Patent ID: 7077959

Claim:
A wastewater treatment system comprising: a tank having an interior, a bottom, side walls, and a top, the top having a first and second basin therein, the first basin being in fluid communication with the second basin, and the tank further comprising a partition to define a first compartment and a second compartment within the interior of the tank, wherein the first compartment is beneath the first basin and the second compartment is beneath the second basin; an inlet in fluid communication with the interior of the tank; means for transporting wastewater from the tank to the first basin; a generally cylindrical enclosure adapted for containing a plurality of bacteria-hosting media, the enclosure rotatably mounted partially within the first basin; means for destroying microscopic organisms in a stream of effluent from the second basin; and a controller operatively coupled with sensors mounted on the tank for controlling effluent recirculation to the interior of the tank.