Patent ID: 8357292

Claim:
A water treatment system comprising: a sediment tank for containing a supply of water containing solid particles inside, said supply of water defining a water column, said sediment tank having a water inlet positioned in a lower portion thereof and a water outlet at an upper portion thereof; a vertically oriented baffle system positioned within said sediment tank so that said water containing solid particles must pass through said baffles, a top surface of said baffles positioned below a top surface of said water column; a filter belt extending around a pair of rollers, a first portion of said filter belt positioned a predetermined distance below said top surface of said water column defining a head pressure for causing said water to flow through said filter belt to said water outlet adhering said solid particles to a surface of said filter belt, a second portion of filter belt positioned above said top surface of said column of water, said outlet being located between said first and second belt portions such that only water that has passed through said filter belt exits through said outlet; a means of vibrating said vertically oriented baffle system to cause said solid particles in said water to collide and agglomerate; whereby said agglomerated particles fall through said vertical baffle system faster than said supply of water rises through said sediment tank.