Here another good reading about TWs, taken from
http://inhabitat.com/ and writen by Jessica Dailey.
"When you think of a wastewater treatment plant, you probable picture a vast, unsightly pool surrounded by a concrete facility. You probably do not picture a serene wetland in the lobby of an office building, but that’s exactly how sewage will be treated in the new building of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Design by Worrell Water Technologies, the constructed wetland, called Living Machine, will clean the building’s wastewater to make it suitable for reused in toilets, irrigation, and maintenance.
A Living Machine (
http://www.livingmachines.com and
http://www.worrellwater.com/) system mimics a tidal wetland, one of nature’s most productive ecosystems.
The constructed wetland is just one of many green technologies that the San Franscisco Public Utilities Commission will be implementing in its new 13-story building. The structure will also generate its own energy through solar panels and wind turbines."
I can add that also wastewatergardens (
http://www.wastewatergardens.com/) build functionally and beautiful TWS in Indonesia and this is not a design.. this is real. FANTASTIC!
(Ph. F. Cattin wastewatergardens.com)
