WETS Waste Water Treatment

How do Constructed Wetlands Work for Waste Water Treatment?

The process relies on natural processes of bio remediation that are employed in the constructed wetland ecosystem.

It organizes the effluent concentration for remediation through a series of separate but connected treatment ponds or cells.

WHY? – this system can provide multiple benefits – habitat, water quality, recreation, education, aesthetic/amenity value, water security & reuse, CO2 reductions.

Characterized by the U.S. EPA as:

•  Affordable - Total annual costs, including capital, operation, maintenance and  depreciation are within the user's ability to pay.
   
•  Operable - Operation of the system is possible with locally available labor  and support.
   
• Reliable - Effluent quality requirements can be consistently met.

Constructed Wetlands are a thin film bio-reactor that provides a  natural process for breaking down concentrated carbon atoms of waste products from the human process. This biological process occurs in nature and will eventually clean up waste products from  municipal waste systems if given enough time. This  “natural” process for cleaning waste water streams  has  some limitation in capacity  at handling high volumes. Constructed Wetlands are an enhancement of the natural process by organizing the effluent and properly distributing the effluent through the wetland cells. 

Whether a municipal waste stream is processed through a conventional WWT system or a Bio-Eco reactor system, the biological processes are essentially the same. 

Advantages of Eco-Bio for WWT Systems

                        - Employed to enhance the primary processing of municipal, sanitary and     

                           industrial waste water discharge.

- Treatment efficiency is 70%-99% effective.

- Low cost of implementation and operation.

- The system is effective across broad spectrum of inorganic, organic and      

                          biological contaminants.

- Major reliance on natural processes.

- Low construction and facility costs.

- Can handle high WW volumes and high pollution concentrations.

- Can handle high surge loading.

- Low operating and maintenance cost.

Constructed Wetland Process (Typical) 

-Physical (Primary): Removal of debris and solid matter.

-Oxygenation.

-Surge pond.

-Biological (Secondary): Main process for degradation and elimination of                                                                               

                          harmful bio-waste and chemical pollutions.

-Tertiary – Chemical/UV/Ozone/polishing: Final treatment for  

                           preserving water quality before final discharge.