Oliver Hume

One of Melbourne’s most exclusive residential developments, Settlers Run at Botanic Ridge (formerly Cranbourne South), has taken home the 2011 UDIA (Victoria) Award for Excellence in the ‘Water Management’ category.

“Despite stiff competition, we were quietly confident that the innovative and thoughtful approach we took to water management at Settlers Run would be recognised,” says Victorian General Manager of Medallist Developments, Daniel Smith.

Having already received the 2009 UDIA (Victoria) Award in the ‘Landscaping’ category, Settlers Run was looking to build upon its impressive reputation at this year’s awards ceremony.

“It is a great honour to receive this prestigious award and it really validates the hard work and effort of all involved in the project. It will be a source of pride for our entire organisation,” says Smith.

Daniel said that Water Sensitive Urban Design had been a major focus for Settlers Run from day one. This enabled the installation of pipes to deliver 120 mega-litres of Class A recycled water per year for large-scale irrigation of the golf course and the development’s parklands.

In addition, Environmental Sensitive Design principles were also adopted to ensure that all treatment systems met best practice to protect downstream areas. These measures included bioremediation filters, drainage swales, sedimentation ponds, retarding basins and wetlands.

Design Guidelines were also introduced to ensure all homes would meet the latest environmental standards, including the installation of approved residential water tanks to collect on-site water from house roofs and utilise it for toilet, laundry and garden irrigation.

Under a world-first pilot project for golf course sustainability, water usage at the development’s on-site golf course is also completely sustainable. Approximately 80% of the water used on the course is recycled and supplied by a nearby treatment plant, with the remaining 20% coming from water run-off that is collected in an on-site dam.

“Many of the sustainability measures currently being tested at Settlers Run will be rolled out across more than 190 courses in 25 countries around the globe,” says Smith.

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Author: The Home Page
Posted: 13, Dec 2011
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