HORIZONTAL FLOW BIOFILTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF

摘要

A horizontal flow water treatment method and wetland biofilter apparatus provides a chamber with impermeable outer walls spaced away from permeable interior walls of a media filtration bed such that a catch basin is formed between the outer walls and the interior walls. The catch basin creates an open area around the perimeter of the interior walls for influent water to fill within the open area before penetrating the filtration media, providing a large surface area for influent water to interact with the media filtration bed. The influent water enters the catch basin in a horizontal flow path to provide for pre-settling of particulates before making contact with the filtration media. The biofilter design increases the available surface area of the media filtration bed by up to four times for a given volume of water, and thereby minimizes the loading or infiltration rate on the media filtration bed.

主权项

1. A biofilter chamber comprising:
one or more outer side walls defining a first chamber; a first media filtration bed disposed within the first chamber and enclosed by one or more permeable inner side walls, the inner side walls being separated from the outer side walls by a void area for receiving an influent.