EPA demands that vacuum technology to be used at Eco Resort

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.

2,000 visitors plus staff with a swimming pool, function center, laundry facility, restaurant and marina.

The system at a glance

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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