(Domestic) Constructed Wetlands System in Inishowen

Wetlands expert Feidhlim Harty (FH Wetlands Ltd) visits Inishowen, Co. Donegal to advise on nature based solutions for farms, ponds and forests. In this video Feidlhim visits a constructed wetland system for a single domestic house and explains how the system works.

[@anglosaxon244]

I have seen this similar system in India ,but in a city level scale,...and it works perfectly.

[@kentdillon3968]

Is it safe for animals or wildlife nearby to drink this water? Even if the area is fenced off, it seems that flying birds could still land in and drink in the water

[@bobdobalina838]

How far away from a water well or spring type source of drinking water must this be located?

[@peterhoulihan9766]

What's the smell like? I've heard that can be a challenge with these systems.

[@celebalert5616]

question: is it stinky up close?

[@jonmatthews4254]

Is it safe if wildlife is in contact with the pond? Ducks, etc. Very green.

[@VashtiPerry]

Y’all need more rocks and trees around there

[@freewillchoice8052]

Will this work in sandy soils in an area that has mild winters which very few nights get close to or just below freezing?

[@MistressOP]

just cap with bentonite clay and make it solid good work before you start using it.

[@jonmatthews4254]

Would it spil in heavy rain?

[@oluwoleodetola1626]

Yeah, and the water becomes cleaner

[@s.hdurrani3392]

Good work a question
How do you save the treatment pound from heavy rain water flooding into it and contaminating the whole are?
Please explain

[@thegreatest3651]

dilution is the solution to pollution, this bed actually only good for grey water

[@oluwoleodetola1626]

You need the rain to make the water clearer and cleaner

[@yazeedgs92]

Can we use this method for wastewater discharged from chemicals factories?

[@another8125]

LOL obviously NO, whay you ask this?

[@galaxypotato1286]

@@another8125 Because no everyone knows about how chemicals properly work. Dont shame others for simple questions, makes you seem like a gross person.

[@another8125]

@@galaxypotato1286 youre gross for thinking someone is contemplating discharging chemicals in that way is okay.

[@galaxypotato1286]

@@another8125 Well hypothetically if the chemicals were broken down by plants to a non-toxic and biocompatible form it would be better then dumping them. So perhaps this person thought that it might work like that and so they asked a question about something they didnt know. Besides, asking a question on the topic does not mean they are contemplating doing it.

[@peterhoulihan9766]

This is for dealing with biodegradable chemicals, mostly nitrates.
For dealing with discharge from a factory it'd completely depend on what they're discharging. It would have to be a water treatment plan specific to that factory.

[@KM-qh6el]

looks like a playground for mosquito.

[@lexatienza3011]

W😲W

[@michaelboyce3871]

How bad does that smell

[@oluwoleodetola1626]

It doesn't smell actually