LimnoTech collaborated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), SmithGroup, and other partners to design and construct a 10-acre demonstration wetland to serve as a prototype for optimizing phosphorus retention and nonpoint source nutrient load reduction from agricultural landscapes.
Highlights include:
- Natural Processes – Phosphorus is removed through the natural processes of particulate nutrient sedimentation, sorption of dissolved nutrients to soil particles, and uptake of nutrients by the plants that thrive in the wetland.
- Efficiencies – The wetland’s operational features promote investigations of engineering approaches that can be scaled up to improve regional water quality and help address the challenges posed by harmful algal blooms (HABs).
- Multi-Benefits – Co-benefits include habitat and the proliferation of wildlife (e.g., pollinators, migratory birds and waterfowl, terrestrial birds, and mammals).
- Collaboration – Partnerships among multiple federal and state agencies, the local municipality, private sector partners, and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).
Learn more about the project here.
See the feature in Engineering With Nature’s (EWN®) Volume 3 Atlas.
Have questions? Reach out to LimnoTech’s project lead, Derek Schlea
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