treatment, and managed aquifer recharge (MAR, injecting treated water into the aquifer, to be recovered at a later date) for storage. Constructed wetlands in an urban landscape offer multiple benefits over their primary purpose of stormwater treatment. These include enhanced local biodiversity, drought refugia for local flora and fauna, and importantly, often providing an opportunity for the community to interact with the wetland, connect with nature, and experience the and it provides. “green” (vegetated) “blue” (water) space Oaklands Wetland, located within the City of Marion (southern Adelaide), is an excellent example of a wetland constructed for stormwater treatment being highly valued by the community. The wetland provides an opportunity to connect to nature and be educated on the water cycle, as well as being host to a diversity of local wildlife (birds, aquatic biota and flying-foxes) and vegetation (including the 85,000 plants that were planted as part of wetland establishment). The wetland made use of a space that was previously a driver training facility that was covered in asphalt. © Commonwealth of Australia, 2017. Wetlands Australia is licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency responsible for publishing the report, content supplied by third parties, and any images depicting people. For licence conditions see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/au/ This report should be attributed as Australia, Commonwealth of Australia ‘Wetlands 2017’. The Commonwealth of Australia has made all reasonable efforts to identify content supplied by third parties using the following of third format ‘© Copyright, [name party] ’. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and Energy.
treatment, and managed aquifer recharge (MAR, injecting treated water into the aquifer, to be recovered at a later date) for storage. Constructed wetlands in an urban landscape offer multiple benefits over their primary purpose of stormwater treatment. These include enhanced local biodiversity, drought refugia for local flora and fauna, and importantly, often providing an opportunity for the community to interact with the wetland, connect with nature, and experience the “green” (vegetated) and “blue” (water) space it provides. Oaklands Wetland, located within the City of Marion (southern Adelaide), is an excellent example of a wetland constructed for stormwater treatment being highly valued by the community. The wetland provides an opportunity to connect to nature and be educated on the water cycle, as well as being host to a diversity of local wildlife (birds, aquatic biota and flying-foxes) and vegetation (including the 85,000 plants that were planted as part of wetland establishment). The wetland made use of a space that was previously a driver training facility that was covered in asphalt. © Commonwealth of Australia, 2017. Wetlands Australia is licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia for use under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency responsible for publishing the report, content supplied by third parties, and any images depicting people. For licence conditions see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/au/ This report should be attributed as ‘Wetlands Australia, Commonwealth of Australia 2017’. The Commonwealth of Australia has made all reasonable efforts to identify content supplied by third parties using the following format ‘© Copyright, [name of third party] ’. Disclaimer The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Australian Government or the Minister for the Environment and Energy.
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