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This publication can help producers and their advisers plan and assess wastewater reduction and treatment systems. This 34-page publication includes 13 illustrations and 8 tables. Topics covered include wastewater characteristics and estimating the amount of waste produced; source control of milking center wastewater; the milking center drainage system, including codes and regulations, components, and drainage systems for the milking center; and treatment alternatives, including liquid manure system, short-term storage and land application with manure spreader, settling tanks, grass filter, aerobic lagoon, organic filter bed, septic system, constructed wetlands, stone-filled treatment trench, spray irrigation, lime flocculator treatment, and aerated septic system. Safety and health concerns are also summarized. (1998)