Grenoble – urban park Ouagadougou: a 1 ha urban park with reed bed filters and surface flow wetlands collecting and treating stormwater runoff from the roofs of buildings and from adjacent roads in order to meet irrigation needs of the park and to reduce discharge of stormwater into the municipal sewer system. This project was the laureate of the NOVATECH 2013 international conference of sustainable urban drainage award http://novatech.graie.org/a_present_laureats.php
The two stage reed bed system at Aumont (500 PE), in the French Jura mountains meets stringent discharge standards in phosphorous removal through a third stage filtration with reactive media
One of the largest and most efficient wastewater treatment plant with french system reed bed filter in France.
Nominal capacity : 4000 p.e. with an extension to 6000 p.e.
Saint Sulpice la Foret : a 1000 PE waste stabilization pond boosted to 1950 PE by addition of reed bed filters. A 2,400 m², vertical flow reed bed (French system), a 1,950 m² second stage vertical flow, unsaturated plus a 10,000 m² of willow plantation and a 5,000 m² pond treating 400 m3/d of domestic effluent.
Client: Sorø Municipality
Location: Tuelsø, Denmark
Established: 2003
Number of basins: 10
Sludge type: Activated sludge
Sludge volume: 550 tonnes DS/year
PE, amount: 22,000
A vertical flow reed bed (French system) and a vegetated polishing zone (surface flow wetland) treating 117m3/d of domestic effluent from a village with variable population