The Restoration Ecohydrology of Constructed Wetland in PCRWR Premises, Pakistan
Description
Location
Sketch
Information about lithology/geochemistry:
One proposed site is located in Islamabad, where the climatic conditions are hot summers, cool dry winters and considered as semiarid zone of Pakistan. Average rainfall is 1457 mm, minimum temperature ranges up to -3.9 0 C (degree) in January & 45.90 C (degree) maximum temperature has recorded in June. The Eurasian tectonic plates dominating, Eocene limestone, Sandstone and Soan Syneline are the geological composition of Islamabad.
Main Description
- The demonstration site is a Wetland that is occupied an area of 748 sq ft and has a capacity to the treatment of 4000 liters wastewater/sewage per day at the catchment area of 1.6 acre.
Enhance ecohydrological processes in novel ecosystem
YES
Apply complementary Ecohydrological processes in high impacted system
NO
This table presents the different categories of ecosystem services that ecosystem can provide, divided in:
Provisioning Services are ecosystem services that describe the material or energy outputs from ecosystems. They include food, water and other resources.
Regulating Services are the services that ecosystems provide by acting as regulators eg. regulating the quality of air and soil or by providing flood and disease control.
Ecosystem services "that are necessary for the production of all other ecosystem services". These include services such as nutrient recycling, primary production and soil formation.
Cultural Services corresponds nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation, and aesthetic experiences.
EH Principles
Quantification of the hydrological processes at catchment scale and mapping the impacts
Ecological engineering (integration, dual regulation and biotechnologies in catchment scale for enhancement of ecological potential)
ECOHYDROLOGY ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Different species of biodegradable plants and algae has been functioning in the wetland to the treatment of 4000 liters sewage/wastewater collects per day from the buildings of PCRWR.
Phytotechnology
Wetlands 748 sq ft, 0.50 acre office construction and 1.25 acre catchment area are the Ecohydrological infrastructure of PCRWR. However, the different varieties of Hydrophytes, submerged plants, algae and fruit plants were produced by bio-technique to increase the wetland wastewater treatment efficiency and the increase production of fruits per acre.
Ecohydrological Infrastructure
Major Issues
Expected Outcomes
Wastewater/sewage disposal has stopped into the fresh water bodies.
Conserve freshwater that had used for plantation and nursery on daily basis.
Healthy growth of plants and fruits production.
Wildlife restoration.
Latest Results
Contacts
Dr. Hifza Rasheed
- pcrwr2005@yahoo.com
- Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR)
Social ecohydrological system
EH Objectives
EH Methodology
Catchment Ecohydrological sub-system
Objectives
Stakeholders
Catchment Sociological sub-system
Activities