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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Water Resource Management
  • Hydrology

Background:

  • Treatment wetlands are crucial for mitigating urban runoff impacts.
  • Lack of consensus exists on design guidelines, with underdrain system effects understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply an analog model for evaluating underdrain system performance in treatment wetlands.
  • To assess the spatial heterogeneity of flow entering underdrain networks.
  • To provide insights for optimizing treatment wetland design.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a simple analog model to simulate saturated underdrain network behavior.
  • Application of the model to a treatment wetland in the Paris area.
  • Evaluation of flow distribution and identification of design parameters like the rugosity coefficient.

Main Results:

  • The analog model indicated the underdrain network was undersized.
  • An undersized network likely resulted in uneven infiltrating flow distribution.
  • The model proved useful for optimization and highlighted the importance of conservative rugosity coefficient values.

Conclusions:

  • Underdrain system design is critical for uniform flow distribution in treatment wetlands.
  • The analog model serves as a valuable tool for optimizing underdrain network design.
  • Conservative rugosity coefficient selection is recommended for effective underdrain system design.