Constructed wetlands definition
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands voluntarily developed by the landowner. Constructed wetlands do not include wetlands created, restored, or enhanced as part of a mitigation procedure or wetlands inadvertently created as a result of current or past practices including, but not limited to: Road construction, landing construction, railroad construction, or surface mining.
Constructed wetlands means areas intentionally designed and created to emulate the water quality improvement function of wetlands for the primary purpose of removing pollutants from stormwater.
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands developed as a water quality or quantity facility, subject to change and maintenance as such. These areas must be clearly defined and/or separated from existing or created wetlands. This separation shall preclude a free and open connection to such other wetlands.
Examples of Constructed wetlands in a sentence
Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment consist of one or more shallow depressions or cells built into the ground with level bottoms so that the flow of water can be controlled within the cells and from cell to cell.
Constructed wetlands, in the right settings and implementations, are often considered a "green" treatment that would generate a area with interesting diversity and ecology.
Constructed wetlands do provide some of the functions of native wetlands and there are important opportunities for cooperation between DU and NACWA to provide those features in contexts that are beneficial to society.
Constructed wetlands are being used to treat domestic, agricultural, industrial, and mining wastewaters.
More Definitions of Constructed wetlands
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands intentionally designed, constructed and operated for the primary purpose of wastewater or stormwater treatment or environmental remediation provided under CERCLA, RCRA, or section 319 of the federal Act, if (a) such wetlands are constructed on non wetland sites that do not contain surface waters of the state, or
Constructed wetlands means areas intentionally designed and created to emulate the
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands voluntarily developed by the landowner. Constructed wetlands do not include wetlands created, restored, or enhanced as part of a mitigation procedure or wetlands inadvertently created as a result of current or past practices including, but not limited to: Road construction, landing construction, railroad construction, or surface mining. "Contamination" means introducing into the atmosphere, soil, or water, sufficient quantities of substances as may be injurious to public health, safety or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agriculture or recreational uses, or to livestock, wildlife, fish or other aquatic life. "Convergent headwalls" (or headwalls) means teardrop-shaped landforms, broad at the ridgetop and terminating where headwaters converge into a single channel; they are broadly concave both longitudinally and across the slope, but may contain sharp ridges separating the headwater channels. (See board manual section 16 for identification criteria.)
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands intentionally constructed on non-wetland sites for the sole purpose of wastewater or storm water treatment and managed as such. Constructed wetlands are normally considered as part of the collection and treatment system.
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands intentionally created from non-wetland sites for the sole purpose of wastewater or storm water treatment. “Constructed wetlands” does not include “created wetlands.”
Constructed wetlands or “constructed watercourses” means those wetlands or watercourses which an applicant can demonstrate were intentionally created from nonwetland or nonwatercourse sites, including, but not limited to, irrigation and drainage ditches, grass-lined swales, canals, detention facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, farm ponds and landscape amenities; and does not mean those wetlands and watercourses created through compensatory mitigation.
Constructed wetlands means those wetlands intentionally