Patent ID: 6221243
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B01D,C02F,E03F

Abstract:
A hydrocarbon capturing apparatus for use in a storm water sewer system which receives water flowing across a surface of ground in at least one catch basin that is mounted with an upper lip beneath the surface of the ground and a sidewall extending from the upper lip to a floor beneath the upper lip, the sidewall and floor defining a catch basin chamber, and the storm water sewer system further including an outlet pipe extending through the catch basin sidewall into the catch basin chamber, thereby disposing the catch basin chamber in fluid communication with a passageway through the outlet pipe defined by an inner pipe surface for removing water that flows into the catch basin chamber, the outlet pipe having an upper pipe edge that is above a lower pipe edge, the hydrocarbon capturing apparatus comprising:(a) a hydrophobic, hydrocarbon-absorbing fabric sheet having a first end for mounting near the upper pipe edge, and a second, opposite end for extending away from the catch basin chamber into the passageway through the outlet pipe; and(b) at least one sheet-retaining fastener for mounting near the upper pipe edge for removably mounting the sheet thereto.