Water treatment system for egg processing facility
OwnerRobert Krouseinventor
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Abstract
A system for treating water for subsequent consumption by animals. Illustratively, the system includes a wastewater treatment facility configured to treat wastewater effluent from an egg washer for subsequent consumption by egg producing birds. Further illustratively, stormwater run off collected from the facility is treated for subsequent consumption by the birds.
Claims26
An egg production and processing facility comprising:
- at least one house for housing a plurality of egg producing birds;
- an egg washer configured to wash eggs produced by the plurality of birds and thereby producing a wastewater effluent;
- a wastewater treatment facility in fluid communication with the egg washer and configured to receive the wastewater effluent from the egg washer;
- the wastewater treatment facility configured to treat the wastewater effluent by removing contaminants;
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- a bird water device in fluid communication with the wastewater treatment facility and configured to supply the treated effluent from the wastewater treatment facility to the plurality of birds.
A water treatment system for use with an egg production and processing facility having a geographical boundary and configured to support a plurality of egg producing birds, the system comprising:
- a stormwater collector configured to collect stormwater runoff from within the geographical boundary of the egg production and processing facility;
- a water treatment facility located within the geographical boundary of the egg processing facility, in fluid communication with the stormwater collector, and configured to treat the stormwater runoff;
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- a bird water device located within the geographical boundary of the egg processing facility, in fluid communication with the water treatment facility, and configured to supply the treated stormwater runoff from the water treatment facility to the plurality of birds.
A method of recycling egg wash water, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of birds at a facility configured to produce eggs;
- washing the eggs at the facility with water and a cleaning agent, the egg washing step producing an effluent;
- treating the effluent at the facility to remove contaminants;
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- supplying the treated effluent to the birds for consumption.
A method of supplying consumption water for livestock in a facility, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting stormwater runoff from the facility;
- treating the stormwater at the facility to remove contaminants;
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- supplying the treated stormwater to the livestock for consumption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.