Riparian Buffer Systems For Managing Effluents

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1995-04Author
Hubbard, Robert K.
Lowrance, Richard
Davis, J. G.
Newton, G. Larry
Vellidis, George
Smith, M. C.
Dove, R.
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The concept of utilizing riparian buffer systems
to manage agricultural effluents is being investigated in two
separate studies at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station,
Tifton, Georgia. In one study determination is being made of
the effects of a restored forested riparian buffer system on
nutrients entering from an upland site receiving dairy lagoon
waste. In a second study management strategies for utilizing
riparian buffer systems for direct application of swine lagoon
waste by overland flow are being determined. Data collected
from the restored wetland impacted by dairy effluent show
that the system is effectively removing nutrients. Data
collected since the start of swine effluent application indicate
that the systems are utilizing N and P such that the high
concentrations found in the waste are not observed in water
at the bottom ends of the plots. Both of these projects are
designed to aid land managers in developing systems for
managing agricultural effluents so that soils and waters are
not degraded.