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Constructed wetland for wastewater treatment
Wetland and in  particular constructed wetland are becoming increasingly  popular for the treatment of domestic, commercial and agriculture waste water as the offer many benefit such as
- Low maintenance.
- Low running cost , generally no  pumps involved .
- Benefits to  local wildlife via  the habitats they provide
- Low odour
 
We have the following plants for sale
Potted Irish grown, from seed. Not collected from protected areas or waterways that could have potentially invasive species.


Native Reeds (Phragmites australis)
Bulrush (Typha latifolia)
Flag iris (Iris pseudoacorus)
Sweet Grass (Glycleria)
Canary Reed Grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
Pond sedge (Carex riparia)
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Eared willow (Salix aurita) Small shrub willow about 3m high
Hybrid willows

Also have trees suitable for wetlands Swamp cypress, Dawn redwoods, Atlantic white cypress and the rare Irish Black poplar.

Rewetting and Paludiculture

There is a lot of talk about rewetting and potential  crops for these sites. The term for growing cops in  agriculture and forestry on peatlands is Paludiculture .  Paludiculture combines the reduction of greenhouse gas emission’s from drained peatlands through rewetting with continued land use and biomass production under wet conditions.

Paludiculture is wet agriculture and forestry on peatlands.  Paludiculture combines the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands through rewetting with continued land use and biomass production under wet conditions

Potential crops for paludiculture in temperate, boreal and tropical climates
fao_webinar_abel_potential_crops_for_paludiculture_final.pdf
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Constructed wetland
Contract growing orders are welcome. 

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WEB SITES AND PDF's ON CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS


Department of Agriculture
Minimum Specification for Integrated Constructed Wetlands and Ancillary Works

dept_of_agric_spec_for_wetland__june_2011.pdf
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Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government
Integrated Constructed Wetlands, Guidance document for farmyard soiled water and domestic waste water applications

constructed_wetland_report_2010_dehlg_report_in_icw.pdf
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Teagasc
A Farm-scale Integrated Constructed Wetland to Treat Farmyard Dirty Water


a_farm_scale_integrated_constucted_wetland_to_trea_farmayard_dirty_water_2005.pdf
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Code of Practice: Wastewater Treatment Systems for Single Houses


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