METZ - Park of the Seille (France)

Metz –park of the Seille : collecting and treating stormwater from an adjacent new housing development area inside a 20 ha urban park  and renaturation of the river Seille, flowing along the park.

 

 

Additional Info

In operation since: 2002

Type of water treated: Stormwater

Watershed: 450,000 m²

Location : METZ, Lorraine, FRANCE

Client: City of Metz

Stage 1 : reed bed filter

Stage 1 surface area (m²): 2000

Stage 2 type: storage ponds

Stage 2 surface area (m²): 2500

Stage 3 type: surface flow wetland

Stage 3 surface area (m²): 800

Designed by SINBIO

 

Needs

The park of the Seille was built at Metz (FRANCE) in 2000. The target was to create the park on an abandoned railway site with a High Quality Environmental approach. Thus, the project was developed on three lines:

  • Storage and  treatment of storm water runoff from an adjacent urban area integrated into the park   
  • Creation of a new urban landscape with indigenous vegetation
  • Renaturation of  the river Seille, flowing along the park

 

Solution

 SINBIO was a part of the project team and responsible for:

  • stormwater storage and treatment
  • renaturation of the river
  • creation of a new arm of the river

 

 

Benefits

 The park is now greatly appreciated by the citizens of Metz while giving ancillary benefits in terms of a landscape, water quality and natural habitats.

 

Additional Info

  • Hydraulic load: m³/day
  • Organic load (PE): PE
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