From: Shalom M. Mandaville [limnes@chebucto.ns.ca]
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:07 PM
To: Tony Blouin PhD (Manager-Environmental Performance-Water-EMS-HRM) (blouint@halifax.ca)
Cc: John Sheppard PEng (sheppaj@halifax.ca); Charles Lloyd PEng (EMS-HRM) (lloydc@halifax.ca); Craig Campbell PEng (EMS-HRM); Alexa Karlicki PEng (Stormwater Engineer-EMS-HRM) (karlica@halifax.ca); Roger Wells MCIP (wellsr@halifax.ca); Austin French (frencha@halifax.ca); Paul Morgan (morganp@region.halifax.ns.ca); NSEL-Water Line (delwater@gov.ns.ca); 'Alex Quinn PEng (P & D-HRM) (quinna@halifax.ca)'; 'Bruce Colborne PEng (P & D-HRM) (colborb@halifax.ca)'; 'Denise Schofield PEng (P & D-HRM) (schofid@halifax.ca)'; 'Kenda Mackenzie PEng (P & D-HRM) (mackenk@halifax.ca)'; 'Peter Duncan PEng (Regional Plan-HRM) (duncanp@halifax.ca)'
Subject: USEPA handbook on assessment of constructed/engineered wetlands I was mentioning on phone minutes ago

Subject:  USEPA handbook on assessment of constructed/engineered wetlands I was mentioning on phone minutes ago

 

The citation is:--

 

Strecker, E.W., J.M. Kersnar, E.D. Driscoll, and R.R. Horner. 1992. The Use of Wetlands for Controlling Stormwater Pollution. The Terrene Institute. 66pp.

 

The Terrene Institute publishes/published some of USEPA’s handbooks!

 

This is what I had been referring to as the USEPA’s review handbook though there must be others of latter dates (depends on funding available to them, I suppose).

 

I also distinctly recall giving a photocopy of the whole handbook to John Sheppard during the year before amalgamation, 1995, at the DVR!

 

This was a summary/overview of the performance of constructed (or engineered) wetlands for stormwater treatment all over the USA!

 

I recall it also had several graphs which showed box plot percentiles of size of the constructed wetlands versus the drainage area they trap in addition to several other graphs!

 

VVVVVVIMP: --  It also emphatically cautions against use of natural wetlands for anthropogenic driven stormwater pollution and I summarized it in http://lakes.chebucto.org/SWT/treatment.html#intro

 

I understood Clayton Development’s consultants utilized a small natural wetland as the outflow of CDS devices they installed in Portland Hills, alas!!!

 

I recall discussing them with Rene Roberge PEng of John Sheppard’s team pursuant to the email she had sent me (see http://lakes.chebucto.org/WATERSHEDS/COWBAYR/MORRIS/roberge_morris_russell.html) in 1999!

 

We both were intensely concerned of the consultant’s plan although I think Rene lost `regulatory influence’ since the development engineering function was transferred back to HRM’s P&D unit (recall for a short while, that function was part of Sheppard’s team)!

 

My original handbook I bought is misplaced at my place and someday I hope to find it as I don’t plan to purchase another assuming it is still in print!

 

 

 

Shalom M. Mandaville Post-Grad Dip., Professional Lake Manage.

Chair & Scientific Director (902-463-7777)

Soil & Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax (SWCSMH)

http://lakes.chebucto.org

310-4 Lakefront Road, Dartmouth, NS

Canada  B2Y 3C4