De-Nitrifying Bioreactors in Tile Drained Systems
Webinar Details
When:
Jun 28, 2017 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:59 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Ruth Book, Ph.D., P.E., State Conservation Engineer, USDA NRCS Illinois, Champaign, Il
- Bruce Atherton, P.E., State Conservation Engineer, USDA NRCS Ohio, Columbus, OH
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- State Professional Engineer - 1 hour State Specific Approval Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Participate for an introduction to the new NRCS Conservation Practice Standard (Code 605) Denitrifying Bioreactors, and learn about the practice effectiveness, design and operation considerations, along with experiences from the field.
Denitrifying bioreactors are structures containing a carbon source, installed to reduce the concentration of nitrate nitrogen in subsurface agricultural drainage outflow via enhanced denitrification. The denitrifying bioreactor is one of several edge-of-field practices that may be used to help reduce excessive nitrate concentration in water from tile drainage leaving crop land. This webinar introduces the new NRCS Conservation Practice Standard Denitrifying Bioreactor (Code 605), with information about the underlying concept, recent research and field findings regarding effectiveness, and site-specific planning and design, operation and maintenance. The practicality of the Denitrifying Bioreactor and cost-effectiveness in reducing nitrate to other edge-of-field water quality practices will be compared, and the extent of producers’ adoption of this new technology will be discussed. This webinar is expected to be of interest to NRCS field technical staff as well as conservation partners and Extension in tile drained lands.
Photo: Installed Denitrifying Bioreactor; Ruth Book (NRCS IL); Aug 2013
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology.
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