Student Work

Constructed wetlands were introduced as a promising solution for the water scarcity problem in the Southern Arava. However, there have been questions about the success and popularity of the systems in the region. We evaluated whether using a small scale constructed wetland can be a reliable option for decentralized household wastewater treatment in Southern Israel. Our study was focused on household-scale systems and our results reflect that scale. We assessed a small-scale constructed wetland model at Kibbutz Lotan through theoretical water intake calculations, field observations, and qualitative testing. We discovered that constructed wetlands can offer wastewater treatment and water reuse and have a high level of maintenance and monitoring.

Creator

• Correia, Anna Christine
• Swan, Karistan Dorcey
• Huynh, Quang Anh

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030420-024546

Keyword

• Urban and Environmental Planning

Advisor

• Braun, Isa Bar-On
• Tuler, Seth

Year

• 2020

Center

• Israel Project Center (Eilat) - IQP

Sponsor

• Kibbutz Lotan
• Center for Creative Ecology

Date created

• 2020-03-04

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Relationships

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• Interactive Qualifying Projects

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