MULTI-FUNCTION WASTEWATER TREATMENT BASIN
Embodiments of the invention describe components to be utilized on the design, management and implementation of a wastewater treatment system. Said wastewater treatment system may include containers that, for example, may be consistent with ISO specifications for intermodal containers. In some embodiments, these containers act in concert to perform the same wastewater management function (e.g., the containers may function together as equalization basins). In other embodiments, said containers may each perform a separate function (e.g., some containers may function as an aeration tank while others container may function as a membrane basin), or may each perform a plurality of functions. Furthermore, said containers may form an independent wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), or may be utilized to augment a pre-existing WWTP (e.g., a WWTP according to the prior art).
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers;
a basin included in the container, the basin to include a base and a plurality of side walls;
a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;
an inlet to receive wastewater treatment process material into the basin;
a weir disposed within the basin to form a first basin compartment including the inlet, and a second basin compartment, the weir to control the flow of the wastewater treatment process material from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment; and
an outlet to output wastewater treatment process material from the basin.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the outlet is included in the second basin compartment.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weir comprises an overflow barrier having a height less than a height of the basin, the weir to form a controlled waterfall to flow from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weir comprises a modified pipe weir.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weir comprises an interior basin wall having at least one perforation for the wastewater treatment process material to flow from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weir is disposed relatively perpendicular to the base of the basin.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the weir is disposed offset from perpendicular to the base of the basin.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the first basin compartment to execute a first wastewater treatment process, and the second basin compartment to execute a second wastewater treatment process different than the first wastewater treatment process.
9 . A system comprising:
an inlet to receive wastewater influent;
an outlet to emit processed wastewater effluent; and
a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers, the container to include:
a basin having a base and a plurality of side walls;
a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;
an inlet to receive the wastewater influent into the basin; and
a weir disposed within the basin to form a first basin compartment including the inlet, and a second basin compartment, the weir to control the flow of the wastewater influent from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the outlet is included in the second basin compartment.
11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weir comprises an overflow barrier having a height less than a height of the basin, the weir to form a controlled waterfall to flow from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment.
12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weir comprises a modified pipe weir.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weir comprises an interior basin wall having at least one perforation for the wastewater influent to flow from the first basin compartment to the second basin compartment.
14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weir is disposed relatively perpendicular to the base of the basin.
15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weir is disposed offset from perpendicular to the base of the basin.
16 . The system of claim 9 , the first basin compartment to execute a first wastewater treatment process, and the second basin compartment to execute a second wastewater treatment process different than the first wastewater treatment process.