Wastewater disposal system
OwnerGuy W. Roy, Harvey I. Scudderinventors
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Abstract
A wastewater disposal system in which wastewater is transported to an elevated site on a hill, distributed along a predetermined width of the hillside and allowed to flow down the hillside under the influence of gravity. The rate of distribution of wastewater is controlled so that it does not completely penetrate the hill and does not accumulate to any significant degree at the hill bottom. Beneficial uses of the wastewater are disclosed, as is treatment of the wastewater, both biological and phyto treatment.
Claims24
A method for disposing of wastewater, said method comprising the steps of:
- transporting wastewater to an elevated site on a hill having a hillside, at least some of said hillside extending downwardly from said elevated site to a hill bottom;
- distributing the wastewater transported to said elevated site along a predetermined width of said hillside;
- flowing the distributed wastewater down said hillside from said elevated site under the influence of gravity so that at least a portion of the hillside is contacted and wetted by said wastewater and wherein said wastewater is absorbed by said hillside;
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- controlling the rate of distribution of wastewater so that substantially all the wastewater flowing down the hillside under the influence of gravity is absorbed by said hillside, does not completely penetrate said hill, and does not substantially accumulate at the hill bottom.
Apparatus for disposing of wastewater received from a source of wastewater, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- wastewater transporting means for transporting wastewater from said source of wastewater to an elevated site on a hill having a hillside, at least some of said hillside extending downwardly from said elevated site to a hill bottom;
- wastewater distributing means for distributing the wastewater transported to said elevated site along a predetermined width of said hillside whereby the distributed water flows down the hillside from said elevated site under the influence of gravity, contacts at least a portion of the hillside, wets said hillside and is absorbed by said hillside;
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- control means for controlling the rate of distribution of wastewater so that substantially all the wastewater flowing down the hillside under the influence of gravity from said elevated site is absorbed by said hillside, does not completely penetrate said hill, and does not substantially accumulate at the hill bottom.
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