Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Applications in Ontario: Addressing Policy Barriers and Prospects for Change

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Applications in Ontario: Addressing Policy Barriers and Prospects for Change

Binstock, Matthew

Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council
Host contact: Wooton, Brent

Andree, Peter
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-483

2005

U-Links Office and online

Ontario

Public policy and constructed wetlands in Ontario

Examines types of constructed wetlands, effectiveness, identifies barriers to implementing them.

The intent of this research is to identify any barriers within Ontario’s public policy framework that might prevent the more widespread use of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment applications. By identifying any potential barriers to the use of constructed wetlands in Ontario, this research aims to help prepare the Haliburton Highlands Stewardship Council for challenges they may encounter in the process of seeking approval for a constructed wetland to treat the effluent from their fish hatchery. By reviewing policies pertaining to constructed wetlands in Ontario and comparing them to those in the United States, this research also aims to identify common barriers to approval, as well as examples of how these problems have been addressed.

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