The owners of this Portsea residence selected the EcoAID rainwater harvesting system to top up their chemical free BioNova swimming pool for the following reasons:-
they wanted to minimise their reliance on borewater.
they had limited space available on the block for large above ground tanks. (the 23,000 litre storage is located under the driveway).
the BioNova pool plant requires relatively clean and sediment free water, so EcoAID’s Catch-All Row technology was employed to treat the roof runoff.
they wanted to use a system with a smaller CO2 footprint than concrete and steel tanks, and fewer ‘carbon miles’ than an imported system.
The installation started by lining the excavation with geotextile cushion layer. Then a one piece super-conforming EcoLiner was installed. EcoLiner is extremely flexible and large panels can be folded and rolled in the factory into manageable sizes. This eliminates the need for on-site welding and fabrication (no Gaffer tape here!). EcoLiner can conform to any shape excavation, and this is important as you don’t always know what you are dealing with subgrade-wise until excavation commences.
Once the liner is positioned and temporarily anchored, another geotextile cushion layer is rolled out to protect the liner during installation and placement of the bedding stone, which in this case was 30mm Scoria.
The EC-1000 arches are light enough to be handled by one person, which made easy work of the chamber placement, especially considering the limited access to the site which is surrounded by Moonah trees - potentially carrying large council fines if damaged. A single, above ground tank in concrete, steel or plastic of this storage capacity could not have been installed here due to poor site access and space constraints. This is prime real estate, and EcoAID ensures no space is wasted unneccessarily.
EcoAID’s Catch-All row technology was a feature of the installation. Catch-Alls rows, an inexpensive, yet effective total solids treatment technology, added little to the overall project cost. The ability to isolate and remove sediment and pollutants picked up and transported into the storage by the rainwater is essential, along with the capability to inspect and service the pollutant trap. The clients and their Architect were aware of this deficiency in many of the modular systems on the market.
The ability for construction equipment to traffic the system during backfill and cover placement ensured this install didn’t extend into a second day.
The EcoAID system is developed and made in Australia. Our Australian manufacturing facility has the following accreditations:-
- ISO 9001
- ISO / TS 16949
- ISO 14001 (environmental accreditation)