Use of Integrated Constructed Wetlands to treat sewage and polluted rivers and to control flooding
About the event
In Ireland over the past 12 years, the National Parks and Wildlife Service of DEHLG in Ireland has been uniquely developing a more robust and sustainable approach to the use of constructed wetlands for treating pollution to protect local watercourses. Categorised as surface-flow type wetlands they are similar to natural free surface water wetlands. Their holistic approach termed ‘Integrated Constructed Wetland’ (ICW) has been successfully applied to deal with a range of effluent types - farmyard runoff, industrial waste and sewage, river pollution and flooding control. The lecture will describe the development of the ICW concept in Ireland.
This event is in collaboration with The Institution of Civil Engineers, Northern Ireland Region.
About the speakers
Don McEntee Chartered Engineer BE MEngSc MIEI MICE. In his 40 year career, Don has spent about 19 years in the field of drainage and flooding with local authorities. He retired in August 2009 but has a continuing involvement in sustainable drainage systems and integrated constructed wetlands.
Rory Harrington BAgSc MFS PhD is a graduate of UCD and Yale University. He is currently Senior Resident Engineer with Waterford County Council and formerly Senior Scientist with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. He has been at the forefront in pioneering the ICW concept over the past 20 years.
Aila Carty BSc (Hons) HDip EIA Mgmt is Director of Vesi Environmental Ltd. She has been involved in the development and application of ICW for over 10 years. She has worked on many aspects of ICW development including site assessment, design, landscaping, construction and maintenance. Aila has been involved in a wide range of ICW applications from single house projects to municipal sewage to industrial-scale projects several hectares in size.
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Admission
Free - all welcome!