Patent ID: 6106704
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
A wastewater treatment system comprising the following:a. a cylindrical tank having an open end and a cylindrical wall and including a clarifier compartment surrounded by an aeration compartment within said cylindrical wall, said aeration compartment having a first aerator therein;b. a top extending over said aeration and clarifier compartments and capping said open end;c. a raised platform formed on said top and having a generally horizontal top end, said platform having an outer periphery which intersects at least at one point of said cylindrical wall, said first aerator located directly below said platform;d. an access opening having a smaller diameter than said cylindrical wall and formed in said top, said access opening located along the periphery of said cylindrical wall diametrically opposite said platform; said access opening also located such that a wall dividing said clarifier and aeration compartments is located directly below said access opening, thereby allowing access to both compartments; ande. an air pump mounted to said horizontal top end of said platform, said air pump having an air line extending into said aeration compartment to said first aerator.