Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2015, 3, 1-14 Published Online May 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/gep http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/gep.2015.33001 How to cite this paper: Ezeah, C., Reyes, C.A.R. and Gutiérrez, J.F.C. (2015) Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 3, 1- 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/gep.2015.33001 Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park Chukwunonye Ezeah 1 , Carlos Alberto Ríos Reyes 2 , Jairo Fernando Contreras Gutiérrez 2 1 Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK 2 Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia Email: C.Ezeah2@wlv.ac.uk Received 13 March 2015; accepted 17 April 2015; published 21 April 2015 Copyright © 2015 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Abstract Effluent discharges from municipal, industrial, and agricultural activities constitute major sources of pollution on land and water bodies. During the 1990s, large-scale application of Constructed Wet- lands (CWs) as a remediation option drew much attention globally from the public and green groups alike. The most common application of CWs is for flow management in river system and little is documented on using CWs for treating polluted river water. This article goes beyond constructed wetlands as a stand-alone methodology to propose an integrated remediation system incorporat- ing constructed wetlands in Bucaramanga Industrial Park S.A., Santander (Colombia), which will form part of an innovation park. In addition to pollution abatement, the project is projected to provide other environmental benefits to the entire Oro River Sub-basin. Other benefits of the project include mitigation of environmental impacts, improvement in water quality, landscape amenity, as well as tourism and recreational benefits. Keywords Water Pollution, Constructed Wetlands, Wastewater, Integrated Remediation System, Tourism and Recreation 1. Introduction The application of constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment has gained significant acceptability in recent times particularly in emerging economies as a result of their versatility, economic and environmental me- rits such as the provision of esthetic and recreational opportunities, wildlife habitats, walking routes, land pre-