Stormwater to water street trees
Innovation in watering street trees.
Innovation in watering street trees.
For these trees to grow they require a high level of maintenance with a regular watering regime. This involves a lot of time and effort and uses good quality reticulated water to ensure these plants survive and thrive.
Golden Beach is the first Sunshine Coast suburb to trial stormwater being redirected to water street trees. This site was selected as it has 102 recommended planting locations representing 10.4km of verge.
In this trial there are several methods being tested including various forms of garden beds and underground infrastructure.
This program, provides many benefits including:
The trial will be monitored and its success will be measured by the health and growth of the trees and the reduction of pollutants entering our waterways.
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