Division BAT 18
United Kingdom
In order to prevent emissions to soil and water from slurry collection, piping, and from a store and/or an earth-banked storage (lagoon), BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.
| A description of the techniques is given in Section 3.1.1 and 4.6.2. | ||
| Techniquef1 | Applicability | |
|---|---|---|
| a | Use stores that are able to withstand mechanical, chemical and thermal influences. | Generally applicable. |
| b | Select a storage facility with a sufficient capacity to hold the slurry during periods in which landspreading is not possible. | Generally applicable. |
| c | Construct leak-proof facilities and equipment for collection and transfer of slurry (e.g. pits, channels, drains, pump stations). | Generally applicable. |
| d | Store slurry in earth-banked stores (lagoons) with an impermeable base and walls e.g. with clay or plastic lining (or double-lined). | Generally applicable to lagoons. |
| e | Install a leakage detection system, e.g. consisting of a geomembrane, a drainage layer and a drainage pipe system. | Only applicable to new plants. |
| f | Check structural integrity of stores at least once every year. | Generally applicable. |
Annotations
Footnotes
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A description of the techniques is given in Section 3.1.1 and 4.6.2.