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US 2010/0133201 A1Published application
Treating runoff
OwnerTodd Wacomeinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for treating water passing through a catch basin may include first and second filters. In some embodiments, one or both of the filters can have a plurality of regions with different nominal flow rates.
Claims19
A system configured to treat water passing through a catch basin, the system comprising:
- a first filter comprising an open end, a sidewall portion, and a closed end opposite the open end, the open end of the first filter removably mounted below an inlet of the catch basin;
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- a second filter extending from a first end portion having a first perimeter to a second end portion having a second perimeter, the first end portion of the second filter removably mounted to define an opening below the inlet of the catch basin, and the second end portion of the second filter removably secured to an inner surface of the catch basin at a location spaced apart from the inlet of the catch basin, such that the second filter defines a surface separating an inner portion of a cavity of the catch basin from an outer portion of the cavity of the catch basin.
A system configured to treat water passing through a catch basin, the system comprising:
- a filter extending from a first end portion having a first perimeter defining an opening to a second end portion having a second perimeter, the first end portion attached to an inlet of a catch basin and the second end portion removably secured to an inner surface of the catch basin at a location spaced apart from the inlet of the catch basin, such that the filter defining a continuous surface separating an inner portion of a cavity of the catch basin from an outer portion of the cavity of the catch basin;
- wherein the inner portion of the cavity of the catch basin is defined in part by the bottom of the catch basin.
A method of treating runoff, comprising:
- installing a filter in a catch basin in a position in which a first end portion of the filter is removably mounted to define an opening below the inlet of the catch basin, and a second end portion of the filter removably secured to an inner surface of the catch basin at a location spaced apart from the inlet of the catch basin, such that the second filter defines a surface separating an inner portion of a cavity of the catch basin from an outer portion of the cavity of the catch basin, wherein the inner portion of the cavity of the catch basin is defined in part by the bottom of the catch basin;
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- retaining some solid material within the inner portion of the catch basin as water passes through the filter into the outer portion of the cavity of the catch basin and flows out an outlet of the catch basin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.