Stormwater Treatment Areas

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engineered wetland system stormwater management infrastructure water quality treatment facility

Stormwater Treatment Areas are engineered wetland systems designed to filter and remove nutrients and pollutants from stormwater runoff before it enters natural water bodies such as the Everglades.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	engineered wetland system ⓘ stormwater management infrastructure ⓘ water quality treatment facility ⓘ
associatedWith	Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ Everglades Forever Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Everglades restoration ⓘ
benefit	enhanced biodiversity ⓘ improved habitat for wildlife ⓘ reduced nutrient loads to the Everglades ⓘ support for wading bird populations ⓘ
designedFor	treatment of agricultural runoff ⓘ treatment of stormwater runoff ⓘ treatment of urban runoff ⓘ
engineeringDesign	gravity-driven flow ⓘ shallow sloped basins ⓘ
goal	meet regulatory phosphorus limits for Everglades protection ⓘ
hasComponent	emergent vegetation ⓘ inflow canal ⓘ levees ⓘ outflow canal ⓘ periphyton communities ⓘ shallow treatment cells ⓘ submerged aquatic vegetation ⓘ water control structures ⓘ
locatedIn	Everglades Agricultural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy	South Florida Water Management District NERFINISHED ⓘ
monitoredFor	phosphorus concentration at inflow ⓘ phosphorus concentration at outflow ⓘ vegetation health ⓘ water level ⓘ
operatedAs	constructed wetlands ⓘ
purpose	filter nutrients from stormwater runoff ⓘ improve downstream water quality ⓘ protect natural water bodies ⓘ reduce nutrient loading to the Everglades ⓘ remove pollutants from stormwater runoff ⓘ
regulates	flow patterns ⓘ hydraulic retention time ⓘ water depth ⓘ
treatsPollutant	nitrogen ⓘ organic matter ⓘ phosphorus ⓘ some pesticides ⓘ suspended solids ⓘ
usesProcess	microbial decomposition ⓘ plant uptake of nutrients ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ soil adsorption of phosphorus ⓘ

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Water Conservation Areas → hydrologicallyConnectedTo → Stormwater Treatment Areas ⓘ