Patent ID: 9155981
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
1. A system for separating sediment from water prior to the water entering a disposal system, the system comprising: a trough covered by a grate; one or more shallow grade inclines flanking the trough and configured to direct water through the grate and into the trough; a settling pool comprising a ramp and one or more channels configured to removably receive one or more corresponding blocks such that the one or more blocks are suspended above a bottom of the settling pool; a water inlet comprising a pump; an external holding tank connected to the water inlet; and a port provided at an end of the trough and configured to direct the water from the trough to the settling pool, wherein the one or more blocks are configured to separate sediment contained within the water such that the sediment collects on the bottom of the settling pool beneath the one or more blocks, and wherein the ramp is configured to allow access to the settling pool in order to remove the sediment collected on the bottom of the settling pool once the water is pumped into the external holding tank via the water inlet and once the one or more blocks are removed from the one or more channels.