Waste Water Gardens. Very good for the environment
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our resort and new in Manado are our Waste
Water Gardens (WWG's):
We have build them to clean our waste
water and is an extremely ECO-friendly
way of cleaning waste water. This is briefly
how they work:
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- Before
the waste water comes in contact with
ground water it goes through a
large, solid and closed septic tank. From
there it enters the WWG, which is basicly
a waterproof tank, filled with gravel
and a variety of plants. An ingenieus
pipe system leads the waste water through the
cell where the biological processes of
plants and mircrobes, in combination
of sunlight and gravity, purify the waste
water.
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- There
is a high bio-diversity in the beautifull
Waste Water Gardens and it forms a
complete ecological system.There is no
bad odors and mosquito breeding.
The pictures show a set-up of a WWG that
has just been installed and one of about
a year old. See how it florishes!
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- This
way of waste water treatment has been
proven to be far more effective
and long-lasting than conventional sewage
treatment. Particularly in
tropical zones.
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- Waste
water treatment is not a difficult problem
to solve in a responsible
way and we hope sincerely that others
will follow soon..........
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Waste Water Garden, just installed |
Waste Water Gardens ( after 1 year ) |
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NEWS FLASH ABOUT THE CORALS IN OUR PARK!! |
In
June/July 2003, Dr. Lyndon DeVantier
and Dr. Emre Turak Have done a coral
research in Bunaken National Park. Briefly,
their findings were as
follows : In approximately 10 days of
diving, they counted ~380 species of hard coral,
representing 63 genera and 16 families.
They believe that if they had another
2 weeks, this number would probably even
out at around 410-420 species. This is
a very large number indeed, and very much
verifies our position in the center of
marine biodiversity. The most outstanding
features they noted in Bunaken were the
following :
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Exceptional within-site richness.
The average number of coral species they
would count in a single dive was
over 100 species. THe maximum number of
species they counted on one dive
was 221 species on East Mantehage
- THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SPECIES
IN A SINGLE DIVE THEY HAVE RECORDED
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! The extremely
high richness at all sites suggests
that the reefs here are very well
connected genetically, which is
an important thing for recovery
after bleaching or other localized
damage.
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Excellent
coral health overall. Of all the
areas within the coral triangle
that they have done these surveys
(including - Raja Ampat, Wakatobi,
Banda, East Kimbe Bay PNB, Milne
Bay PNG, Northern Great Barrier Reef,
Sangihe-Talaud and others), Bunaken
had the highest average live hard coral
cover at 41%. This is something
to be proud of, and reflects the
hard work of a lot of people, especially
those involved with the patrols.
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Full
genetic expression of the range
of life forms that each individual coral
species can adopt. In their words,
the range of life forms seen around
Bunaken was unrivaled, making this
area a coral biologist's dream, not
to mention sportdivers and snorklers! |
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Given
the above 3 factors and the oceanography
of the area, they felt that Bunaken was
among the most resilient coral reef areas
in the world -
an excellent choice for the siting of
a marine park. And an excellent choice to
experience it with Lumbalumba Diving! |
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-- More Information --
Lumbalumba - Waste Water Garden
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LUMBALUMBA DIVING
- The diving with a difference -
PO Box 1721, Manado 95017
North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Tel. 62 - 431 - 838 440 ( Office )
62 - 431 838 441 ( Reception )
Cell Ph. 62 -(0)81 2430 2974
62 - (0)81 2430 2975
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LUMBALUMBA DIVING
Diving Resort in Manado / North Sulawesi
Indonesia
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TESTIMONIALS
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Our exact location in Manado, North -Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Did you know that... |
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- "Lumbalumba" means Dolphin? (and whales. |
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- Diving Bunaken at about 30 dive
sites and its sorroundings with LumbaLumba Diving
in Manado, and we are still discovering new ones?
Check out our for more info |
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Bunaken Scuba Diving. Underwater
Gallery
taken by Opo Laut and Diving with us ! |
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