AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Home
GOALS
Clean Water & Sanitation
KEYWORDS
restoration, biodiversity, waterways
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Galen Fulford, Biomatrix Water
WEBSITE
http://www.biomatrixwater.com
Biomatrix Waterway Restoration Solutions
Transforms lifeless waterways into vibrant & biodiverse living ecosystems
Biomatrix provides vibrant riparian habitat, transforming the concrete, brick or sheet pile edges of industrialised rivers & canals into natural ecosystems alive with plants & aquatic biodiversity. Using artificial floating islands and edges they allow natural processes and ecology of the river to rebalance itself, improving water quality and leaving waterways revitalised and flourishing. Beneath the water surface Dynamic Biofilter Media and suspended roots, promote the establishment of beneficial aquatic biofilms, which cleanse the water through the breakdown, sorption and metabolic transformation of nutrients and impurities. The infrastructure rises and falls with changes in water level. Marine engineered materials and bracing methods provide a high durability and flexibility. Results have seen up to 86% reduction in coliforms, 63% reduction in Biological Oxygen demands, 50% reduction in Chemical Oxygen demands and 45% and 62% reductions in Ammonia and Phosphates respectfully.