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Twycross Zoo Wetland Treatment System
Services provided
Client
Twycross Zoo - East Midlands Zoological Society Ltd
Location
East Midlands, UK
Year
2004-2009
WWT Consulting has completed a series of projects to assist Twycross Zoo in redeveloping their animal exhibits and visitor facilities. Fundamental to the new zoo masterplan was water treatment and reuse. A sustainable wastewater treatment system was required to allow safe discharge to the environment.
WWT Consulting designed a comprehensive approach to effluent treatment for the zoo. Wetlands were used as part of the exhibit landscaping to treat water and return it for reuse within exhibits. A larger 1.6ha wetland system was designed to treat the visitor effluent whilst providing adequate storage for an extreme rainfall event.
The major wetland system comprised 19 ponds with plant communities ranging from reedbeds, to marshes to open water habitats. In addition to the wastewater treatment function, the wetlands were also designed to provide the zoo with a native wetland biodiversity exhibit.