De Moerenaar is an artisanal cheesery near the Belgian West Coast. They produce a variety of local cheeses, some containing beer. The waste water from the cheesery plus the dairy farm that delivers the milk, is treated in a 240 m² aerated wetland. The cheese wey is not treated in the system.
De Moerenaar
Aerated wetland treating waste water from a small cheesery and dairy farm
Additional Info
- In operation since: 2016
- Type of wastewater treated: Industrial: food processing
- Hydraulic load: 4 m³/day
- Organic load (PE): PE
- Organic design load (kg BOD/day): 8.6
- Location: Veurne, Belgium
- Stage 1 type: FBA vertical flow
- Stage 1 surface area (m²): 160
- Stage 2 type: FBA horizontal flow
- Stage 2 surface area (m²): 80
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Industrial wastewater
