The Coopers Brewery
has, since its early history, been surrounded by beautiful
grounds in the prestigious Eastern
suburbs of
Adelaide. When the company relocated the main brewing operations
to its South Road site, the tradition continued. The site
is surrounded by acres of manicured turf and stunning,
if newly established, feature tree plantings and garden
beds.
Although the site looked terrific, the southern side was
a disused site that Coopers have only recently been able
to purchase.
The opportunity to complete the grounds of the new Coopers
Brewery on the corner of South & Regency Road had arrived
and the tradition of a world class brewery fully surrounded
by beautiful grounds could again be realised.
Coopers had several considerations, not the least being
excess mega litres of waste R/O (reverse osmosis) water that
was being vented from the site. The grounds were being watered
from mains water at considerable cost, leading to a fantastic
water conserving opportunity, particularly considering the
very high quality of the water being piped from the site.
Coopers also took an innovative approach to the southern
grounds, designing a 3 hole golf course into the landscape
and creating a fantastic tool for internal and corporate
functions.
This innovative use of recycled water not only saved the
company a significant amount of mains water (and cost), but
allowed it to establish beautiful landscaped grounds.
The site utilised local contractors Greene Eden and Hugall & Hoile
to install the golf course irrigation and integrate the R/O
and control systems with existing infrastructure. A Rain
Bird Site Control system with weather station was installed
- the new roof mount model WS-PRO-LT, with an automatic rain
gauge and flow sensor. Technical support was provided by
Rain Bird Australia’s team of experts who had to balance
the watering needs of the different areas in the grounds
with the quantities of R/O water available.
This is a great example of industry best practice. Beautiful
grounds are a big corporate asset and are even better when
made possible with waste water that you could be paying to
get rid of. Truly The Intelligent Use Of Water™.
Coopers had several considerations, not the least being
excess mega litres of waste R/O (reverse osmosis) water that
was being vented from the site. The grounds were being watered
from mains water at considerable cost, leading to a fantastic
water conserving opportunity, particularly considering the
very high quality of the water being piped from the site.