Water System (behind Bentzi)
This week they installed the water system. In the end we did decide to go with the Wetlands Construction, which is a natural water recycling system based on plants and sediment. All the water (grey and black) will be sent out to the agricultural area behind our house. The recycled water will be used to water the fields.
The system is being built, installed, and maintained by Ayala Water and Ecology (http://www.ayala-aqua.com/) and we are working with Ziv. Their system is
"a man-made phyto-technological system for waste-water purification. The main principal of this system is the ability of water plants to transfer oxygen and different exudates to the roots zone. In that oxygen saturated zone, a rich population of microbes, bacteria and fungus develop. As there are particular microorganisms and bio-flora specific to each plant type, the hybrid system has a remarkable ability to treat all kinds of pollutants such as nutrients, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, pathogens etc. The bio-degradation process can take place directly by the plants themselves, or indirectly in the roots-zone biosphere through numerous processes.
Our system consists of four pools with plants and sediment. Ziv and his crew installed the pools with the plants and sediment. While the house is being built, the plants will have time to grow. As soon as we are ready to move in, Ziv will come out and run pipes from the house to the system and hook up the system so that it can water the fields. In the meantime, we just have to be sure that a minimal amount of water is in the pools for the plants.
Tractor Arrives Ready to Dig
One of the pools with the rocks, which are part of the filtering process.
More Digging
More Pools and Tanks
Almost done... in the picture below, you can see the plants and one of the tanks. It was raining when they installed the system so they were not able to finish the landscaping. When they finish, all the tanks and pipes will be covered and only the plant pools will be above ground.
