Patent ID: 8202432
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: C02F,E03F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A wastewater treatment system, comprising: a tank having first and second partition walls dividing the tank into first, second and third chambers, the first chamber being configured for removal of oil and particulate matter from the wastewater; an inlet port forming a conduit for inlet of wastewater into the first chamber; an outlet port forming a conduit for discharge of treated wastewater from the third chamber; a first port formed through the first partition wall for selective transfer of wastewater from the first chamber to the second chamber, wherein said first and second chambers are fluidly separated and sealed from one another except through the selective transfer of the wastewater through said first port; a second port formed through the second partition wall for selective transfer of wastewater from the second chamber to the third chamber, wherein said second and third chambers are fluidly separated and sealed from one another except through the selective transfer of the wastewater through said second port; anaerobic bacteria disposed in the second chamber for removal of organic waste material from the wastewater transferred from the first chamber after removal of oil and particulate matter; and an apparatus disposed to expose the wastewater to germicidal ultraviolet radiation after removal of organic waste in the second chamber and before discharge from the outlet port.