Raw Sewage.

[Mick Stockbridge]

My yard is surrounded by by twelve acres of land used for growing hay, the bloke that rents it has got a tractor up there pumping raw sewage into the ground with some contraption on the back of the tractor.

 

He reckons the nitrogen makes the hay grow faster and he's got all the paperwork from the EA to say it's okay and above board.

 

I aint very happy about it. Is it legal?

[Andy Collins]

Is it umbilical injection of the sewage straight beneath the surface, if so then so far as I'm aware it's perfectly legal, in fact there is a big push to do this as much as possible. In fact we have a specialist company about a mile away that manufactures and operates this very kit. Better than flinging it up into the air and all over the place IMO.

Something like this? http://www.pollution-control.co.uk/agricultural.htm

Edited November 23, 2012 by Andy Collins

[twistedhicap]

Is it umbilical injection of the sewage straight beneath the surface, if so then so far as I'm aware it's perfectly legal, in fact there is a big push to do this as much as possible. In fact we have a specialist company about a mile away that manufactures and operates this very kit. Better than flinging it up into the air and all over the place IMO.

 

Your not as close to Stowmarket as i thought then

[twistedhicap]

My yard is surrounded by by twelve acres of land used for growing hay, the bloke that rents it has got a tractor up there pumping raw sewage into the ground with some contraption on the back of the tractor.

 

He reckons the nitrogen makes the hay grow faster and he's got all the paperwork from the EA to say it's okay and above board.

 

I aint very happy about it. Is it legal?

 

Im sure it should be treated biosolids or treated sludge ie without paper and all that toher "items" that get flushed !

 

Just be thankfull its not paper sludge that honks beyond belief !

[Andy Collins]

Your not as close to Stowmarket as i thought then

 

Too close for comfort

[twistedhicap]

Ha HA

[Andy Collins]

Fortunately, Stowmarket is in a hole, so if they decide to bomb it, the blast shouldn't reach me I'm about 8 miles out of town.

[Mick Stockbridge]

This stuff comes from septic tanks and there's a macerator on the contraption to deal with any solids.

 

Just don't seem right to me. I don't want to use my yard atm but have no choice.

[HCR]

This should clarify the rules:

 

Environment Agency - Spreading sewage sludge on land

[Andy Collins]

So by using the umbilical system, the sludge is directly incorporated into the land, rather than waiting for a plough to come along and turn the soil over.