Patent ID: 7585413

Claim:
A method for treating a source of untreated wastewater contaminated with at least one organic carbon component, the method comprising the steps of: moving contaminated untreated wastewater from the source of untreated wastewater directly to a first anaerobic basin; growing a first anaerobic microbial culture in the first anaerobic basin; degrading the contaminant with the first anaerobic microbial culture, wherein at least part of said degradation produces gas, and wherein the first anaerobic microbial culture removes at least some odor from the produced gas; moving wastewater from the first basin directly to a second aerobic basin; introducing a substance into said second aerobic basin, wherein said introduced substance supports a second aerobic microbial culture; decomposing the organic carbon component in said second aerobic basin to form treated wastewater; and moving the treated wastewater from the second aerobic basin.