Schreiberdale Farms, Perry, NY

Lu Engineers performed professional engineering and surveying services for Schreiberdale Farms, a 700 cow dairy farm, in Perry, NY. Design and certification for various best management practices (BMPs) were provided and done in accordance with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Standards. The BMP included curtain drain, grass filter strip for high flows, silage bunkers, and inspection and certification of an existing earthen manure storage lagoon. Lu Engineers also performed surveying services to prepare the base mapping and establish existing contours, locate all physical features, and establish benchmarks to be used during construction.

Agricultural Storage Structure, Greenview Farm, Gorham, NY

Lu Engineers designed and provided construction inspection of the 1.0 million gallon agricultural waste management facility for the Greenview dairy cow farm in Gorham, NY. The design of the agricultural waste storage structure was in accordance with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Standard NY 313. A pump station was designed and installed to transfer the milkhouse waste into the storage facility. The existing septic system was failing due to the large volume of milkhouse waste being generated due to recent expansion of the dairy. An overall site plan with all physical features, buildings and existing contours was provided.

Agricultural Waste Structure, Miller Farm, Canandaigua, NY

Lu Engineers designed and provided construction inspection for the 1.5 million gallon agricultural waste management facility for this Canandaigua New York dairy farm. The design of the agricultural waste storage structure was in accordance with USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Standard NY 313. An overall site plan with all physical features, buildings and existing contours was provided. As-built drawings were also prepared. A closed drainage system was installed to collect silage leachate from the existing tower silos and discharged to the waste storage structure.

Fairbank Farms, Asheville, NY

Lu Engineers provided engineering services to Fairbank Farms in Ashville, NY to develop and design a wastewater treatment and conveyance system for handling 110,000 gpd of slaughter house wastewater. The pretreatment system involved preliminary screening and air flotation and pumping to the nearest municipal treatment system. Pretreatment readily reduced the biological chemical oxygen demand strengths from 1300 mg/l to 300 mg/l. The substantial decrease in BOD strengths allowed the sewage to be pumped over long distances and simultaneously reduce surcharge costs.

Apple Shed Farm Market, Arcadia, NY

The Maple Ridge Fruit Farm and Apple Shed is located in the Town of Arcadia in Wayne County. Lu Engineers assisted the Apple Shed by designing a central chlorination system at the existing well with the replacement of the existing pump to allow the system pressure to be raised to 60 psi and yield better system recovery. A sanitary well seal was installed to meet NYSDOH requirements and minimize chances of well contamination.

Lu Engineers also designed a pedestrian crosswalk for the Apple Shed farm market. The farm market provides hay rides, a haunted barn, and other farm activities during the fall season. These activities are located across the street from the market. A crosswalk was needed to allow the patrons to safely cross the busy county highway. Lu Engineers provided the design and coordination with the County Highway department. Lu Engineers helped the market order the solar beacons to be used at the crosswalk and to have the County highway department fabricate and install the required traffic signs. Lu Engineers also provided parking lot design and access control.