Craft Beverage Wastewater Vermifiltration Study

Research Date
2024
Priorities
Wastewater, Water Management
Crop Categories
Water

A pilot test was conducted to assess the wastewater treatment efficacy of vermifiltration on craft

beverage processing wastewater. Vermifiltration utilizes the symbiotic relationship between

worms and microorganisms in soils to treat wastewater. Applicability in the Michigan Craft

Beverage industry has not been documented. Raised beds were used to simulate treatment of

Michigan winery wastewater via land application through vermifiltration, bed containing worms.

A control bed with no worms was also used for comparison. Results indicate that land application

does provide wastewater treatment but additional work should be completed to determine

whether Vermifiltration is feasible full scale.

View: Vermi Study Technical Report FINAL 20230811 (PDF)

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