Infrastructure
for your allotment
The optional inclusions have been carefully thought out and designed specifically to ensure that you have everything you need for a well functioning and aesthetically dominant property.
Recommendations from Mt Kosciuszko guidelines
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Solar PV system
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Water Harvesting and Filtration system
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120,000 litre water storage
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Water hydrant to allotment
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Single car shed with gable roof
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Sealed driveway to boundary
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Post and Rail fencing to boundary and light weight fencing to interior
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2 x 5,000 litre fire tanks
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Remote automation system, infrastructure management
Garden Shed
Solar PV System
Post and Rail Fencing
Water Tanks 120,000 Its
Rain Water Harvesting
How it works
Rainwater harvesting is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit, aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water.
Residential water hydrants are the easiest way to provide running water on your property all year round.
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It all starts with your ROOF SURFACE. Nearly all roof surfaces are fine for rainwater harvesting.
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Your gutters should have some sort of GUTTER PROTECTION SCREENING in order to keep large debris from entering the gutters.
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You can collect rainwater from any type and shape of GUTTER. You do not need a special gutter for harvesting rainwater.
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An additional filtration opportunity is with the installation of a RAIN HEAD (downspout filter) that allows for a bit of self-cleaning filtration options.
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A FIRST-FLUSH DIVERTER helps to prevent the first flush of contaminated rainwater from entering the tank.
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Another rainwater filtration opportunity is with a TANK SCREEN that is installed on the tank entry point. It also helps to keep mosquitoes and pests out.
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RAINWATER TANKS come in all sorts of sizes and materials. Click to learn more about all the various types of rainwater harvesting tanks available on the market.
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Install an INSECT PROOF FLAP VALVE on the end of the overflow pipe to keep mosquitoes and pests out.
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An AUTO-FILL SYSTEM can be installed to keep a minimum amount of water in the tank at all times. This is very important for rainwater tanks that are connected to automatic irrigation systems in order to prevent the pump from running dry.
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Select a PUMP SYSTEM to provide pressurized rainwater to distribute the rainwater easier or to connect to an inground irrigation system.
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Install an IRRIGATION FILTER inline after the pump in order to catch any large debris that may have gotten through the pump.
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A WATER LEVEL INDICATOR can be helpful with monitoring the water usage from the tank. Those are available in simple gauge tank options along with wireless digital options.