutant reduction management techniques (e.g., feed management), and periodic review of permits must be considered. Additionally, the reinforcement of discharge standards for individual purification facilities, control of the livestock density and number, and impacts of livestock manure discharge on riverine ecosystems must be considered.