System for processing polluted water
View Patent ↗A system for processing polluted water utilizing a first container having an inlet for receiving polluted water and a third container having an outlet for treated water. A second container is also employed and lies between the first container and a third container. A pair of partitions separate the first and second containers and the second and third containers. The first partition includes a weir, which is transversely offset from another weir found in the second partition. The third container includes filters for particulate matter and oil products.
1. A system for processing polluted water to remove contaminants, comprising:
a. a first container, said first container possessing an inlet for receiving the polluted water, said first container including a bottom and wall portion extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a rim;
b. a second container positioned adjacent said first container, said second container including a bottom and a wall portion extending outwardly therefrom, terminating in a rim, said first and second containers having a common transverse dimension;
c. a first partition extending from the vicinity of said bottom of said first and second containers, said first partition including a first weir to allow passage of water from said first container to said second container, said first weir located closer to said rim of said first container than said bottom of said first container;
d. a third container positioned adjacent said second container, said third container including a bottom and a wall portion extending outwardly therefrom and terminating in a rim; said third container including an outlet;
e. a second partition extending from the vicinity of said second and third containers, said second partition including a second weir to allow passage of water from said second container to said adjacent third container, said first weir spaced from said second weir along said common transverse dimension; and
f. filter means for filtering the water entering said third container prior to egress through said third container outlet.
2. The system of claim 1 in which said walls of said first, second, and third containers are contiguous.
3. The system of claim 1 in which said common transverse dimension of said first and second containers also comprises a common transverse dimension of said first, second, and third containers.
4. The system of claim 3 in which said inlet to said first container and said outlet from said third container are spaced from each other along said common transverse dimension.
5. The system of claim 4 in which said walls of said first, second, and third containers are contiguous.
6. The system of claim 5 in which said contiguous first, second, and third containers are portable.
7. The system of claim 1 which further comprises a wall bypass through said first partition.
8. The system of claim 7 which further comprises a water bypass through said second partition.
9. The system of claim 8 in which said bypass through said second partition includes a terminus directed away from said bottom of said third container.
10. The system of claim 9 in which said walls of said first, second, and third containers are contiguous.
11. The system of claim 9 in which said common transverse dimension of said first and second containers also comprises a common transverse dimension of said first, second, and third containers.
12. The system of claim 11 in which said inlet to said first container and said outlet from said third container are spaced from each other along said common transverse dimension.
13. The system of claim 12 in which said walls of said first, second, and third containers are contiguous.
14. The system of claim 13 in which said contiguous first, second, and third containers are portable.