Sub-surface Drainage System Service
There are several options available for draining excess subsurface water to a specific depth from the soil profile.
The most suited drainage system is influenced by:
- Soil type
- Topography
- Rainfall
- Outfall type and location.
Drainage systems are expensive to install but, if they're well maintained, their benefits outweigh their initial cost.
Subsurface drainage provides many long-term sustainability intangible benefits, such as:
- Improvement in soil health due to the increased aeration of the soil
- Increased responses to fertilizer use
- Reduced mineral imbalances in the soil and sometimes in the plants as well
- Prevention or reduction of salinity (if in its early stages)
There are 4 main types of subsurface drainage systems:
- Corrugated and PVC slotted subsurface pipes
- Mole drainage (including mole drains, mole drains over collector pipe systems and gravel mole drains)
- Interceptor drains
- Ground water pumps.
