Concrete slurry lagoon

[Bangoverthebar]

Cant put in a clay lined or lined lagoon due to size issue in the yard.

Im hoping to have 200,000 gallons dirty water storage and thought would a concrete slurry lagoon do the trick 15m x 15m x 4m

Any idea on what that would cost.
Would you have pictures of one on your farm

Thanks

 

[vantage]

We’ve got a 330,000 gallon pit, put in 30 years ago, which we did ourselves. Today with contractors, be £100k, May be costing on AHDB slurry wizard.

 

[som farmer]

whatever you do, don't forget to give a minimum 14 days notice to the EA, and regardless of grant aided, or not, it has to be built to today's specification.

if they find something 'wrong' once built, without their prior approval, they can, and will, stop you using it.

we had a jobsworth EA git, tried hard to find faults, stopped us using 1 silage pit, till new effluent tank. Didn't like our lagoon, luckily he couldn't prove it wasn't dug pre 1991, he didn't have aerial photo's from that far back !

lot of trouble from him locally, a real barsteward. 18 months of trying to find a problem, and failed, all through covid.

 

[Bangoverthebar]

Thanks im in ireland. So no ea

 

[Scholsey]

Cant put in a clay lined or lined lagoon due to size issue in the yard.

Im hoping to have 200,000 gallons dirty water storage and thought would a concrete slurry lagoon do the trick 15m x 15m x 4m

Any idea on what that would cost.
Would you have pictures of one on your farm

Thanks

Would budget on 75k and get as many quotes as you can

 

[dinderleat]

Do you need ea permission for a slated tank

 

[frederick]

Do you need ea permission for a slated tank

You would need ea permission for anything that stores slurry. You technically need it for channels etc as well.

All slurry stores​

Slurry tanks, reception pits, pipes and channels must be impermeable and meet the anti-corrosion standards set in British Standard 5502-50:1993+A2:2010. They should last for at least 20 years with maintenance.

 

[Grassman247]

Cant put in a clay lined or lined lagoon due to size issue in the yard.

Im hoping to have 200,000 gallons dirty water storage and thought would a concrete slurry lagoon do the trick 15m x 15m x 4m

Any idea on what that would cost.
Would you have pictures of one on your farm

Thanks

One twice that size is going to cost us 500k, so personally I’d say 250k, the 4 metre depth means the walls have to be fairly thick

 

[vantage]

One twice that size is going to cost us 500k, so personally I’d say 250k, the 4 metre depth means the walls have to be fairly thick

Quite so, one of our pit walls is 14’ high, 18” thick and has 4 layers of mesh!

 

[Bangoverthebar]

500k for 400k gallons seem incredibly expensive. My builder called today, 160sqm of concrete needed for floor and walls. Walls will be 14" thick. 5 to 8grand for steel. He has yet to give me a price to dig out, shutter, backfill and pour. Hoping in around 50k for 200k gallons

 

[som farmer]

500k for 400k gallons seem incredibly expensive. My builder called today, 160sqm of concrete needed for floor and walls. Walls will be 14" thick. 5 to 8grand for steel. He has yet to give me a price to dig out, shutter, backfill and pour. Hoping in around 50k for 200k gallons

fine, but does it comply with EA requirements ?

that is the question that needs to be answered, if not, and EA find fault, you find yourself in a mess.

and don't expect all EA officers to be reasonable. They are getting a lot of bad press, about sewerage in rivers. Its easier to chase farmers, than water companies, and they can claim they are doing 'something'.

 

[sidjon]

fine, but does it comply with EA requirements ?

that is the question that needs to be answered, if not, and EA find fault, you find yourself in a mess.

and don't expect all EA officers to be reasonable. They are getting a lot of bad press, about sewerage in rivers. Its easier to chase farmers, than water companies, and they can claim they are doing 'something'.

OP already stated he's over the water

 

[Grassman247]

500k for 400k gallons seem incredibly expensive. My builder called today, 160sqm of concrete needed for floor and walls. Walls will be 14" thick. 5 to 8grand for steel. He has yet to give me a price to dig out, shutter, backfill and pour. Hoping in around 50k for 200k gallons

Apologies I didn’t read it properly mine is 60metres by 60 metres x 4 metres

 

[Jdunn55]

Apologies I didn’t read it properly mine is 60metres by 60 metres x 4 metres

How many gallons are you reckoning that will hold?

 

[Wesley]

How many gallons are you reckoning that will hold?

2933920.7 approximately….jeez Wouldn’t want the job emptying it with a little 1600 gallon tanker!
Edit - thats if you go by EA rules. A lot more if you fill it to the brim

 

[Farmer Keith]

One twice that size is going to cost us 500k, so personally I’d say 250k, the 4 metre depth means the walls have to be fairly thick

I’ve a mate with a quote for a 1.2m gallon steel store and I’m sure he said it was £330k, he’s digging a lagoon instead mind. Would that not be a better buy?

Edit: I’ve now read your correction!

 

[Stewartry hill]

Make sure there is enough steel in it as one near me has not big cracks down the corners big row between engeniner one builder farmer none to happy ether

 

[Farmer Keith]

Make sure there is enough steel in it as one near me has not big cracks down the corners big row between engeniner one builder farmer none to happy ether

Is that fixable or is it a start again job?

 

[Wesley]

Make sure there is enough steel in it as one near me has not big cracks down the corners big row between engeniner one builder farmer none to happy ether

I’ve heard of a few that have either cracked or actually broke. Its a serious force if its all above ground & full. Its one of a few good things about an earth bank one (assuming its been made right). I’d rather have a concrete one though if it wasn’t for the cost.

 

[jimmer]

Cant put in a clay lined or lined lagoon due to size issue in the yard.

Im hoping to have 200,000 gallons dirty water storage and thought would a concrete slurry lagoon do the trick 15m x 15m x 4m

Any idea on what that would cost.
Would you have pictures of one on your farm

Thanks

Assuming you already have a hole of some description, use it as a reception pit and consider putting a earth bank lagoon away from the yard, it'll never be in the way and can be made bigger at the outset
My 1.2million gallon earth bank was 20k dug and fenced