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Toronto is planning to establish a wetland in a neglected spot of public land near High Park that will clean stormwater before it is dumped into Lake Ontario — in the process, improving the quality of the water around Sunnyside Beach.<\/p>\n

[The project] uses cattail thickets, lily pads and sunshine to stop motor oil, pesticides and dog feces from being flushed into Lake Ontario. The storm water will first pass through a grit and oil separator before dumping into a catch basin, where heavy material will sink to the bottom. The water will then flow into the wetlands, where more pollutants will settle and vegetation will absorb others.<\/p>\n

Sunshine hitting the ponds will kill bacteria before the water enters the lake.<\/p>\n

Water moves through the entire system using gravity. A network of pipes will insure the water is always moving and does not become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s an excellent initiative, a natural, renewable, low-energy method for cleaning urban pollution from our water, making the City of Toronto just a little bit more sustainable. Read more details in the National Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toronto is planning to establish a wetland in a neglected spot of public land near High Park that will clean stormwater before it is dumped into Lake Ontario — in the process, improving the quality of the water around Sunnyside Beach. 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