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<blockquote data-quote="Sinister" data-source="post: 86080" data-attributes="member: 2684"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Source: </span></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nht.gov.au/publications/case-studies/irrigation2007/harnessing.html" target="_blank">Innovation in irrigation 2007: Harnessing Melbourne's storms</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Stormwater is the way of the future for Melbourne's Albert Park, with plans to use run-off from the surrounding city to top-up Albert Park Lake, irrigate sports fields and picnic areas and improve year 'round recreation on the lake.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Once operational, the harvested stormwater will replace an estimated 100 megalitres of potable water. In the meantime, state-of-the-art irrigation technology is minimising the amount of water that is being used.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Albert Park is located approximately three kilometres from Melbourne's central business district. Unique in Australia, it is 225 hectares in size, with a 50 hectare lake and 27 playing fields that cater to more than 50 sporting clubs. It is also an important wildlife sanctuary and the focus for many of Victoria's spectacular events - including the Formula One Grand Prix.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Albert Park Manager Philip Ross says there is a strong commitment to be as efficient as possible, with large volumes of water involved in keeping the park in good shape.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"As community awareness increased and expectations changed about lush, green open space parkland in summer, we were able to make significant management changes," Mr Ross said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Everything was reviewed in 2002, including the species of grass being grown, which areas to water and how often, infrastructure and sources of water, all with the help of Melbourne University's expertise.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"The first step was changing to more drought tolerant grass and to stop watering everything and concentrate on sporting fields and picnic areas.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"We also posed a challenge: help us design an irrigation system that will practically run itself, provide remote access, monitor soil moisture and take into account weather conditions.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"The result is a software system which now manages irrigation for the entire park and a significant investment in infrastructure, setting a new standard in flexibility and size."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The computer-controlled system can be set up in three ways: to deliver a set volume of water across the park; to keep the soil at a certain moisture level; or to factor in grass types and ensure maximum growth.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Different grass types have different watering needs; we also have to factor in what the area's used for, as playing fields need to be in better condition than picnic areas," Mr Ross said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"We didn't make the most of the system when the first sections were installed, but it didn't take long to learn that it had amazing flexibility.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Additional ring mains have been put in so we can water cricket wickets separately to the outfield if we want to get them ready for a big match or remove them in preparation for the football season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Each sprinkler head also has 'part circle' capability, which means if you have marquees in the grounds for the Grand Prix, for instance, you can water right up to the canvas without getting it wet."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Potable water savings are estimated to be around 30 percent compared to before installation of the irrigation system, which was carried out with funding from Parks Victoria and the Victorian Department of Sport and Recreation.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The move to recycled water is being done in conjunction with Parks Victoria, the state Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne Water and the City of Port Phillip.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Stormwater from the lake's natural catchment and the city to the east is directed into stormwater treatment ponds where the water settles and nutrients are removed as the water flows through to the lake.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Stormwater was already going through Albert Park, but it wasn't reaching the lake except when storms created an overflow. Melbourne Water, consultants and our own engineers worked together to make sure we captured all of it.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Heavy rain can see water back up in the pipes and we had to make sure it wouldn't cause flooding. We also had to install traps to catch rubbish off the streets and increase the vegetation in the settling ponds to deal with the nutrients.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Our eventual aim is for Albert Park to be self-sufficient for water, with the grounds irrigated from the lake," Mr Ross said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"However, Albert Park Lake is an important habitat for birds and other wildlife, and is used for sailing, rowing and other water sports. None of these factors can be considered in isolation, so the irrigation will have to be managed to ensure sustainability from a whole-of-park perspective.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"The stormwater is already producing benefits though. Water levels have remained well above those experienced in the drought of 2003, which has protected habitat, improved conditions for water sports, and made the lake more visually appealing for visitors to the park."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When the lake is full and it rains, the additional stormwater flows out to Port Phillip Bay, which is not far away.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The quality of this water has been much improved by the diversion through the ponds, filtration systems and Albert Park Lake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Albert Park is unique in that it's so close to the city, has such a large lake, and so many playing fields. That lends itself to the use of stormwater for irrigation," Mr Ross said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"We've recognised the opportunity and we're working with others to make it happen.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"However, nothing we've done is ground-breaking and the technology isn't new - it's just never been done before to this scale that we know of.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"I'm sure there are many other cities, parks, and lakes that could also benefit from recycling to cut the use of potable water for irrigation."