2-stage vertical flow reed bed filter treating raw domestic sewage (French system) with a capacity of 650 P.E. Treated effluent goes through a filtering ditch and is rejected into the river Bourdic.

Aerated wetland at nursery home in Belgium

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

Balhall: A two stage, 185 m2,Aerated saturated vertical flow reed bed system treating 5 m3/d of settled, secondary sewage.

Recirculated vertical flow French system for 800 p.e. with polishing in a "natural" horizontal flow wetland 

Hollange : a 432 m², vertical flow reed bed (French system) plus a 288 m² second stage unsaturated vertical flow filter, and a 1200 m² vegetated polishing zone treating 102 m3/d of domestic effluent.

Vertical flow reed bed filter (French system) followed by a trickling filter and a treatment with apatite treat the pollution of raw domestic sewage. Capacity : 1500 p.e. Vegetated effluent discharge area before final reject into the small river "Merderic".

An educational wetland of 30 PE treating the sanitary wastewater of a toilet building.

  • Adapted „French system“ for a nursing home, Hogar de Ancianos Sta. Ana y San Joaquín y Asociación Ayuda Me Perú
  • All treated wastewater is reused for irrigation of agricultural used area
  • The 2 staged wetland system treats the domestic effluent of 55 residents and employees
  • The pre-treatment is carried out on the surface of an planted, vertical flowed gravel bed wetland with 2 charging points, used alternately (2 and 2 days)
  • The post-treatment is carried out in an planted vertical flowed sand bed wetland with 4 divisions to maintain always the biologically activity in all parts of the wetland

Design, Construction and Operation and mantainmance by Rotaria del Perú, online monitoring by SCADAweb

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