Patent ID: 6319405
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
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; andcontrolling 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.