Fellow Floating Island Licensee, Spel Enviornmental/Water Clean installs World’s Largest Residential Floating Wetlands in Queensland, New Zealand. The new floating treatment wetlands at Parklakes II on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast have completed installation. The 230 “living” pontoons, which will form 2 islands, will treat stormwater from 436 residential lots, a school, a retirement village and 5 hectare of lake […] Read More
Plaquemines Parish hired Manchac Consulting Group to design a solution which included artificial oyster reef breakwater and the construction of 5200 feet of earthen berm on both the north and south sides of the marina entrance in front of the levee. Martin Ecosystems installed 4600 feet of EcoShield to protect the newly constructed earthen berm. All evidence shows that the vegetated mat […] Read More
“There is no one single solution to addressing the problems we have. This project is a prime example of what can happen when innovative ideas are put into practice.”, said Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Chairman Chip Kline. The America’s WETLAND Foundation (AWF) has brought together public and private partners to create the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) […] Read More
ABSTRACT: Floating wetland islands (FWIs) were tested in Pasco County Florida as a method of reducing total nitrogen (TN) in reclaimed water during reservoir storage. The Pasco County Master Reuse System (PCMRS) is a regional reclaimed water transmission and distribution system providing wastewater effluent disposal for the county. Total daily mass loading from reclaimed water […] Read More
