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CONSTRUCTED WETLAND MANAGEMENT
RISHABH RATHOR
B110229CE
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CONTENTS
• What is a wetland?• Economic benefits• Types of wetlands• Components of wetlands• Working mechanism
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WHAT IS A WETLAND?
• A wetland is an area that is regularly saturated by surface water or groundwater and is characterized by a prevalence of vegetation that is adapted for life in saturated soil conditions (e.g., swamps, bogs, fens, marshes and estuaries).”
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CONSTRUCTED WETLAND
• Natural wastewater treatment systems• Used for secondary or tertiary treatment• Treatment processes
– Filtration – Sedimentation– Biological degradation
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BENEFITS
• Improvement of drinking water quality• Flood control• Cleaning the water• Fisheries• Recreation• Wildlife habitat• Other benifits
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TYPES OF WETLANDS
• Surface flow or free water surface constructed wetland
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TYPES OF WETLANDS
• Subsurface horizontal flow constructed wetland
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TYPES OF WETLANDS
• Vertical flow constructed wetland
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COMPONENTS OF WETLAND
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COMPONENTS OF WETLAND
• Waterproof basin– To avoid groundwater and soil contamination– To prevent infiltration of groundwater into the
wetland bed
– Layer of compacted clay – Plastic liners
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COMPONENTS OF WETLAND
• Filter media– Gravel (12-20mm)– 20-40mm at ends
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COMPONENTS OF WETLANDWetland plants
• Helicona • Common reed
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COMPONETS OF WETLAND
• Inlet and outlet structures
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WORKING MECHANISM
• Organic matter– Aerobic microbial degradation– Anaerobic microbial degradation
• Suspended solids – Sedimentation– filtration
• Pathogens– Sedimentation – Filtration – Natural die-off– Predation
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WORKING MECHANISM
• Nitrogen– Ammonification followed by microbial
nitrification (Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter)– Denitrification(anaerobic bacteria)
– Plant uptake– Matrix adsorption
• Phosphorus – Matrix sorption– Plant uptake
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WORKING MECHANISM
• Removal efficiency
Wastewater constituent Removal efficiency
Organic matter 80-90% (high)
Suspended solids 80-90% (high)
Phosphorus Approx 20% (low)
Nitrogen 20-40% (low)
Coliforms 1-3 log units (medium)
Helminth eggs Upto 3 log units (high)
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CONSTRUCTION
• Site selection– Position and topography of land– Hydrograph preparation and data interpretation– Sub-grade soil properties– Plantation in the given area
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CONSTRUCTION
• Land survey– Elevation survey– Contour survey (1’ accuracy)– Potential area with most acreage of shallow water– Depth of water should be less than 3 feet
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CONSTRUCTION
• Levee construction– To impound and manipulate water– Compaction tests should be done – Height < 4 -5 feet– Freeboard – 1-2 feet– Side slope- 3:1 to 10:1– Highest points near water control structures
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CONSTRUCTION
• Water sources– Rainfall runoff– Wells – Pumps– Upstream storage lakes
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CONSTRUCTION
• Water control devices– To regulate water impounded by leeves– Not flood control fixures– Types
• Flashboard risers• Screw gates • Flap gates
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CONSTRUCTION
• Flashboard risers
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CONSTRUCTION
• Screw gates
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CONSTRUCTION
• Flap gates
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