Patent ID: 7344640

Claim:
A method of treating wastewater from Urban Water Runoff, the method comprising: capturing untreated wastewater from Urban Water Runoff before the Urban Water Runoff reaches a public waterway, wherein the Urban Water Runoff results from surface water flows that are normally discharged to public waterway if not captured; applying a mechanical filtration device to the wastewater under treatment so as to reduce an elevated level of particulate matter contained therein; applying an adsorptive organoclay media filter to the wastewater under treatment so as to reduce an elevated level of hydrocarbon matter contained therein; applying a sterilizer to the wastewater under treatment so as to reduce an elevated level of one of bacteriological and viral contaminants contained therein, wherein the wastewater is treated by the adsorptive organoclay media filter after being treated by the mechanical filtration device and before being treated by the sterilizer; and discharging treated wastewater to the public waterway.