Patent ID: 8287729

Claim:
A water treatment system for purifying water in a field environment comprising: an elongated container comprising; a first wall; a second wall opposite to the first wall, the first wall and the second wall being constructed from a flexible material; an internal storage volume for maintaining a predetermined volume of water; the internal storage volume including a predetermined headspace volume within the internal storage volume when the elongated container is filled with the predetermined volume of water; at least one lateral baffle having a first end coupled to an inside surface of the first wall and a second end coupled to an inside surface of the second wall; a water fill port in communication with the internal storage volume provided at a first end of the elongated container for receiving the predetermined volume of water to be maintained within the internal storage volume of the elongated container; a sealing member disposed at the first end of the elongated container for maintaining the volume of water within the internal storage volume; a second end of the elongated container for receiving sediment settling out of the predetermined volume of water maintained within the internal storage volume; and, a discharge port disposed superjacent to the second end for controllably releasing at least a portion of the water maintained within the internal storage volume of the elongated container wherein the discharge port is configured to only discharge water above the settled sediment received in the second end.