Patent ID: 6749743
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B01D,C02F,E03F,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
A recirculating wastewater treatment system, comprising:a volume of wastewater derived from a wastewater source and contained within said wastewater treatment system; a septic tank in flow communication with said wastewater source; a treatment media in flow communication with said septic tank; and a recirculation device housed in a tank, said recirculation device having; a) A horizontally extending pipe having an inlet opening in flow communication with said treatment media, an outlet opening in flow communication with said inlet opening at an opposed end of said horizontally extending pipe, and at least one orifice through a wall of said horizontally extending pipe, said orifice draining a first percentage of wastewater into said tank and said outlet opening diverting a second percentage of said wastewater out of said recirculating wastewater treatment system; and b) a valve conduit leaving an entrance opening in flow communication with said outlet opening of said pipe, a discharge outlet and a valve in opening and closing relation with said entrance opening and said discharge outlet, said valve conduit having a vertically extending elongated chamber, and said entrance opening being at an upper end of said elongated chamber and said discharge outlet being at an opposed lower end of said elongated chamber, said valve blocking said discharge outlet and preventing said second percentage of said wastewater from diverting out of said recirculating wastewater treatment system when said volume of wastewater is at a critically low point.