In response to the need for an all encompassing treatment device to deal with trash, debris (organic and non organic) solids, sediment, total suspended solids (“TSS”), metals (dissolved/particulate), nutrients (dissolved/particulate), oils, hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (“PAH”), and pathogenic bacterium contaminants, the City of Oceanside authorized the installation of the Modular Wetlands Device in April of 2008. The peak treatment capacity of the device is estimated to occur approximately six months from time of installation when the plants in the wetland chamber are mature. .
