The Use of Reed Beds for the Treatment of Sewage & Wastewater from Domestic Households
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MAY 2005
APPENDIX 5: PHOTOS OF REED BEDS
Polyethylene Cattle Trough Bed planted with Lomandra hystrix
Small Greywater Reed Bed prior to planting with Phragmites ausralis
Duraplas Reed Bed Mould with an Arch Trenching Inlet.
Moulds are the most popular membrane used for reed bed construction.
Measures 3.1m long, 2m wide and 640/940mm deep.
Polyethylene cattle trough planted with Lomandra hystrix.
Note the baffle after the inlet structure and before the outlet structure.
Outlet towers in a Duraplas mould
Water height adjuster inside a 300mm outlet tower
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