Located in Pottstown, Pa., the Bellewood Golf Club provides a private, fulfilling recreational experience based on the simple pleasures of golf, swimming and fine dining.

One of the main attractions at Bellewood is its swim club. The club features three heated swimming pools, a splash park, an outdoor covered restaurant/bar pavilion, an activity center and a fire pit. An addition to the swim club required additional storm water measures to meet regulatory requirements. Infiltration was chosen, as it is a preferred method of storm water management in Pennsylvania.

The challenge was to provide the required volume in the limited footprint provided. An infiltration system using plastic crates was initially selected for the project. Contech presented an alternative solution that could provide the required volume in the limited footprint and reduce installation time and costs—Terre Arch.

Terre Arch is a modular, multichambered, precast concrete storm water storage system that is engineered for underground installation. Terre Arch utilizes a proven arch design to provide a simple solution for storm water detention and retention recharge.

With a properly excavated and prepared base, a Terre Arch can be set every five minutes, with installation of up to 50,000 cu ft of storage in one day, including cover and backfill. And with a load-bearing rating of HS-25, each section can support heavy gross-weight trucks and machinery with virtually no cover required, allowing installation equipment direct access to the site during installation, dramatically reducing installation time and labor.

“We selected the Contech Terre Arch system to provide time savings and cost savings for the client, who was on a strict deadline and budget for the summer opening of the Bellewood Golf Club’s Swim Club”, said Eric Feigenheimer, staff engineer at Nave Newell. “Contech’s assistance throughout the whole project, from value engineer to installation, was tremendously valuable and made using the TA for future projects a simple choice.”