The newly design free water surface (FWS) constructed wetland (CW) was based on the design recommended in the Urban Stormwater Management Manual for Malaysia (MSMA) 2nd Edition, 2012. The design was apply and completed it construction in April 2014 in Engineering Campus, USM, with approximate area 5166m2. Thus the aim of this study was to evaluate the initial performance of CW, which was evaluated based on the water quality index (WQI). The sampling was conducted from November 2014 until March 2015 and consist of fourteen (14) sampling points into three (3) different zones; forebay zone, macrophytes zones and micropool zone. The parameters measured include percentage saturation dissolved oxygen (DO %), pH, total suspended solid (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammoniacal nitrogen (AN). Based on the result obtained, the highest WQI value was obtained at micropool zone with the range of 78.98-85.45 (82.71±3.35) as the lowest WQI value was obtained at macrophytes zone with the range of 68.13-77.96 (73.25± 3.42). The main treatment process occur in the macrophytes zone is nutrient uptake by emergent plants species as for forebay and micropool zones, main treatment process occur settlement and sedimentation. The result also showed that the removal rate showed difference among each zone; forebay zone was 0.93%, macrophytes zone was 2.79% and micropool zone was 5.64%. Based on the WQI value obtained, forebay and micropool zones fall in Class II and macrophytes fall in Class II and III.
Prediction of Water Quality for Free Water Surface Constructed Wetland Using ANN and MLRA
