Australian Water Management Review Vol 1 2010 | Page 53

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Water solutions,
Like Father, Like Son.

Like many irrigators around Australia,
father and son John and Mark Jenke
had the problem of insufficient, good
quality irrigation water for their
Barossa Valley vineyards. Rather than
continuing to buy scheme water (which
was becoming very costly) they decided
to utilise their bore water allocation as
they had done in the past. Neither John
or Mark were using their bore water
at the time, as both bores had earlier
shown the potential for large salt
stress issues and had previously caused
significant dripper blockages due to the
build-up of iron and calcium scale.

As seen on Landline March 07

In looking for a solution the Jenke’s
discovered Hydrosmart, an Adelaide based
company that manufactures a unique
water treatment technology. They were
advised that the Hydrosmart system would
be a low cost, sustainable solution and
in June 2008 both installed Hydrosmart
systems to their bore fed irrigation lines.

After just one season John & Mark were
only too happy to provide the following
feedback:

plants utilizing all the water I give them.
Thank you for your time and expertise in
assisting us with the system”

“Cleaning drippers is a costly and time
consuming job, however, during the
Vintage 2009 we had no need to get out
in the heat to do this. The Hydrosmart
unit was installed directly after the pump
and water meter, treating the water just
prior to going through the irrigation pipes.
The benefits have justified the purchase
price and the system only costs about
$12.00 a year to run. Our vines performed
very well in 2009 Vintage. Despite three
harsh summers and minimal winter rains,
we were pleased with our yields. The
health and vigour of our vines resulted
in exceptional canopies, long canes and
healthy leaves with no sign of salt stress.
I believe that the Hydrosmart unit has
helped break down the bonds of the saltminerals and calcium crystals in the bore
water-keeping drippers flowing and the

The frequency approach targets the
electron bonding ability of minerals such
as calcium/iron/sodium chloride and
other molecular ‘giants’, reducing them
to a smaller non bonding elemental state
providing solutions to a wide range of
water issues.
This means that for Hydrosmart customers
like the Jenke’s, the calcium and iron scale
that was previously causing problems
within the irrigation system is now a bioavailable nutrient source in the soil.
A pretty smart turnaround, a win for the
clients and the environment.
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