Encyclopedia of Environmental Science and Engineering, Volume I and II

744 NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

TABLE 4

Performances of some well known constructed wetlands

System name

Location

Type

Record (years)

Area (ha)

Flow (m

3 /d)

BOD

(mg/L) 5

TSS (mg/L)

NH

-N (mg/L) 3

TP (mg/L)

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

Lakeland

FL

FWS

2

498

26978

3

2.5

4

3.5

0.90

0.36

9.46

4.07

Reedy Creek

FL

FWS

11.2

35.24

12058

5.3

1.9

8.9

2.4

2.98

0.72

1.4

1.78

Reedy Creek

FL

FWS

11.2

5.87

2423

5.8

1.6

10.9

2.4

3.29

0.12

1.8

0.79

Ironbridge

FL

FWS

1

486

34254

4.8

2.1

10.5

65.9

3.99

0.94

0.53

0.11

Apalachicola

FL

FWS

3

63.7

3936

15.2

1.1

107

8

3.62

0.09

3

0.21

Fort Deposit

AL

FWS

0.67

6

628

29.9

5.4

78.7

10.4

13.59

1

—

—

West Jackson

MS

FWS

0.5

8.91

1953

21.6

10.5

65.9

24.5

2.69

0.19

5.13

3.56

Leaf River 1

MS

FWS

1.2

0.13

225

15.8

14

54.8

30.1

9.91

7.21

8.91

8.16

Leaf River 2

MS

FWS

1.2

0.13

254

15.8

15.7

54.8

34.9

9.91

6.33

8.91

8.19

Leaf River 3

MS

FWS

1.2

0.13

220

15.8

13.9

54.8

25.5

9.91

6.79

8.91

5.9

Cobalt

Canada

FWS

1

0.10

49

20.7

4.6

36.2

28

2.95

1.04

1.68

0.77

Pembroke

KY

FWS

0.75

1.48

188

67.4

9.4

91.9

8.2

13.8

3.35

6.03

3.16

Central Slough

SC

FWS

4

32

5372

16.3

6.5

27.7

14.8

7.49

1.38

4.09

1.46

Gustine 1A

CA

FWS

1

0.39

163

130

49.8

73.5

39.6

17.4

16.1

—

—

Gustin 2A

CA

FWS

1

0.39

174

151

44.8

99.8

33.8

18

23.2

—

—

Philips School

AL

SFS

2

0.20

58.7

15.3

1

63.7

2

11

1.7

6

0.3

Kingston

TN

SFS

0.7

0.93

76

56

9

83

3

22

16

3.4

2.1

Denham Sprg.

LA

SFS

1.5

2.10

2548

28.2

10.5

53

17

11

4.33

—

—

Monterey

VA

SFS

1.1

0.023

83

38

15

32

7

9.33

8.67

—

—

Source:

Adopted in part from Ref. 13.

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