Farm in Virginia, USA
Use of the WFF 300 vortex fine filter
Object data
Farm, USA | 2010
Project information
Farm with two stable buildings, each of whose roof area is connected to a WISY vortex fine filter. The filtered water is stored in an 80 m³ underground foil tank. It is available to supply the animals with drinking water. In particular, it serves as an emergency reserve to supplement the farm's own deep wells in times of drought and shortages in the public water supply.
Roof area [㎡]
5.700
Use
Supply of drinking water for the animals
Cistern volume [㎥]
80
Rainwater yield [m³ / year]
2.000
Location
Prospect, Virginia, USA
Components
Cisterns
Underground rainwater storage tank made of plastic trenches with foil wrapping: 80 m³
Filter
2 x vortex fine filter WFF 300,
mesh size 0.35 mm
Special features
Water requirement approx. 15 m³ per day
2 buildings each 190 x 15 metres in size, each with 2850 m² roof area
Project information
The project was supported with funds from the United States Department of Agriculture's EQIP programme and is now being continuously monitored to collect data on water quality and flood protection. The annual yield of rainwater is about 2,000m³.
Wisy products used
Poultry farm in Prospect, Virginia
Picture gallery
Poultry farm
