Patent ID: 7718067

Claim:
A wastewater treatment apparatus for the remediation of a wastewater treatment system, such wastewater treatment system being comprised of at least one septic tank, the septic tank having at least a lower sludge layer and an upper effluent layer, the septic tank further having an outlet to a distribution system and a leaching system, wherein effluent drains from the tank outlet through the distribution system and to the leaching system; the wastewater treatment apparatus comprising: at least one positive pressure generating pump having an output; a plurality of brushes, the brushes being situated within the liquid effluent in a septic tank; a tube having a first end and a second end, the first end being attachable to the pump output; an air stone attachable to the second tube end, said air stone being used to introduce air into the effluent and encourage aerobic bacteria to proliferate; a plurality of brushes providing a platform for attached growth within the effluent layer.