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Aquaculture Effluentsand the Environment
CS Tucker, Mississippi State University
Aquaculture Effluentsand the Environment
CS Tucker, Mississippi State University
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Characteristics of catfish pond effluents
Impacts of catfish pond effluents
Ways to reduce impacts of effluents
Characteristics of catfish pond effluents
Impacts of catfish pond effluents
Ways to reduce impacts of effluents
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What is a pond?
“A small, confined body of standing water”
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Implications of long hydraulic residence time
Most of the initial waste loading is removed before discharge
Implications of long hydraulic residence time
Most of the initial waste loading is removed before discharge
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Net Pens
Raceways
Feed Fish Waste Discharge
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Effluent management inhydraulically connected systems
Improve FCR = less pollution• Don’t waste feed• Increase nutrient uptake efficiency
Use settling to remove solids• Raceway design • Offline settling basins
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Feed Fish Waste Discharge
In-Pond Processes
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Annual feed loading, waste generation, and pollutant discharge from levee -style catfish ponds
Nitrogen Phosphorus
In feed (lbs/acre) 500 100Excreted (lbs/acre) 400 80Discharged (lb/acre) 30 2Percentage removed 93% 97%
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Implications of long hydraulic residence time
Most of the initial waste loading is removed before discharge
Settling characteristics of solids are poor
Implications of long hydraulic residence time
Most of the initial waste loading is removed before discharge
Settling characteristics of solids are poor
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Mass fractionwithV < Vs
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Impacts on receiving water bodies
Alabama environmental assessment
Apportionment of waste loading to Wolf Lake, MS
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Wolf LakeWatershed
NorthwestMississippi
Cropland 44%Forest 28%Pasture 23%Ponds 5%Residential 1%
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Solids Loading to Wolf Lake, MS
Land Use Area (%) TS (%) TS/A
Row Crops 44 82 1.9Hardwood Forest 28 6 0.2Pasture/Fallow 23 12 0.5Catfish Ponds 5 0.4 0.1Residential 1 0.2 0.2
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Phosphorus Loading to Wolf Lake, MS
Land Use Area (%) TS (%) TP/A
Row Crops 44 80 1.8Hardwood Forest 28 8 0.3Pasture/Fallow 23 11 0.5Catfish Ponds 5 1.5 0.3Residential 1 0.3 0.3
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Nitrogen Loading to Wolf Lake, MS
Land Use Area (%) TS (%) TN/A
Row Crops 44 64 1.5Hardwood Forest 28 6 0.2Pasture/Fallow 23 19 0.8Catfish Ponds 5 11 2.2Residential 1 0.4 0.4
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More than 90% of the N, P and organic load to catfish ponds is NOT discharged
Pond solids do not settle well
Catfish ponds are the lowest per-acre contributors of P and TSS of all land uses in the Yazoo-Mississippi River floodplain
Ponds can be significant source of N in regions with highly developed aquaculture
Significant opportunities exist for improvement
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Pond effluent management
No discharge
Post-discharge treatment
Pre-discharge treatment
Reduce waste production
Reduce effluent volume
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No discharge: retention ponds
Retain water drained from ponds and normal overflow, plus storage for 25-yr storm
Levee ponds:1.5 acres of retention per acre of production
Watershed ponds (6.3:1):11 acres of retention per acre of production
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Pond effluent management
No discharge
Post-discharge treatment
Pre-discharge treatment
Reduce waste production
Reduce effluent volume
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Post-discharge treatment
Traditional wastewater treatment
Constructed wetlands
Settling ponds
Irrigation of terrestrial crops
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Post-discharge treatment: economic constraints
Discharge is sporadicwet year (1979) = 23 discharge events (57 days)dry year (1966) = 1 discharge event (2 days)
Discharge is seasonalwet year = 14 events in winter, 6 in early spring, 3 in late
fall (November), 0 in summer
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Constructed wetlands
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Constructed wetlands
Highly effective when properly constructed and managed
Most expensive treatment option generally considered for aquaculture
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Settling basins
1) Determine settling characteristics ofpond overflow effluent
2) Use settling rate curves to model settlingbasin design parameters
3) Assess economics of using settling basins
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Mass fractionwithV < Vs
0.5
1.0
0.0
Settling velocity, Vs (cm/sec)
0.01 0.1 1 10
Trout farmMunicipal
wastewater
Pond water
Solids Settling Characteristics
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Settling basin areas (acre per acre of production) needed to treat maximum 24-hour rainfalls with
return frequencies of 2, 10, and 25 years
Storm frequency (yr) Basin area (acre/acre)*
2 0.3010 0.4525 0.60
*assuming 1-m deep basin and 50% removal efficiency (OFR50 = 0.005 cm/sec)
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Farm-level impacts of using settling ponds
Investment costs increase 15 to 20%
Operating costs increase 5 to 10%
Disproportionate burden on small farms
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Irrigation
Sounds great
For most crops, timing is poorThe time when irrigation is needed (droughty late
summer) does not coincide with time when ponds discharge (late winter, early spring)
For rice, timing and supply are problems
The nutrient contribution is insignificant
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Pond effluent management
No discharge
Post-discharge treatment
Pre-discharge treatment
Reduce waste production
Reduce effluent volume
