When fws environmental engineer, Corky, emailed the Australian firm Eco-flex to advise that fws had begun digging the hole for the artificial aquifer that would, by Eco-flex’s design, be filled with recycled car tyres in order to capture ground water, Eco-flex responded with a one-liner: “You’re our hero!” In further communications, it was discovered that fws is the first organisation in the world to run with Eco-flex’s fabulous design. The fws team look forward to reporting back to Eco-flex in a year or so to let them know how it fared.