General National Id Bulgaria_06 Site name St. Panteleimon Home for children, Vidrare Summary The Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF), implemented the first constructed wetland in Vidrare, Pravetz, Bulgaria, for on-site treatment of domestic waste water of a children's home combined with capacity building for professionals. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Югозападен (Yugozapaden) RBD code BG1000 Transboundary 0 Data provider REC Source(s) Constructed Wetlands Sustainable Wastewater Treatment for Rural and Peri-Urban Communities in Bulgaria Constructed Wetland in Bulgaria - Constructed Wetland Implementation for On-site Treatment of Domestic Wastewater of a Children´s Home combined with Capacity Building for Professionals NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Wetland restoration and management Longitude 24.01 Latitude 42.99305 Site information Climate zone warm temperate moist Mean rainfall 507 Mean rainfall unit mm/year Average temperature 11 Average imperviousness 100 Type Case Study Info Average slope range 5.0 Monitoring maintenance Monitoring impacts effects 1 Monitoring location Laboratory Performance Performance impact estimation method Edge of Field/Plot Performance impact estimation information Difference between samples in inflow and outflow Design & implementations Application scale Building Installation date 2011-04 Performance timescale < 1 year Area subject to Land use change or Management/Practice change (ha) 0,0399999991059303 Size 0,0659999996423721 Size unit ha Max water retention capacity 11 Max water retention capacity unit m3/day Constraints Presence of many underground cables and pipes, which had not been mentioned in previous documentation. Favourable preconditions Existing sewerage, gully and river as receiving water, slope in the yard and available space Outflow volume 11 Outflow volume unit m3/day Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Seminar November 19th, 2010; 25 particiapsnts; 'Related to the construction of the first constructed wetland in bulgaria National Conference April 29th, 2011 in Gran Hotel Sofia; Presenting constructed wetlands as a sustainable and cost-effective wastewater treatment system Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments NGO Initiation of the measure Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) International ONG Local water authority Initiation of the measure Pravets Municipality Co-funding Initiation of the measure Ecoworld 2007 of Bulgaria NGO Financing German Federal Environmental Fundation Determination of design details of the measure Otter Wasser Also instruction of staff for the maintenance of the constructed wetland Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons Small scale constructed wetland for water treatment could be good demonstration of specific type of NWRM with direct economic and water quality benefits. Constructed wetlands are so far rarely used in spite of the successful pilot tests. Financing difficulties 0 Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Financing possibilities main factor Attitude of relevant stakeholders secondary factor Financing Financing type Comments Other German Federal Environment Foundation Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver WECF NGO Financing share Financing share type Share Comments Policy, general governance and design targets Policy description Ground water contamination due to untreated sewage discharge Part of wider plan 0 Policy target Target purpose Pollutants Removal Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification Socio-economic Costs investment 45000 Costs operational information The operation and maintenance costs depends on the local cost of energy and staff. Require time and energy supply: time 1.5h/week; energy 2kWh/d; sludge disposal 36m3/yr Costs total 45000 Costs total information Investment costs: excavation and piping(12000), per-treatment step (6000); Soil filter: liner(6000), grave and sand(7000), pipes (9500), pumps (4500) Ecosystem improved biodiversity 0 Ecosystem provisioning services 0 Ecosystem water supply 0 Ecosystem impact climate regulation Not relevant for the specific application Biophysical impacts Retained water 272 Retained water unit m3/month Increased water storage 272 Increased water storage unit m3/month Ecosystem erosion control 0 Water quality overall improvements Positive impact-WQ improvement Soil quality overall soil improvements Not relevant for this application Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL