Effluent Monitoring APAN26 Sustainable Networking Queenstown, 6 th August 2008.

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Effluent Monitoring APAN26 Sustainable Networking Queenstown, 6 th August 2008

Who is MediaLab Independent R&D company Works with NZ universities Specialists in communications research Works with many partners to develop integrated solutions

Farmgate Programme Traceability & Environmental Monitoring identified as areas communication research could be of benefit. Effluent was chosen as an area to develop new uses for recent technology developments.

Effluent – what’s the fuss? As dairy systems intensify and become larger operations with more staff – effluent management gets harder to do right all the time. Urban NZ’s view on the impact of dairying on the environment is becoming more critical Regional Councils are intensifying their monitoring of waterways and response to breaches of resource consents –Jan 07 Taranaki Regional Council $30,000 fine –Jan 07 Taranaki Regional Council $10,000 fine –Jan 07 Waikato Regional Council $35,000 fine –Feb 08 Hawkes Bay Regional Council $20,000 fine –Mar 08 Environment Southland Community Service –Jun 08 Environment Southland$60,000 fine

Effluent monitoring – how does this help? Breaches are most often caused by; Irrigating when soil is too wet Irrigator breakdowns Storage overflow To avoid these; Step 1 – know what’s going on Step 2 – work out the best action

RE:GENERATION The future of effluent management Simplifies the system –Saves time at busy times of the year –Less decisions for staff Based on farm level data –Don’t have to find regional figures –Don’t have to go out & manually take readings.

Components – inputs Step 1 – Know what’s going on.

Components – inputs Step 1 – Know what’s going on But how can you without monitoring?

Components – inputs Step 1 – Know what’s going on Sensor network over the farm, monitoring; Soil moisture & temperature Rainfall, wind speed, air temperature, humidity Effluent pond level Irrigator movement Uses technology to automatically capture and transmit sensor readings. Sensor readings aggregated in a central database.

Components – outputs Step 2 – Work out best action Irrigation recommendations; Readings are put through “rules” of the relationship between soil moisture, pond level and irrigation rates. Automatically determines the “best” action, each day Irrigator control; Readings coming in continuously Automatically knows when the irrigator stops moving. Text message sent Displayed on website

How does it work?

Platform technology – what else could be done With a sensor network in place the data collected can drive other applications; Soil moisture & temperature –Pasture growth prediction –Best time to apply Nitrogen fertiliser Volume & concentration of effluent –Record where effluent is spread –Nutrient budgeting –Effluent system design

Thank you – any questions? Bridgit Hawkins Ph