Integrated constructed wetlands are a designed and managed system of saturated substrates (wet mud/earth), wetland plants (willow, miscanthus and others), microbial communities (organisms that break down waste) and water that stimulates the functioning of natural wetlands for human use and benefits.

How do they work?

Basically, a constructed wetland is a wastewater treatment facility that cleans dirty water, naturally. They are designed, built and operated through human technology but are based on processes that occur in natural wetlands as it is the plants themselves that clean the water. Constructed wetlands are complex integrated systems, (which is why they are called Integrated Constructed Wetlands) in which water, plants, micro-organisms, the sun, subsrate and air interact to improve water quality.