Guidelines for Wet Muck Out
THE WET MUCK OUT/HYBRID SYSTEM
ii) Reception Tank
The purpose of a reception tank is to collect wastewater from the dung channels and store it prior to treatment.
A well-designed reception tank should be sufficiently large to prevent overflow and to enable the trapped solids and grits to be easily removed. It should be covered to prevent ingress of rainwater. It should be large enough to store the maximum daily volume of wastewater likely to be generated in the farm. In general, there should be at least 0.06m3 of reception tank volume per porker if a full wet muck out system is used. If a hybrid system is used the tank volume required will be less but the exact size will depend upon the effectiveness of the dry muck out operation.
A reception tank must also be equipped with a pump to convey the wastewater to the aeration tank for treatment.
