Storm water treatment system
A procedure for treating rain water run-off includes forming a swale for the capture, treatment, and re-use of the storm water to improve the overall quality of the water before discharge.
1. A run-off rain-water treatment system comprising:
a swale for capturing and retaining the rain water,
a liner disposed below the surface of said swale and spaced from said swale;
a layer of treated soil below the surface said swale and above said liner;
a layer of anaerobic material disposed below said treated soil and above said liner;
an outlet drain disposed below said treated soil and at least a portion of the anaerobic material for collecting water that has percolated through the treated soil and the anaerobic material;
a storage vessel disposed below the surface of the swale;
drain tubes disposed in the bottom of said swale for collecting run-off rainwater entering said swale;
irrigation seep lines disposed below the surface of said swale for irrigating the surface of said swale and connected with said drain tubes to said storage vessel;
a pump for pumping water from the storage vessel to said irrigation seep pipes to provide seep water to the surface of said swale.
2. The invention as defined in claim 1 and including;
a collection conduit extending into and below the swale, said conduit having an opening above the swale;
said conduit being connected to said storage vessel.
3. The invention as defined in claim 1 and including a drain provided within but above the ground level of said swale for draining said swale when the run-off rain water in said swale reaches a predetermined level and said drain being connected directly to said storage vessel.
4. The invention as defined in claim 1 and including inoculation material disposed within said drain tubes for treating the rain water prior to the rainwater entering said seep lines.
5. The invention as defined in claim 1 and including a collection drain provided within said swale to receive water entering said swale for draining said swale when the run-off rain water in said swale reaches a predetermined level and said collection drain being connected directly to said storage vessel.
6. The invention as defined in claim 1 and including a sock disposed within said drain tube and inoculation material disposed within said sock.
7. A run-off rain-water treatment system comprising:
a swale for capturing and retaining the rain water,
a liner disposed below the surface of said swale and spaced from said swale;
a layer of treated soil below the surface of said swale and above said liner;
a layer of anaerobic material disposed below said treated soil and above said liner; and
an outlet drain disposed below treated soil and at least a portion of the anaerobic material for collecting water that has percolated through the treated soil and the anaerobic material;
a seepage irrigation line disposed below but adjacent the surface of said swale and a storage vessel disposed below said seepage line and connected to said seepage irrigation line;
drain tubes disposed below the surface said swale and connected to said seepage line whereby rainwater in said swale is directed by said drain tubes to said seepage line and to said storage vessel; and
a pump connected to the rain water in said storage vessel for pumping the collected rain water to the seepage irrigation line for irrigation of said swale.
8. A run-off rain-water treatment system comprising:
a swale for capturing and retaining the rain water,
a liner disposed below the surface of and spaced from said swale;
a layer of treated soil below the surface of said swale and above said liner;
a layer of anaerobic material disposed below said treated soil and above said liner;
an outlet drain disposed below treated soil and at least a portion of the anaerobic material for collecting water that has percolated through the treated soil and the anaerobic material;
a storage vessel disposed below the surface of said swale for collecting and storing rainwater;
a conduit connecting said outlet drain for conducting the treated water away from said swale and a second storage vessel disposed above said first mentioned storage vessel for storing treated water; and
said second storage vessel being selectively connected to said first mentioned storage vessel to add treated water to the untreated water in said first mentioned storage vessel to permit the use of the treated rain water to be used to irrigate the swale.
9. A run-off rain-water treatment system comprising:
a swale for capturing and retaining the rain water,
a liner disposed below the surface of said swale and spaced from said swale;
a layer of treated soil below the surface said swale and above said liner;
an outlet drain disposed below said treated soil for collecting water that has percolated through the treated soil;
a storage vessel disposed below the surface of the swale;
drain tubes disposed in the bottom of said swale for collecting run-off rainwater entering said swale;
irrigation seep lines disposed below the surface of said swale for irrigating the surface of said swale and connected with said drain tubes to said storage vessel;
a pump for pumping water from the storage vessel to said irrigation seep pipes to provide seep water to the surface of said swale.