Natural Fencing • Springwater • Solar Power

Natural Security Fence

An attractive natural safety fence of 2,500 hawthorn trees (Pyracantha) has been planted on the inside of the horse route. Similar thorny hedges are used for security, especially in England, and it is said that even a hare cannot slip through. The outer periphery bordering on the road is protected by a steel wire fence that is electrified by a solar panel and battery. Each of the 21 owners receives a remote control for the sliding steel gate.

Water Network

Thousands of litres of water pump into the network in the absence of an electric, battery, coal or fuel energy source, activated solely by our wonderful South African sun. Ettiene Terblans, a well-known water and environmental expert, had the water tested by a laboratory, which found that the seven springs on the development are completely free of bacteria. The springs were registered at the Department of Water Affairs as long ago as January 1950, and have proven constant throughout the year ever since. Recently water flow was even further improved by the removal of some 150 large eucalyptus and wattle trees.

A subterranean reservoir consisting of 210 large concrete pipes can be used to pump 150,000 litres of water into the network via 40,000 litre storage tanks. Every day, the water from the reservoir that had been used is replaced by the springs. Each of the 4 ha stands have been provided with a water point connected to the 1.5km water network. The agreement with Water Affairs makes provision for irrigation from the tributary of the Elands River that runs through the property. Extensive planning is also in place for providing an adequate water supply from four boreholes in the unlikely event of protracted cloudy weather.

Click here to see the actual water flow measurements.

Solar Power

Ten solar panels of 85 watt each have been erected beside the reservoir. Power activated and controlled by the panels keeps the tanks and water network filled, and water constantly runs from springs to refill the reservoir. The sun will provide free water for years to come, and owners need never again provide for Eskom increases in their planning. As it is, Eskom is again asking for a further increase – and according to their consultants even the large expected hike in January 2010 will not nearly be sufficient. It has now been confirmed that the Eskom tariff imposed after January 2010 will amount to an increase of more than 300% over the past 24 months, and will still be increasing.

Until recently solar power was considered expensive, but the new electricity tariffs and the considerable decrease in the cost of solar panels and related equipment have changed the picture completely. An electric network would have cost the developers more than R40,000 per stand over and above money spent on purchase of the property, construction of roads and dams, maintenance and usage, and as a result solar power works out much, much cheaper.

Inhabitants of planet earth are only now learning what is really meant by global warming. Due to this awareness, many precautionary measures have been taken. Some people are now willing to reduce their electricity consumption by using energy-saving washer dryers, refrigerators, and other devices.

Going Green

The green movement is fast gaining momentum, and Horses Trout & Roses is probably the first entirely green development of its kind in the country.

Click below to read a 'Letter Written In 2070' [Makes you think, doesn't it?]:
in a PDF Document or in a Power Point Presentation

Pricing

Priced at R795,000 (PLUS VAT) per holding - THIS IS A MOST UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.

Water storage tanks on offer as from 6 May 2011.