Practice
Name Constructed Wetland in Urban Setting
Definition
The constructed wetland was established in an urban setting including a sedimentation basin to hold suspended solids, a second basin consisting of shallow layer of surface water, flowing over mineral (sandy) or organic (peat) soils and vegetation (marsh plants) to remove nutrients and a larger third basin comprised of trees and larger vegetation for polishing effluent and creating wildlife habitat (frogs have started to reside in this area).
Albania: Constructed Wetland for Nutrient Reductions in the Waters of the Tirana River
Type of practice
Wetlands restoration/construction
Implementations
No implementations are in scope.
