Late Stage Wetland Construction
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These photos
were taken 4/19 and 4/20 and show the final elevation of the constructed
wetland.
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The outlet
side of the third dike. Here the two steel pipes and the two plastic,
'draw down' pipes are visable. The large steel pipes allow rapid flow-through
after rain events and the perforated plastic pipes allow slow drainage
down to a lower elevation. This way the wetland has a large, short-term
capacity and a smaller long-term capacity.
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The outlet
side of the third dike. The lake is to the left of this photo.
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The inlet
side of the first dike.
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Final elevation
of the third cell.
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Late in
the excavation of the third cell.
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These photos
were taken 4/29, the afternoon after a storm went through that dropped
.58" of rain.
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The last
cell accumulated just an inch or two of runoff
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The second
cell from a distance
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The outlet
of the second cell. This cell had filled to its capacity. The deepest
point was ~18 inches.
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Later
Stage Wetland Construction
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