Examples of Manure Storage Systems

The following photos illustrate a number of examples of manure storage and processing systems, both well designed and poorly designed.

- Concrete manure storage, including a proper lining, with manure pumping system.

- Above ground manure storage for separating solid and liquid fractions.

- Open lagoon manure storage, overflowing to an irrigation system and leaching minerals to the groundwater.

- Overflow from manure lagoon.

- Manure drying for use in vegetable gardening.

- Proper manure storage pit made of concrete and strong plastic lining.

- Dry manure storage - after separation of liquid and dry fractions.

- Underground manure storage tank for storing liquid manure.

- Small manure pits at a poultry farm.

Concrete manure storage, including a proper lining, with manure pumping system. (Sino-Dutch project in Beijing, P.R. China). |
| Above-ground manure storage for separating solid and liquid fractions. This system will never work - the opeinings will silt up immediately
Open lagoon manure storage, overflowing to an irrigation system and leaching minerals to the groundwater. |
| Overflow from manure lagoon - leading to an irrigation channel
Manure drying for use in vegetable gardening (Sino-Dutch project in Beijing, P.R. China) |
| Proper manure storage pit made of concrete and strong plastic lining. (Sino-Dutch project in Beijing, P.R. China)
Dry manure storage - after separation of liquid and dry fractions |
| Underground manure storage tank for storing liquid manure
Small manure pits at a poultry farm. These pits are too small |

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