Using food- processing wastewater for irrigation

Meyer, J

Using food- processing wastewater for irrigation

Author

Jewell L. Meyer

Author Affiliations

Jewell L. Meyer is Area Soil and Water Specialist, U.C. Cooperative Extension, Parlier.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 31(5):38-38. DOI:10.3733/ca.v031n05p38. May 1977.

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Abstract

Food processing in California requires large amounts of water, most of which becomes waste. Since the late 1960s, the major canners, with about 10 plants in the Central Valley, have been irrigating crops with this valuable resource. Many processing plants produce 2 to 4 million gallons per day of effluent during the summer irrigation season. This is sufficient water to irrigate 400 to 800 acres of cropland at each site.

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