Constructed wetland for a peri-urban housing area Bayawan City, Philippines
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The objectives of the project were to: • Protect coastal waters from pollution with domestic wastewater. • Protect the health of the local residents through improved housing with safe sanitation and wastewater treatment facilities. • Demonstrate constructed wetland technology. Bayawan was the first city in the Philippines that built a constructed wetland for domestic wastewater treatment. Therefore, one of the objectives was to use it as a pilot and demonstration project for other communities.
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