Sprayfield

Moreover, the 10-15% estimate can be misleading: if Bermuda grass is the crop grown on the sprayfield, and cows are grazed on the sprayfield, then approximately 90% of the nitrogen that is taken up by the plants and consumed by the cow is actually redeposited as cow feces and urine on the same sprayfield. ❋ Unknown (1997)

According to state inspectors, heavy winter rains have flushed the nitrogen out of the sprayfield soils and carried it into the shallow aquifer. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Similarly, H.R. 3232 and EPA's proposed CAFO Strategy would phase out lagoon and sprayfield systems. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Lagoons and sprayfield are not the best technology available, and should be replaced with technologies that protect the environment and public health. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Documentation of the limitations and impacts of lagoon and sprayfield animal waste management technology continues to mount. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Lagoon and sprayfield systems require permits under state, and in some instances, federal law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Company believes that the best technology currently available for the management of swine manure is the lagoon and sprayfield system. ❋ Unknown (2009)