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MUNYAKA ESTATE LAGOON
Project Team
Developer: Balwin Properties
Lagoon Design and Construction: Crystal Lagoons®
Principal Contractor: Road-Tech Engineering
Civil Engineers: Civil Concepts
Landscape Architect: Daniel Rebel Landscape Architects (DRLA)
Landscape & Irrigation Contractor: Endemic Developments
Irrigation Supplier: Water Spot
South end of the lagoon with grassed relaxation area
Munyaka Estate in Midrand, Gauteng, is an upmarket he freshwater lagoon is the focal
point of the development, offering
development embracing lifestyle and leisure facilities. Tintegrated swimming pools with
Its residential apartments overlook a spectacular man- a separate children’s splash pool, beach
areas, grassed spaces and a paved
made lagoon three hectares in size. walkway around it, with distance markers
for serious runners as well as leisure
walkers. Its shape is gently undulating
and it holds 37 million litres of water. The
depth is 2.4 metres and the length, from
the south to the north pool, is 330 metres.
Balwin contracts manager Dane
Warden says that no municipal water was
used to fill the lagoon. It was obtained
from the nearby Jukskei River, with the
required water use licenses obtained
from the Department of Water Affairs. The
water is purified by a process of reverse
osmosis and a blackwater treatment plant
is currently being installed. A special
combination of chemicals is used to
maintain water clarity and cleanliness, so
that it retains an aquamarine colour.
In terms of the lagoon’s recreational
facilities, these comprise non-motorised,
low speed aquatic sports such as
canoeing, stand-up padelling, kayaking
and flotation mats. Lifeguards are
permanently on duty and activities are
family-oriented, catering to children of all
ages.
Grassed lawn areas for relaxation and
sunbathing surround the lagoon, and
Residential apartments overlooking the lagoon are also used for events and functions
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