Above par storm-water management

Storm-water-treatment wetlands are small, constructed ecosystem designed to enhanced storm-water quality that has suffered as a result of urbanization and development. A storm-water-treatment wasteland was designed and constructed in southern Alabama on a public golf course adjacent to Mobile Bay. Specific objectives of this projects were 1) to minimized pesticide, nutrient and suspended sediment loading into coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico; 2) demonstrate the technical, functional and aesthetic viability of wetland system for controlling non-point-source water pollution. Preliminary results indicate that the storm-water-treatment wetland is effective at reducing pollutants loads by up to 90%. It also offer distinct advantages in function, habitat, and aesthetics.