Biomatrix Water: Best Ecological Water Solutions Leadership United Kingdom 2017
Water – its value only becomes priceless when the tap runs dry. A finite commodity, yet often mistreated, water requires careful management. The demand for ecologically sound water technology is on the rise as stakeholders such as city councils, river basin authorities, conservationists, environmental engineers, and many others demand sustainable and functional solutions in waterway restoration and wastewater treatment.
In Forres, Scotland, Biomatrix Water has developed a full suite of innovative approaches to water management. The firm’s floating islands, carrying native plant species, help improve water quality and provide food and shelter to fish. Floating riverbanks expand on this concept and encourage biodiversity whilst embellishing the landscape. Riverbank modules contain sub-surface biofilm carrier media that grow microbes in their billions to improve water quality. Moreover, the floating plants absorb ten to twenty times more pollutants from the water than shore-based flora.
Biomatrix Water works on projects across the globe and has installed its solutions as far afield as India, Hong Kong, China, and the Philippines, as well as their many projects in the UK and USA. The company believes in a holistic approach to water management; its projects often involve entire communities to ensure success over the long term.
The CFI.co judging panel agrees that the ecological engineering for the recovery of biologically degraded environments pioneered by Biomatrix Water constitutes a unique – and effective – approach to water management – using low to no energy solutions to deliver clean water, and thriving aquatic ecosystems with multiple benefits. The judges are pleased to offer Biomatrix Water the 2017 Best Ecological Water Solutions Leadership United Kingdom Award.
