The pond is located at the back of the domain of camping 'Hof Bellewaerde. The rainwater from the environment is collected here. De Watergroep upgrades this water to drinking water through a water purification system (2) on site.
1. Pond water
2. Drinking water production
Drinking water is produced on site by De Watergroep from pond water. The pond water first goes through two filters with different pore sizes (Fine filter and Nanofilter), which remove particles larger than 0.0000001cm. Afterwards, the water is disinfected by LED UV light and stored in a buffer tank.
3. Quality control
De Watergroep monitors the purified drinking water. Through this monitoring, De Watergroep can guarantee the quality of the drinking water at the campsite.
4. Drinking water consumption
The camping guests use the drinking water produced (2) everywhere on the campsite where they open the tap: shower, sink, washing machine; with the exception of the toilets (8).
5. Phytoparking gray wastewater
Rietland treats waste water from showers and sinks in a natural treatment system that is placed underground. A basin of 5.5m x 8m, filled with expanded clay aggregates, is placed under the bicycle shed. Micro-organisms break down the pollutants in the waste water and the treated water ends up in the visible green 5000L tank.
6. Reuse for drinking water in the event of drought
During the high season there are more camping guests and there is therefore also a greater demand for water. In addition, it could not rain for an extended period, which reduces the buffer of pond water (1). However, there will always be sufficient drinking water because the treated gray waste water (5) (showers, sink and washing machine) will supplement the pond water. The treated gray water will therefore also be additionally filtered, disinfected (2) and checked for quality (3).
7. Disinfecting with UV
The treated gray waste water (5) (showers, sink and washing machine) is disinfected by UV light that kills bacteria and viruses.
8. Water reused for flushing toilets
The toilets at camping 't Hof Bellewaerde are flushed with treated waste water (5) (showers, sink and washing machine).
About 30% of our daily drinking water consumption is flushed down the toilet. By reusing treated waste water (5) you save 30 liters of drinking water per person every day.
About 30% of our daily drinking water consumption is flushed down the toilet. By reusing treated waste water (5) you save 30 liters of drinking water per person every day.
9. Phytoparking black wastewater
The flushing water from the toilet is treated by the phytoparking into color and odorless water. Rietland built this underground natural treatment system of 4m x 8m under the bicycle shed. Micro-organisms break down the pollutants in the waste water and the purified water ends up in the green 5000L tank. The collected treated waste water is subsequently discharged.
