Influent

All of the City of Lakeland's treated wastewater enters the wetlands at the Influent, averaging ten million gallons each day. The treated wastewater is distributed throughout the wetlands in sequence from wetlands one through seven. The primary purpose for Se7en Wetlands is to help remove excess nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, from the water. During its journey through the wetlands, plants and beneficial microbes remove most of the nitrogen and phosphorus. This helps reduce the nutrients heading to the Alafia River and ultimately into Tampa Bay.