Good Practice - Project
Bio-purification for effluents of wine-production
A winemaking cooperative in France’s Jura region used EAFRD funding to develop a bio-purification system for managing waste in an environmentally sustainable way.
General information
RDP Priority
- P2. Competitiveness
RDP Focus Area
- 2A: Farm’s performance, restructuring & modernisation
Summary
The Caveau des Byards cooperative is located in the heart of France’s Jura region and includes 17 winemakers making 2 200 hl of wine from 42 hectares. The winemakers sought to optimize the management of their waste water using environmental-friendly techniques.
The system involves collecting water used to wash pesticide sprayers and passing it over a sealed 30m2 container filled with a mixture of mud and straw. The microorganisms of the ecological bed gradually absorb the waste water.
Results
The bio-purification system is operational since May 2012.
It is used by most of the winemakers belonging to the cooperative.
The method allows the farmers to treat a higher volume of waste water (around 14 cubic meters), which brings positive impacts for the environment.
Promoter
Le Caveau des Byards – Fruitière vinicole du Vernois (farming cooperative)
Funding
Total budget 90 107 (EUR)
EAFRD 36 000 (EUR)
National/region.:
13 607 (EUR) Regional Council
22 500 (EUR) Water Agency
Private 18 000 (EUR)
Keywords
Resources
gp_fr_affluents_wine_production_105_web.pdf
(PDF – 273.39 KB)
Denis Grandvaux