Reedbeds

Reedbeds are the natural way to treat wastewater.

We recycle all house water for posterior use in the garden.

A reedbed is a watertight area planted with special aquatic plants. The pollutants and wastes are removed through natural treatment processes.

There is a acute shortage of water in Ibiza

• The only official river on the Balearics, the Rio de Santa Eulalia, stopped flowing years ago
• The water table is precariously low
• Only 15% of the island's rainfall reaches the aquifiers and replenishes the earth
• Thousands of euros are spent trucking in water from energy burning desalination plants for watering gardens and pools as well as for household use

Terravita, as an environmentally friendly company, is always looking for new ways of saving water in gardens

One water source we have plugged into is recycling house waste water which usually ends up in a septic tank, seeping into the earth and contaminating the aquifiers

Working with a leading expert in the UK, Terravita has developed natural recycling systems and has already built many reedbeds on the island.

The benefits of reedbeds are enormous:

• They are environmentally friendly, safe and completely natural
• Water is not wasted
• There are big financial savings on water bills, sewerage trucks etc
• What's more, they're an efficient and reliable way of cleaning and purifying water

What is a reedbed?

Basically, it's a watertight area planted with special aquatic plants through which the water to be purified flows before passing through a biological filter tank or a shredder compartment

The pollutants and wastes are removed through natural treatment processes, microbial activity, reed root aeration and nutritional uptake by reeds.

The purified water then passes into a container tank ready for watering the garden.

And if you want to add a decorative touch, a pond can be added to the whole system.

Sounds simple, which it is, and what's more, it works!

Reedbeds can be as simple or decorative as you like.

A completely safe and natural ecological process.

A great way to safely recycle water.