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Pre-discharge treatment
Remove potential pollutants from ponds before water is discharged
Phosphorus precipitationAlum, gypsum, iron sulfate
BioaugmentationBacterial inocula
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Bioaugmentation studies in Mississippi
Nine studies in catfish ponds
Various product types
Used according to label directions or advice of manufacturer
Most studies either single or double blinded
No effect on phosphorus or solids in any study
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Pond effluent management
No discharge
Post-discharge treatment
Pre-discharge treatment
Reduce waste production
Reduce effluent volume
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Reduce feeding/stocking rates
Modify diets to improve nutrient retention or reduce waste production
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Feed-effluent relationship in ponds
The feed-effluent relationship becomes very disconnected” as hydraulic retention time increases
In true ponds (as opposed to quasi- flow-through systems), there is little opportunity to reduce solids and total phosphorus concentrations through feed manipulation
However, total nitrogen concentrations do seem to respond to reduced feed nitrogen inputs
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Feed Fish Waste Discharge
In-Pond Processes
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Feed-effluent relationship in ponds
The feed-effluent relationship becomes very disconnected” as HRT increases
In true ponds (as opposed to quasi-flow-through systems), there is little opportunity to reduce solids or total phosphorus concentrations through feed manipulation
However, total nitrogen concentrations do seem to respond to reduced feed nitrogen inputs
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Feeding Rate (lbs/acre per day)
50 100
Total Suspended Solids or Total P
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Feed-effluent relationship in ponds
The feed-effluent relationship becomes very disconnected” as HRT increases
In true ponds (as opposed to quasi- flow-through systems), there is little opportunity to reduce solids and total phosphorus concentrations through feed manipulation
However, total nitrogen concentrations do seem to respond to reduced feed nitrogen inputs
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Protein content (satiation feeding)
36% protein feed = 5.0 mg/L mean total nitrogen 28% protein feed = 3.6 mg/L mean total nitrogen
(no change in fish production or FCR)
Feeding rate (across feed protein levels of 28 to 40%)
Satiation = 4.2 mg/L mean total nitrogenRestricted = 3.3 mg/L mean total nitrogen
(11% reduction in gain and 12% improvement in FCR)
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Pond effluent management
No discharge
Post-discharge treatment
Pre-discharge treatment
Reduce waste production
Reduce effluent volume
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Mass discharge = (concentration) x (volume)
Reducing discharge volume
Modeling showed that mass discharge respondedmore to achievable reductions in discharge volume than to achievable reductions in concentration
Managing discharge volume may be easier than managing concentration
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Reducing effluent volume
Reduce or eliminate water exchange (flushing)
for catfish; water exchange is not needed if you
operate with the assimilative capacity of pond
Reuse water for multiple crops
Maintain water storage capacity in the pond
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Maintaining water storage capacity:drop-fill water-level management
Originally envisioned as a water conservation practice
Most farmers use it whether they know it or not
Can be formalized into a highly effectiveeffluent-management practice
When combined with water reuse for multiple crops,it is the best way to manage effluents
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“Drop/fill” water level management
Pond overflow level
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Predicted discharge with no storage = 104 cm
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Assessment of effluent BMP effectiveness
Feed management
Reduce nitrogen loading by decreasing feed proteinlevel from 32% to 26%
Already demonstrated to be nutritionally feasible
Discharge volume management
Increase water-storage capacity by usinga 9-3 drop-fill routine
Already practiced for water conservation
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4
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Sum Win Sum Win Sum Win
TN (
mg/
L)
BMP Non
Total Nitrogen (mg/L, by season)
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2001 2002 2003 MEAN
cent
imet
ers
of e
fflue
nt
BMPNON
Annual discharge volume reduced by 45%
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
2001 2002 2003 MEAN
kg/h
a BMPNON
Total phosphorus mass discharge reduced by 70%
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20
40
60
80
100
Summer Winter Annual
cent
imet
ers
of e
fflue
nt
BMP
NON
Annual discharge by season
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Summer Winter
TP (
kg/h
a)
BMPNON
Total phosphorus mass discharge, by season
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01020304050607080
2001 2002 2003 MEAN
kg/h
a BMPNON
Total nitrogen mass discharge reduced by 70%
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0200400600800
1000120014001600
2001 2002 2003 MEAN
kg/h
a BMPNON
Total suspended solids discharge reduced by 65%
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10
20
30
40
50
60
2001 2002 2003 MEAN
Cen
timet
ers
BMPNON
Annual groundwater use reduced by 64%
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5-year average annual fish yieldBMP = 6,500 pounds/acreNon BMP = 6,160 pounds/acre
5-year average annual fish yieldBMP = 6,500 pounds/acreNon BMP = 6,160 pounds/acre
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Manage within the pond assimilative capacity
Make efficient use of feed protein
Use water for multiple crops, if possible
Minimize water exchange to the extent possible
Manage water levels to capture rainfall
Manage within the pond assimilative capacity
Make efficient use of feed protein
Use water for multiple crops, if possible
Minimize water exchange to the extent possible
Manage water levels to capture rainfall