With the funding provided by PennVEST, Murmac Farms, LLC will construct a comprehensive manure solids separation system and install 1,330 linear feet of piping.
The new system will efficiently accommodate the waste from more than 1,800 dairy cows and markedly bolster protection of the Nittany Creek and Bald Eagle Creek watersheds.
Additionally, because of the low-interest structure of the funding, Murmac Farms, LLC has the potential to save more than $160,000 over the use of conventional financing.
“Agricultural improvements like the ones made by Murmac Farms have been shown to have exponential benefit to the environment,” said Brion Johnson, executive director of PENNVEST.
“This financing will allow for continued, successful large-scale agricultural operation while improving water quality throughout central Pennsylvania.”
“Farming operations on any scale can be difficult to maintain successfully,” said Brian Craig of Murmac Farms. “The agricultural industry is incredibly competitive, so this PENNVEST funding is enormously beneficial to the success of the farm and the continued environmental improvements we make.”
Since its inception in 1988, PennVEST has funded nearly 50 clean water projects throughout Centre County, providing over $113 million in grant and low-interest loan funding.
For more information on clean water funding opportunities, visit the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority website.
[Posted: July 9, 2020] PA Environment Digest
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