Removal of Suspended Solids from Waste Water

A device for removing suspended solids from waste water, the device comprising:

• an inlet;
• an outlet;
• a plurality of flow chambers interposed between the inlet and the outlet, wherein each of the plurality of flow chambers is configured with a chamber flow path that is arranged antiparallel to a neighboring chamber flow path of an immediately adjacent flow chamber, and the plurality of flow chambers are arranged substantially parallel to each other;
• a plurality of stops disposed in one or more of the plurality of flow chambers, the plurality of stops configured to at least reduce introduction of surface borne floating material to a flow chamber immediately downstream of each stop;
• and
• a plurality of weirs disposed in one or more of the plurality of flow chambers, the plurality of weirs configured to at least reduce introduction of settled suspended solids to a flow chamber immediately downstream of each weir.

A method of reducing suspended solid concentration in a volume of waste water, the method comprising:

• introducing a volume of water to an inlet;
• after introducing the volume of water to the inlet, flowing the volume of water through a plurality of flow chambers;
• and
• after flowing the volume of water through the plurality of flow chambers, discharging the volume of water from an outlet, wherein:
• the plurality of flow chambers is interposed between the inlet and the outlet;
• each of the plurality of flow chambers comprises a flow path that is orthogonal to a predominant flow path between the inlet and the outlet;
• each of the plurality of flow chambers are arranged substantially parallel to each other;
• the plurality of flow chambers comprises:
• a plurality of stops configured to impede introduction of surface borne floating material to a flow chamber immediately downstream of each stop;
• and
• a plurality of weirs configured to impede introduction of settled suspended solids to a flow chamber immediately downstream of each weir;
• and
• the volume of water comprises a first concentration of suspended solids upon introduction to the inlet, the volume of water comprises a second concentration of suspended solids after discharge from the outlet, and the second concentration of suspended solids is less than the first concentration of suspended solids.