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Polyethylene is a petroleum product which is entirely inert. PE pipe has none of the concerns that alternative pipe systems have. GRP can break down and delaminate, is not earthquake resistant and must be handled with extreme care to prevent damage during and after installation. While it is sometimes cheaper up-front, handling and installation costs soon see prices escalate way past that of PE. Steel and concrete pipes likewise have environmental and whole of life issues, that resilient PE pipe does not have. Steel rusts and concrete is subject to damage and degeneration. Piping water for irrigation and power generation saves high percentages of water loss due to seepage and evaporation in comparison to open channel systems. PE pipelines have lower maintenance requirements and longer life span. Buried in the ground it is expected to last for more than 100 years, the only trace above ground is the general greening of the land produced by efficient water schemes.

Subsidised and government funded schemes have repeatedly proved to attract a gravy train of over-engineering and bureaucratic interference which leaves rural producers paying unsustainable interest and fees for water. Aquaduct specialises in guiding farmer owned and operated co-ops and communities through design and installation of affordable and sustainable schemes that put the profit where it belongs, with the farmers.

Nothing satisfies the Aquaduct team like seeing rural producers responsibly harness water to ensure an income every year and increase on-farm profits. Reliable water, available at the right time in the right quantities takes much of the gamble out of agricultural production. Our nation runs on the success of its primary industries and farmers’ hard work and investment deserves to be rewarded. Being part of their profitability is our greatest contribution and ultimate sense of mission.