A multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus comprising: an elongated housing including at least a first zone and a second zone situated adjacent to one another along a length of the housing; at least first and second screen sections having a plurality of openings and being situated adjacent one another along a length of the housing so as to generally correspond with the first and second zones, respectively, wherein each of the first and second zones are configured to collect liquid medium that passes through the plurality of openings in the first and second screen sections, respectively, and wherein the second screen section is larger in diameter than the first screen section; a support ring that connects the first screen section and the second screen section, the support ring defines a juncture between the first screen section and the second screen section having a drop-off into the second screen section, wherein the support ring includes a liquid inlet in fluid communication with an interior of the first and/or second screen sections to supply wash water to the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus; an elongated shaft including at least first and second conveyors situated lengthwise within the first and second screen sections, respectively, and along a length of the shaft so as to generally correspond with the first and second zones, respectively, at least one of the conveyors including a plurality of paddles extending in a direction away from the shaft and wherein each of the first and second conveyor sections are configured to move material in a direction along a length of the corresponding screen section; at least one feed inlet in fluid communication with the interior of the first screen section to supply the liquid medium and the material to the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus; and a discharge chute that collects filtered material from the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus. an elongated housing including at least a first zone and a second zone situated adjacent to one another along a length of the housing; at least first and second screen sections having a plurality of openings and being situated adjacent one another along a length of the housing so as to generally correspond with the first and second zones, respectively, wherein each of the first and second zones are configured to collect liquid medium that passes through the plurality of openings in the first and second screen sections, respectively, and wherein the second screen section is larger in diameter than the first screen section; a support ring that connects the first screen section and the second screen section, the support ring defines a juncture between the first screen section and the second screen section having a drop-off into the second screen section, wherein the support ring includes a liquid inlet in fluid communication with an interior of the first and/or second screen sections to supply wash water to the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus; an elongated shaft including at least first and second conveyors situated lengthwise within the first and second screen sections, respectively, and along a length of the shaft so as to generally correspond with the first and second zones, respectively, at least one of the conveyors including a plurality of paddles extending in a direction away from the shaft and wherein each of the first and second conveyor sections are configured to move material in a direction along a length of the corresponding screen section; at least one feed inlet in fluid communication with the interior of the first screen section to supply the liquid medium and the material to the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus; and a discharge chute that collects filtered material from the multi-zoned paddle screen apparatus.