ABSTRACT
This chapter presents information on how a seasonal cranberry receiving wastewater is being treated at a new cranberry receiving facility. It includes the results of treatability studies and pilot studies performed for the aerated lagoon – land application treatment system which was selected as well as design information and first season operational data for the aerated lagoon operation. Processing operations at a cranberry receiving location consist of physical and hydraulic operations which remove dirt and other matter from the fruit. To obtain the wastewater characteristics and treatability information for the wastewater treatment design of a receiving facility to be constructed, treatability studies and a waste sampling program were conducted at an existing receiving facility during the 1984 harvesting season. Wastewater, consisting of recirculated washwater and fresh water rinse generated during the fruit cleaning process, flows through a rotating drum screen for solids removal, then is discharged to a holding tank prior to recirculation.
