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US 2003/0070977 A1Published application
Wastewater processor
OwnerJim Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A wastewater treatment apparatus comprised of a water inlet 10, a filter component comprised of a series of filters 20, 30, 40 and settling ing areas 12, 22, 32 over a grade, and a series of separator tanks, 42, 52 connected by a lift tube 54 for removal of hydrocarbons, particulate material and other impurities and a water outlet for discharge into either a general wastewater system or a gray water reclamation system.
Claims12
A waste water treatment apparatus comprised of,
- a water inlet,
- a filter component,
- said filter component disposed on an incline,
- disposed in series with said filter component is a separator,
- connected to said separator is
- a water outlet.
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A method of treating wastewater runoff, the method comprising:
- allowing water to enter into an filter component comprised of a series of filter units interspersed with settling areas along a gradient;
- and
- allowing the water to drain down said gradient through said series of filter units and said settling areas;
- and
- allowing the water to collect in a first separator tank;
- and
- pumping the water from the bottom of said first separator tank;
- and
- dispersing the water into a second separator tank;
- and
- allowing the water to drain medially out of said second separator tank through a water outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.