ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a cross section of current activities, attitudes, and policies of individual states concerning constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. In most cases, states were chosen because of previous contact with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The information presented, a synopsis of a telephone survey of state regulatory agencies in May 1988 (or a review of their published papers), will be useful to developers, engineers, and other interested states. The chapter begins with Tennessee’s perspective and then reviews the surveyed states in alphabetical order. Most contacted states have several examples of wetlands systems, and South Dakota is planning to build 20 to 30. When states are asked if they are promoting constructed wetlands, some states reply that promotion of certain types of systems is not their responsibility —that they only review what is submitted.
