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A wastewater treatment apparatus including a biotreatment tank and a floating clarifier within the tank. The floating clarifier includes a floating base and a perimeter wall mounted to and beneath the floating base. A plurality of tented panels mounted to the clarifier walls forms an apertured botto

A wastewater treatment apparatus including a biotreatment tank and a floating clarifier within the tank. The floating clarifier includes a floating base and a perimeter wall mounted to and beneath the floating base. A plurality of tented panels mounted to the clarifier walls forms an apertured bottom of the floating clarifier having a plurality of tortuous outlets. The biotreated wastewater from the biotreatment tank enters the floating clarifier, where the suspended solids within the biotreated water settle and descends out of the apertured bottom of the clarifier. The biotreatment tank and clarifier operate continuously while equalizing variations in the wastewater feed rate.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [15.] A method for continuously treating wastewater comprising:introducing wastewater including suspended solids into a biotreatment tank, said biotreatment tank enclosing a base adapte

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [15.] A method for continuously treating wastewater comprising:introducing wastewater including suspended solids into a biotreatment tank, said biotreatment tank enclosing a base adapted to float on the wastewater within said tank;biotreating the wastewater in said biotreatment tank by mixing the wastewater with reaction gas to produce biotreated wastewater;introducing the biotreated wastewater into a clarifier mounted to and beneath said floating base, said clarifier including a non-rigid baffle panel that defines an apertured bottom of said clarifier;clarifying the biotreated wastewater so that the the suspended solids descend out said bottom of said clarifier to return to said biotreatment tank;said non-rigid baffle panel oscillating in response to the movement of the wastewater being biotreated in the biotreatment tank to dampen the disturbance of the biotreatment step to the clarifying step and to reduce the buildup of solids on said baffle panel, whereby the wastewater level within said biotreatment tank can vary while said biotreatment and clarification steps operate continuously.