Irrigation

Designed to store and release water to plants in a highly efficient manner, ensuring optimal hydration and nourishment for plant growth and sustainability.

Improves crop yields

Encourages stronger root growth to support crop health, increasing yield

Lowers costs

Less labour, water, fertiliser and maintenance means reduced costs

Extends land value

Enables the use of uncultivated land for increased food production

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A highly efficient and sustainable system for water storage and with controllable plant irrigation

Hydrorock natural aquifer irrigation systems have been proven to deliver higher crop yields, and conserve water.

That’s because we work with you to design a system that suits local ground conditions, crop and yield requirements – whether your project is a new installation or a retrofit project using existing pipework infrastructure.

What’s more, they enable you to bring uncultivated land into productive use.

Better crop yield
Optimal plant health
Very high hydraulic conductivity (Ks) of around 750 cm/d
Improves root strength
Reduces inputs such as labour, water, fertiliser and maintenance
Raises land value
Facilitates use of uncultivated land
Phased installation possible
Enables efficient delivery of fertiliser and nutrients
Works with existing pipework
Straightforward installation

Design Detailing

Potential configurations

Systems can be configured to meet project needs.
Recommended for the subsurface irrigation of orchards and other fruit bearing trees.
Suitable for use as a completely new irrigation system or individual elements can be connected to the existing irrigation system (plug & play).
Block size and volume will vary by project, to account for crop type, water needs and the existing irrigation system’s capacity.
Blocks can be installed in line with or parallel to the pipe network, according to the site needs.
The number of elements per tree can be calculated according to the site irrigation requirements.
As a minimum, the amount and size of blocks per tree should enough to irrigate for one day during the peak season.
Note: blocks are sealed, with only one lateral side and the top of the block open. When placed underground, the unsealed lateral side should be positioned against or near the tree roots.
The pipe can be attached in two ways:
Inserting the water line’s open end into the top of the block between the stone wool and geotextile. Recommended for D20, D40, D45 blocks and parallel setups.
Connecting the blocks through a 50 mm non-perforated pipe, by attaching the pipes to the integrated perforated drainage pipe inside the blocks. This is mainly recommended for BD112 blocks and for an “in line” configuration.

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Products

Our natural aquifer blocks are available to provide 100% sustainable, 100% recyclable water management solutions.

Installation

Installation is very simple and quick with minimal disruption. Blocks are pre-wrapped with filter membrane, so the excavation needs to be only as large as the system (no access is required to fit the membrane).

No specialist installation engineering or equipment is needed, with simple snap-together fittings.
Blocks are typically laid in a module three blocks wide. This enables the system to self-vent, and should the filters be compromised by human error, the entire system can be flushed.
Perforated pipes that are integrated within the BD blocks allow rapid water inflow and storage in each block, underground.
Extra capacity can be added quicky and easily with the installation of further blocks.
Unlike crated sumps, Hydrorock systems offer the flexibility to be fitted around existing infrastructure, such as pipes and cable, for total site optimisation.
Laying the system on a 100mm layer of sand will enable infiltration from the module into the surrounding soil, allowing the water to slowly flow from the aquifer blocks.