METHOD FOR WATER TREATEMENT AND FLOC AND SLUDGE COLLECTION

摘要

A method for removing contaminants from a body of water is provided by positioning a flexible containment vessel within the body of water and moving water to be treated from the body of water into the flexible containment vessel. The water to be treated typically contains contaminated organic or inorganic suspended solids, and provides shape to the flexible containment vessel. The solids accumulate in at a bottom portion of the containment vessel in a collection area. After preventing water flow from the body of water into the containment vessel, the treated water and the accumulated solids are removed from the collection area resulting in a collapsing of the flexible containment vessel and a concentrating of the solids to a reduced collection area. The solids are now more efficiently removed from the reduced collection area within the collapsed containment vessel.

主权项

1. A method for removing contaminants from a body of water, the method comprising:
positioning a containment vessel within a body of water, wherein the containment vessel comprises a flexible wall; moving water to be treated from the body of water into the containment vessel, wherein the water to be treated contains at least one of organic and inorganic suspended solids having a contaminant therein, and wherein the water moving step provides a first wall shape to the containment vessel; allowing the solids to accumulate in the treated water at a bottom portion of the containment vessel in a collection area thereof; preventing water flow from the body of water into the containment vessel; removing the treated water and the accumulated solids from the collection area; continuing the removing step sufficient for collapsing the containment vessel and concentrating the solids to a reduced collection area; and removing at least a portion of the solids from the reduced collection area within the collapsed containment vessel.