Managing Water Quality, Biodiversity and Amenity with Floating Ecosystems in Engineered Waterways

This presentation will address the application of Floating Ecosystems as a technique to improve waterscape amenity, biodiversity and water quality in urban canal areas. The presentation will focus on before and after documentation of specific including recent projects in Scotland to England and China.

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1. • Waterscape Amenity, • Habitat & Biodiversity, • Water Quality • Erosion Control FLOATING ECOSYSTEMS FOR 
 INLAND WATERWAYS
5. ECOSYSTEM BUILDING BLOCKS 1. Use these component shapes to design your ultimate floating ecosystem, with hundreds of possible designs. 2. Send your design to solutions@biomatrixwater.com to make your design a reality and bring the ecosystem to
6. Expandable planting lanes support a wide range of plant sizes from plugs to large mature plants. Ducks & coots nest safe from predators and changing water levels. Newts, frogs and other amphibians shelter inside the planting media hollows. Capillary planting system supports both fully aquatic species as well as land species side by side, according to depth of planting for maximum diversity and aqua-scape habitat design possibility. Adjustable angle stainless steel quick connects securely join components together with no tools required. Open mesh base layer for full root penetration, maximizing nutrient uptake. An underwater forest of roots, support thriving communities of beneficial aquatic life which help to break down nutrients moving them up the food chain while also providing an ideal feeding grounds for fish. Dynamic Biofilter Media, increase biofilm treatment surface area and shelter fish.
10. • Increase waterside development value • Increase recreational value • Waterscaping • Feature Islands • Eco-Marinas • Eco-House boats • Hard Edge Waterways Waterscape TRANSFORMATION
18. • Marinas, • House boats • Hard Edge Waterways, • Habitats Directive • Maintaining reservoirs • Bird habitat; nesting or preening islands • Fish Habitat Habitat & Biodiversity
19. Detail Photos Biomatrix Water Floating Ecosystem
20. Brayford Pool Habitat Replacement Islands
30. Water Quality • Storm Water Inlets before or in channel. • WFD compliance applications • In stream enhancement. • Reservoirs • Water Treatment for New Developments • SUDS systems
39. Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N mg/l 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 White Pond Shirleys Pond Nitrogen, Total Oxidised as N mg/l Nitrate as N mg/l 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 White Pond Shirleys Pond Nitrate as Nitrite as N mg/l 0 0.0085 0.017 0.0255 0.034 White Pond Shirleys Pond Nitrite as N mg/l Ammonia un-ionised as N mg/l 0 0 0 0 0 White Pond Black Pond Shirleys PondBoating Lake Ammonia Water Quality Monitoring Results
40. Orthophosphate, reactive as P mg/l White Pond Black Pond Shirleys Pond Boating Lake 0 0 0 0 Orthophosphate, reactive as P mg/l Escherichia coli : Confirmed : MF NO/100ml 0 1500 3000 4500 6000 White Pond Black Pond Shirleys PondBoating Lake Escherich Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF CFU/0.1l 0 400 800 1200 1600 White Pond Black Pond Shirleys PondBoating Lake Enterococci: Intestinal: Presumptive: MF CFU/0.1l Enterococci: Intestinal: Confirmed: MF CFU/ 0.1l 0 400 800 1200 1600 White Pond Shirleys Pond Enteroco
41. Plants absorbing nutrients improving water quality Capillary layers, bringing moisture to the surface, Beneficial microbes and zooplankton, spreading out over a larger area to Improve water quality.
42. Waterway Restoration Zhengziang, China
55. • Boat Wash • Wave Action • Bank Protection • Bank Repair Repair • Safety • Flood Alleviation EDEG PROTECTION & ERROSION CONTROL
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64. 10 Peer Reviewed Studies Examined to Establish Base Line Removal Rates g/m2/day for P & N