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- India, Wetland Agro-Ecosystem
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Arcata ’s Constructed Wetland: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Wastewater Treatment
Shunning a costly regional sewage treatment plant, a town converts derelict industrial land into a marsh that purifies its municipal wastewater.
Photos by Amanda Suutari - Feel free to download photos; please credit photographer and website.
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Klopp Lake 
Marsh bank 
AMWS Sign 
Queen Anne’s Lace 
On a walking trail 
‘Island’ in marsh 
Former municipal landfill 
AMWS Interpretive Center 
AMWS Interpretive Center 
Aerial map of marsh 
Hydrocotyl 
Visitor access road 
Visitor access road 
More marsh flora 
Thistles 
Humboldt Bay ‘sunset’ 
Overlooking Humboldt Bay 
Primary treatment facility 
AMWS Interpretive Center 
‘Butcher’s Slough’ 
The headworks 
Overcast afternoon at AMWS 
Dense marsh vegetation 
North of Arcata 
The headworks 
Aerial map of AMWS |