Wastewater Australia Pty Ltd
ABN: 84 134 670 796
321 New England Highway Rutherford NSW 2320
Telephone: 1800 480 322 | Email:
www.gardenmaster.com.au
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The Water Cycle
(a) The water cycle is the term used to describe the naturally occurring processes of rainfall, evaporation,
absorption, storage and use of water in the environment. The cycle starts with cloud formation and when rain
falls, it is collected on the ground and runs into existing bodies of water such as streams, lakes and rivers. Some
of this water finds its way back into the environment through evaporation back into the atmosphere and some
finds its way back into the soil through percolation for use by plants and trees.
(b) The system is dynamic and constantly changing. Weather conditions such as humidity and temperature
effect the amount of water drawn back into the air by evaporation or transpiration. The amount of rainfall (or lack
of it) affects percolation of water into the soil in the proceeding days and months.
(c) Human use of water affects the water cycle in a variety of ways. Specifically water is drawn from its normal
course of function within the water cycle and applied to domestic, agricultural and industrial uses. This diverted
water, once used must be returned to the water cycle somewhere further downstream. The quality of water
within a catchment has a significant impact on environmental and public health. The specific purpose of your
Garden Master AWTS is to ensure that all waste water is correctly treated before it is returned to the water cycle.
Domestic Waste Water
By statutory requirement all water used in a domestic situation is required to be collected and treated before it
is returned to the water cycle. With houses that are not connected to a centralised sewage system this treatment
must be carried out in a fully approved on-site wastewater treatment system. This is to protect our environment
and public health from waterborne pollutants. This responsibility ultimately lies with the householder and for this
reason your should become sufficiently familiar with the operation of your Garden Master AWTS.
A typical domestic dwelling generates wastewater from the kitchen, bathroom, laundry and toilets. Wastewater
can be divided into two categories depending on the degree of human waste it contains. Grey water is the
largest proportion of wastewater and flows from all the non-effluent sources such as drains, sinks, baths and
showers. Black water is from your toilet. Your Garden Master is designed to treat both black and grey water
and, after processing, return it to the environment through a suitable irrigation system to the designated land
application area.
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