Gold Coast residents embrace innovative rainwater tanks
With tough water restrictions in force, Gold Coast residents are installing a new design of rainwater tank which is a ‘bladder-tank’ that goes under the house and uses the full surface area of the roof to capture water.

Kim De Mezeries of Riverside Royal Pines on the Gold Coast was the first Gold Coast resident to install two interconnected bladder-tanks under the deck of her new family home in August this year.

“I wanted a water tank but had no practical place to put it outside. I liked the Rain Reviva tanks because they could be hidden under the house,” Ms De Mezeries said.

“At the moment I have 10,000 litres of rain water stored in the tanks which I use to water the garden, fill the pool and do the washing. The beauty of it is I can do these things whenever I want regardless of the current water restrictions.

“The Rain Reviva is the most economical way for my family and I to save water,” she said.

The Australian made system was invented by Malcolm Gordon, Director of New Water, who has worked in the water treatment industry for over 20 years. He is one of the leading experts in the construction of practical solutions to water treatment problems faced by both domestic and commercial entities.

Traditional water tanks only capture water from one side of the roof and must sit outside the house. The new Rain Reviva tanks are sealed, flexible bladders, which are suitable to install under the house. As more rainwater can be diverted into the tanks, they can capture up to 500 percent more water than the standard tank.

The patented system incorporates an inlet that efficiently diverts the rainwater from each downpipe into the bladders and when they are full, ensures the excess water reverts back to the stormwater outlet. A pump system then allows the water to be reticulated to a range of devices such as the garden hose, the pool, sprinkling systems and even the washing machine and dishwasher.

Andrew Pearce, CEO of New Water, believes the system works far more effectively than traditional water tanks, which are not able to capture water in the same way and typically take much longer to fill.

“Homeowners need to think seriously about how rainwater tanks can make a real difference, and we believe this is the best way to harness rainwater and store the water. The fact that the tanks stay out of site is an obvious bonus,” Mr Pearce said.

“In fact, up to 30,000 litres of water can be stored underneath a house using the Rain Reviva system, which can make a considerable difference to a household’s mains pressure water usage,” he said.

The Rain Reviva bladder-tanks come in a range of sizes, which can be linked for extra capacity. Prices typically start at around $2,000 to $2,500 for a bladder of up to 4,000 litres.

Rain Reviva is sold by New Water throughout the country. The system is sold as a full kit, which includes a pump and pressure control mechanism.

The company also sells a system that recycles household grey-water, called the Aqua Reviva.

Information is available at www.newwater.com.au or call 1300 552 695 (1 300 NEW WATER).

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For further information please call Fiona Pennington or Louise Wesolowski on (02) 9413 4244.