The Couran Cove Eco Resort in Queensland Australia is an award winning environmental success story for Flovac and for our client.
Designing to best environmental practices which included refunds to staying guests if they used less than average electricity and water during their stay. A vacuum collection system was a natural choice, chosen for its ease of installation and environmental credentials.
The system at a glance –
2,000 visitors plus staff with a swimming pool, function center, laundry facility, restaurant and marina.
- 1 Vacuum Pump Station
- 2,000 Guests plus Staff
- Villa’s, apartments and cabins along with a conference facility, restaurants, sporting areas, offices and marina pump out facility
- 215 Collection Pits
- Fibre Optic Monitoring System
System Benefits
The developer showed a strong preference for a vacuum sewerage system as he saw it offering significant benefits in this development over each of the alternatives. These benefits were identified as:-
- Ability to handle low flush toilets thus reducing the ultimate treated water disposal problem
- Minimal impact on the landscape during construction with shallow trenches
- Maximum water recovery for reuse in the re-vegetation irrigation system
- Construction route flexibility thus minimizing the damage to vegetation
- Ability to transport grey and black water in the one small bore pipe
- Ability to safely lay all services in the one trench with minimal spacing
- Zero infiltration and exfiltration
- Ability of the system to service the entire site with one centralized pump station
- Ability of the scheme to service the Boardwalk accommodation and even the boat sullage
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Vacuum Valve and Collection Sumps were located under the walkways in stainless steel vessels.
It was important that the system was quiet so as not to disturb guests at night. It was also important that there was no chance of sewage spilling into the water areas
Award winning project for Flovac as a Commerce by Design award in the annual Gold Coast Urban Design Awards
Able to handle seasonal flows from different areas within the resort. The remote beach restaurant is 3 km from the main resort
