Rainwater harvesting at Lake Balaton, Hungary
Use of the WFF 150 vortex fine filter
Object data
Rainwater harvesting at Lake Balaton, Hungary | 2009
Project information
The use of rainwater for flushing toilets, washing clothes and cleaning purposes as an environmentally friendly and profitable technical solution is not yet widespread in Hungary.
However, a positive example is the rainwater system of the primary school of Mezőszentgyörgy. This small village, which is over 1100 years old, is located 8 km east of Lake Balaton and has 1300 inhabitants who live mainly from agriculture. The primary school is called Eötvös Károly and has around 200 pupils and teachers.
Roof area [㎡]
350
Use
13 toilets, 4 urinals, garden irrigation
Cistern volume [㎥]
31
Annual precipitation [mm = litres / m²]
600
Location
Mezőszentgyörgy, Hungary
Company / Architect
Hydro-King, Budapest
Components
Cisterns
25 m³ steel tank and 6 m³ plastic tank
Filter
Vortex fine filter WFF 150
Wisy products used
Rainwater harvesting at Lake Balaton, Hungary
Picture gallery
Elementary school
