Wetland Treatment System
Engineered wetlands are typically shallow basins that treat stormwater through settling and biological processes. Multiple variations of this BMP include wet detention ponds, wet retention ponds, and reticulated wetland treatment systems that have steep bank slopes and deep open water features. Wetland treatment systems provide excellent nutrient removal through physical, chemical, and biological water quality treatment of stormwater runoff.
Practice Information
Staffing Requirements: | Low (10 – 50 hours per month) |
Environmental Benefits: | Low environmental benefit |
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Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport completed four discrete subsurface wetland cells in 2011. During the 2010/2011 deicing season, the treatment system removed an average of 98.3 percent of BOD5 at a loading rate of up to 44,000 lb/day (http://intensifiedwetlands.com/projects/projectDetail.aspx?id=9).
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport completed four discrete subsurface wetland cells in 2011. During the 2010/2011 deicing season, the treatment system removed an average of 98.3 percent of BOD5 at a loading rate of up to 44,000 lb/day (http://intensifiedwetlands.com/projects/projectDetail.aspx?id=9).
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport completed four discrete subsurface wetland cells in 2011. During the 2010/2011 deicing season, the treatment system removed an average of 98.3 percent of BOD5 at a loading rate of up to 44,000 lb/day (http://intensifiedwetlands.com/projects/projectDetail.aspx?id=9).
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport completed four discrete subsurface wetland cells in 2011. During the 2010/2011 deicing season, the treatment system removed an average of 98.3 percent of BOD5 at a loading rate of up to 44,000 lb/day (http://intensifiedwetlands.com/projects/projectDetail.aspx?id=9).
Related Links
Stormwater Wetlands.Minnesota Urban Small Sites BMP Manual.
Stormwater Management Fact Sheet: Stormwater Wetland.
Stormwater wetlands. Minnesota Stormwater Manual. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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