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Friday, 16 April 2021, 3:57 pm
The
constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing
subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and
residential development, is designed to improve water
quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new
public recreation area and provide a habitat for endangered
native eels, fish and birds.
The 35,000sqm freshwater
wetland is one of the largest constructed wetlands in the
country. Located in one of Auckland’s deepest flood
plains, the wetland is designed to hold floodwater volumes
of up to 58,900m3 – the equivalent capacity of 23.5
Olympic size swimming pools.
Peter Norfolk, project
manager from Tonkin Taylor, says the new wetland is uniquely
Article – AsiaPacific Infrastructure
The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new public recreation area and provide a habitat for endangered native eels, fish and birds.
The 35,000sqm freshwater wetland is one of the largest constructed wetlands in the country. Located in one of Auckland’s deepest flood plains, the wetland is designed to hold floodwater volumes of up to 58,900m3 – the equivalent capacity of 23.5 Olympic size swimming pools.
Peter Norfolk, project manager from Tonkin Taylor, says the new wetland is uniquely designed to act as a dam in both directions – holding the wetland water in during normal operation but overtopping into the wetland in very large flood events to provide additional flood capacity in the floodplain.
Article – AsiaPacific Infrastructure The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the countrys largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new public recreation …
The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area. It will form part of an extensive new public recreation area and provide a habitat for endangered native eels, fish and birds.
The 35,000sqm freshwater wetland is one of the largest constructed wetlands in the country. Located in one of Auckland’s deepest flood plains, the wetland is designed to hold floodwater volumes of up to 58,900m3 – the equivalent capacity of 23.5 Olympic size swimming pools.
New Multimillion-Dollar Freshwater Wetland Designed by Iwi Artists - One of NZ’s Largest
A new multimillion-dollar public wetland, designed by local artists to improve water quality in South Auckland waterways, and support endangered native wildlife has opened.
The 35,000sqm freshwater wetland is one of the largest constructed wetlands in the country.
As with the rest of New Zealand, wetlands in Auckland have been significantly depleted and degraded however they continue to support a range of native species and around one-third of the nationally threatened plants in the region.
The constructed wetland at the 361 hectare Drury South Crossing subdivision, the country’s largest industrial and residential development, is designed to improve water quality in the area and provide a habitat for endangered native eels, fish and birds and, form part of an extensive new public recreation area.