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sinister, post: 86080, member: 2684"] [FONT=Arial]Source: [/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [url=http://www.nht.gov.au/publications/case-studies/irrigation2007/harnessing.html]Innovation in irrigation 2007: Harnessing Melbourne's storms[/url] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Stormwater is the way of the future for Melbourne's Albert Park, with plans to use run-off from the surrounding city to top-up Albert Park Lake, irrigate sports fields and picnic areas and improve year 'round recreation on the lake.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Once operational, the harvested stormwater will replace an estimated 100 megalitres of potable water. In the meantime, state-of-the-art irrigation technology is minimising the amount of water that is being used.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Albert Park is located approximately three kilometres from Melbourne's central business district. Unique in Australia, it is 225 hectares in size, with a 50 hectare lake and 27 playing fields that cater to more than 50 sporting clubs. It is also an important wildlife sanctuary and the focus for many of Victoria's spectacular events - including the Formula One Grand Prix.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Albert Park Manager Philip Ross says there is a strong commitment to be as efficient as possible, with large volumes of water involved in keeping the park in good shape.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"As community awareness increased and expectations changed about lush, green open space parkland in summer, we were able to make significant management changes," Mr Ross said.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Everything was reviewed in 2002, including the species of grass being grown, which areas to water and how often, infrastructure and sources of water, all with the help of Melbourne University's expertise.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"The first step was changing to more drought tolerant grass and to stop watering everything and concentrate on sporting fields and picnic areas.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"We also posed a challenge: help us design an irrigation system that will practically run itself, provide remote access, monitor soil moisture and take into account weather conditions.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"The result is a software system which now manages irrigation for the entire park and a significant investment in infrastructure, setting a new standard in flexibility and size."[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The computer-controlled system can be set up in three ways: to deliver a set volume of water across the park; to keep the soil at a certain moisture level; or to factor in grass types and ensure maximum growth.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Different grass types have different watering needs; we also have to factor in what the area's used for, as playing fields need to be in better condition than picnic areas," Mr Ross said.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"We didn't make the most of the system when the first sections were installed, but it didn't take long to learn that it had amazing flexibility.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Additional ring mains have been put in so we can water cricket wickets separately to the outfield if we want to get them ready for a big match or remove them in preparation for the football season.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Each sprinkler head also has 'part circle' capability, which means if you have marquees in the grounds for the Grand Prix, for instance, you can water right up to the canvas without getting it wet."[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Potable water savings are estimated to be around 30 percent compared to before installation of the irrigation system, which was carried out with funding from Parks Victoria and the Victorian Department of Sport and Recreation.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The move to recycled water is being done in conjunction with Parks Victoria, the state Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne Water and the City of Port Phillip.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Stormwater from the lake's natural catchment and the city to the east is directed into stormwater treatment ponds where the water settles and nutrients are removed as the water flows through to the lake.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Stormwater was already going through Albert Park, but it wasn't reaching the lake except when storms created an overflow. Melbourne Water, consultants and our own engineers worked together to make sure we captured all of it.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Heavy rain can see water back up in the pipes and we had to make sure it wouldn't cause flooding. We also had to install traps to catch rubbish off the streets and increase the vegetation in the settling ponds to deal with the nutrients.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Our eventual aim is for Albert Park to be self-sufficient for water, with the grounds irrigated from the lake," Mr Ross said.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"However, Albert Park Lake is an important habitat for birds and other wildlife, and is used for sailing, rowing and other water sports. None of these factors can be considered in isolation, so the irrigation will have to be managed to ensure sustainability from a whole-of-park perspective.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"The stormwater is already producing benefits though. Water levels have remained well above those experienced in the drought of 2003, which has protected habitat, improved conditions for water sports, and made the lake more visually appealing for visitors to the park."[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]When the lake is full and it rains, the additional stormwater flows out to Port Phillip Bay, which is not far away.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]The quality of this water has been much improved by the diversion through the ponds, filtration systems and Albert Park Lake.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"Albert Park is unique in that it's so close to the city, has such a large lake, and so many playing fields. That lends itself to the use of stormwater for irrigation," Mr Ross said.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"We've recognised the opportunity and we're working with others to make it happen.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"However, nothing we've done is ground-breaking and the technology isn't new - it's just never been done before to this scale that we know of.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"I'm sure there are many other cities, parks, and lakes that could also benefit from recycling to cut the use of potable water for irrigation."[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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