Based on these results, from August 28–29, 2014, we implemented the first field- scale vetiver system, as 0.12 million vetiver grass bare roots were cultivated to create 1.2- kilometer vetiver hedgerows along Tat Noi Creek. Similarly, on December 5, 2015, we implemented a field-scale treatment of illegally dumped wastewater in a 768-cubic meter pond using vetiver grass on 45 floating bamboo platforms. We completed one round of wastewater treatment within 56 days of treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first time that vetiver systems have been used for field-scale phenol degradation. Such environmental restoration projects can be a model for the more than 50 communities recently affected by illegal dumping.