DAMS & RESERVOIRS
Aquadam: saving water without breaking the bank
Aquadams for fish farming
A It’s not a thing of beauty, but it’s yours for life
If required, the Aquadam can be given a roof, while remaining lightweight – a 50 kg dam and 20 kg roof, including the counterweight and aluminium trusses
The ready-to-use Aquadam loaded on to a small truck, ready for delivery by long-standing Aquatan team member Sipho Ndaba
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quadam is an ideal, ‘justadd-water’ instant dam, which folds in half to fit on to an LDV and can be moved as often as needed. Importantly, it does not need a concrete base. Simply level out the ground, remove sharp objects and place your self-standing dam. Aquadam’s salient features: • It is manufactured from durable highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) that is safe for drinking water. • Aquatan’s Hi-Driline (HDPE) is UVresistant and literally lasts a lifetime. • The dams, including the roofs, are premanufactured and lightweight: 50 kg dam and 20 kg roof (including the counter weight and support system). • They are easy to transport: one dam will fit on to an LDV, and three on a 6 m truck. • To reduce transport costs, one could put up to 20 Aquadams – in modular form – on one 6 m truck. The dams are then assembled on-site by an Aquatan professional technician. • The dam can be filled immediately after offloading. • Aquadams are supplied with inlets/ outlets or over flows positioned to meet your requirements. • One Aquadam can be handled by three persons. • Aquadam is a good example of thinking out of the box: a basic product that is cost-effective, durable and easy to handle.
