Project

Carina Bend environmental watering.

Location

Situated 18Km from Wemen in the Wemen Nature con­servation reserve is a large wetland capable of holding up to 800ML.

Requirements

To deliver 800ML of environmental water from the Murray River to Carina Bend Wetland.

Services Provided

  • Designing of a detailed system to specific site conditions.
  • Coordination of traffic management plan.
  • Coordination of construction of earthworks.
  • Designing a safety management plan.
  • Monitoring of wetlands.

Equipment Used

  • 1 : 90 degree elbow.
  • 2: 4 meter rubber flex on delivery.
  • 1: 12 inch centrifugal pump.
  • 1: 600 liter diesel tank fully double bunded.
  • 18 meters of 12 inch suction line with filter.
  • 6 meter x 6 meter square of geofabric to minimize soil erosion and environmental impact.
  • 1: 12 inch flute slowing the speed of water to reduce ero­sion and environmental impact.
  • 1 Siemens water meter capable of reading megalitres per day and total megs pumped.
  • 80 meters of the delivery line.
  • 1 Adcon telemetry unit giving real time monitoring with data logging back to a hosted website shared with clients.