Patent ID: 6398959
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A01K,C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
An apparatus for treatment of agricultural wastewater, said apparatus comprising in combination:a bulk solids separation system having at least one wastewater inlet and at least one wastewater outlet in fluid flow communication with a contaminated wastewater source whereby solids are removed from the contaminated wastewater; at least one aeration reservoir in fluid flow communication with said bulk solids separation system wherein said aeration reservoir includes a plurality of aerating means and aerobic bacteria to aerobically digest contaminated wastewater; wherein said aeration reservoir is in fluid flow communication with an animal containment house and aerobically treated deluge wastewater is used to flush a sub-floor of the animal containment house; and a sub-floor space beneath pens in said animal containment house so that said sub-floor space acts as a trickling filter to provide further treatment of said aerobically treated deluge wastewater.