Water Treatment System with Improved Efficiency

A pressurized water treatment apparatus comprising,

• an inlet port, wherein the inlet port is configured to be connected to a pressurized fluid source;
• a check valve, the check valve being connected to the inlet port to prevent the flow of materials into the pressurized fluid source;
• a control valve assembly, the control valve assembly being connected to the inlet port, the control valve assembly regulating the flow of fluid through the normal flow configuration, the backwash configuration, the air injection configuration and the rinse configuration;
• an air injection body, the air injection body being an integrated portion of the control valve assembly;
• a one-way pressure sensitive valve, the one way pressure sensitive valve being connected to the air injection body;
• a treatment tank body, the treatment tank body comprising an upper portion and a middle portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the treatment tank body being connected to the control valve assembly;
• a compressed air pocket, the compressed air pocket being located in the upper portion of the treatment tank body;
• a water treatment filter media, the water treatment filter media comprising a plurality of particles, the water treatment filter media being located within the middle portion of the treatment tank body;
• a gravel media, the gravel media comprising a plurality of particles of gravel, the gravel media being located below the water treatment filter media within the lower portion of the treatment tank body;
• a riser tube, the riser tube being located within the treatment tank body, the riser tube being connected to the control valve assembly, the riser tube extending from the control valve assembly through the upper portion of the treatment tank body and through the water treatment filter media in the middle portion of the treatment tank body and the gravel filter media in the lower portion of the treatment tank body, the riser tube having a riser tube flow area;
• a distributor basket, the distributor basket being connected to the riser tube in the lower portion of the treatment tank body, the distributor basket being surrounded by the gravel media, the distributor basket defining an inner volume and that inner volume being in fluid communication with the riser tube, the distributor basket comprising a plurality of apertures, the distributor basket having a total flow area between two and six times the riser tube flow area;
• and an outlet port, the outlet port being connected to the control valve assembly, the outlet port connecting the control valve assembly to a potable water plumbing system.