Setup of an in stream treatment facility for urban creek revitalization, Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Martin Seidl (1) , Marcos von Sperling , Paulo Castro (2) , Filipe Lima Dornelas , Nilo Nascimento (3)

1 LEESU - Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes Urbains
2 UFOP - Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
3 UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais = Federal University of Minas Gerais [Belo Horizonte, Brazil]

This paper aims to present a detailed setup for the future treatment facility of Vilarinho, where a detention pond in a poor peripheral area of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) will be revitalized and combined with a constructed wetland and public leisure area. The paper discuss the technical aspects like concentrations and pollutant load during dry weather and wet weather periods, needed for the wetland design, without forgetting the social implementation of the future public service.

Mots clés: Urban drainage; waste water treatment; diffuse pollution control

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Martin Seidl, Marcos von Sperling, Paulo Castro, Filipe Lima Dornelas, Nilo Nascimento. Setup of an in stream treatment facility for urban creek revitalization, Belo Horizonte (Brazil). SWITCH 2nd scientific meeting, November 2008 Belo Horizonte MG, Brasil, Nov 2008, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. ⟨hal-03568851⟩