Modular high performance bioswale and water treatment system and method
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C02F-003/32
C02F-001/00
출원번호
US-0017224
(2013-09-03)
등록번호
US-9487421
(2016-11-08)
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Coffman, Jeff Howard
Stivers, Guy
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Coffman, Jeff Howard
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Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
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A scalable, modular water filtration and re-capture system is disclosed, such as for use as a high performance bioswale, or other purposes. The system includes a filter container with a removable cartridge that contains a filter media soil and planted vegetation, which may be for example one or more
A scalable, modular water filtration and re-capture system is disclosed, such as for use as a high performance bioswale, or other purposes. The system includes a filter container with a removable cartridge that contains a filter media soil and planted vegetation, which may be for example one or more hyperaccumulators. The filter container is stacked together with a cistern container and in fluid communication therebetween to form a stacked container pair as a water filter and capture module. This allows for efficient servicing and removability of the filter cartridge, such as in bioswale, below ground, or above ground configurations. Water inflows and outflows may be circulated for varieties of reclamation uses, or treated water may simply be stored or conveyed into the ground. Multiple such modules may be secured together in custom scalable configurations to meet various needs and intended uses for water volumes, available space or terrain, or specific water treatment needs. In some embodiments, a single individual can replace the cartridges as needed.
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1. A modular water filtration system for treating a volume of water along a flow path, comprising: a portable, constructed filter container with a first constructed wall containing a first volume and with a first opening through which the first volume communicates externally of the first container a
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A modular water filtration system for treating a volume of water along a flow path, comprising: a portable, constructed filter container with a first constructed wall containing a first volume and with a first opening through which the first volume communicates externally of the first container and also with a first water permeable section;a portable, constructed cartridge comprising a second constructed wall containing a second volume and with a second opening and a second water permeable section;a filtration media soil housed within the second volume of the cartridge;a plant that is planted with roots in the filtration media soil and extending through the second opening from the cartridge;wherein the cartridge is contained at least in part within the first volume of the filter container in an orientation with the plant extending through the first and second openings, and with the first and second water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween, and such that the cartridge and planted filtration media soil is removable from the filter container through the first opening;a cistern container with a third wall containing a third volume and with a third water permeable section;wherein the filter container and cartridge contained therein is secured in a stacked position adjacent to the cistern container in relative orientation together comprising a stacked container pair with the first, second, and third water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween; andwherein the filter container is positioned relative to the flow path such that the volume of water flows into the first opening, through the rooted filtration media soil, across the interfacing first, second, and third permeable sections, respectively, and is captured within the third volume of the cistern container, such that the stacked filter and cistern container pair together comprise a water filtration and capture module. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a water inflow conveyance coupled to the first opening of the filter container and configured to direct the flow path of the volume of water into the module. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the water inflow conveyance comprises a constructed pipe conduit providing the flow path from a first location of the volume of water into the filter container. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the water inflow conveyance comprises a sloped grading of a region of adjacent ground adjacent to the module and configured to direct ground flow into the flow path into the module. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein the water inflow conveyance comprises at least one flow diverter wall positioned within a first flow path to divert the volume of water from the first flow path into the flow path into the module. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein: the filter container is positioned vertically above the cistern container resting upon a ground surface such that the stacked container pair comprises a vertically stacked container pair; andthe flow path comprises a relatively vertical downward flow at least in part influenced by gravity and such that the module comprises at least in part a water gravity filtration and capture module. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the ground surface comprises a subterranean ground surface within a recess formed below an adjacent ground surface adjacent to the module. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the adjacent ground surface is graded in a manner to collect the volume of water toward and onto the module for gravity filtration flow through the module. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the module is positioned with the filter container horizontally next to the cistern container, such that both the filter and cistern containers rest upon a ground surface such that the stacked container pair comprises a horizontally stacked container pair. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein further comprising a water outflow path by which the volume of filtered water captured by the cistern container flows out from the cistern container. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the cistern container comprises a fourth water permeable section, and the water outflow path comprises a path through the fourth water permeable section. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the fourth water permeable section comprises a side wall of the cistern container relative to a ground surface upon which the cistern container sits. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the fourth water permeable section comprises a bottom of the cistern container relative to a ground surface upon which the cistern container sits. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the plant comprises a hyperaccumulator. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the filtration media soil comprises a living biological material. 16. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of said modules; andwherein each said module of the plurality is stacked adjacent to another said module to form a multi-modular assembly of stacked filtration and cistern container pairs. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein: each volume of water filtered and captured by each said module comprises a portion of a larger volume of water conveyed to the system. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein said cistern container pairs from each of said modules are in fluid communication such that water entering or contained within the cistern container pairs are distributed therebetween. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the cistern container pairs together comprise an outer perimeter with perimeter sides and a perimeter bottom, within which the cistern container pairs are contained, and wherein a portion of the outer perimeter is impermeable to water flow into and out of the cistern container pairs. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein a portion of the outer perimeter is permeable to water flow into and from the cistern container pairs. 21. The system of claim 16, wherein the larger volume of water is apportioned into separate portions flowing along separate flow paths into each module by a water in-flow conveyance. 22. The system of claim 16, further comprising a securement assembly configured to secure the plurality of adjacent modules in relative position relative to each other. 23. The system of claim 1, wherein the cistern container comprises a portable, constructed container with a constructed wall. 24. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a forebay coupled to the module and comprising a reservoir;a first inflow conveyance coupled to the forebay and configured to direct a first volume of water from a first inlet flow into the reservoir of the forebay; anda coupling conveyance coupling and directing the volume of water from the forebay and into the module through the first opening of the filter container. 25. The system of claim 24, wherein the coupling conveyance comprises a spill-over flow path from the forebay, when filled past a threshold volume, and into the filter container. 26. The system of claim 24, wherein the forebay further comprises a desiltation assembly configured to desilt the first volume of water prior to conveyance to the filter container of the stacked container module. 27. The system of claim 24, wherein the forebay comprises a wall with a permeable forebay section between the forebay and a second cistern container, and configured such that at least a portion of the first volume of water received within the reservoir passes through the permeable forebay section to the second cistern container. 28. The system of claim 27, wherein the forebay comprises a forebay filter between and fluidly coupled to the reservoir and the permeable forebay section so as to filter the water flowing from the forebay into the second cistern container. 29. The system of claim 28, further comprising an access conduit coupled between a location externally of the module and the third volume within the cistern container. 30. The system of claim 1, further comprising an outflow conveyance coupled to the third volume within the cistern container and configured to convey the filtered volume of water from the cistern container and to a remote location. 31. The system of claim 30, wherein the outflow conveyance comprises a pump coupled to the cistern container. 32. The system of claim 30, further comprising a remote storage reservoir coupled to the outflow conveyance and configured to receive and store the filtered volume of water received thereby from the cistern container. 33. The system of claim 30, further comprising an irrigation system coupled to the outflow conveyance or an intervening storage reservoir coupled to the outflow conveyance and configured to direct the conveyed outflow through the irrigation system. 34. The system of claim 30, further comprising a sensor coupled to the third volume of the cistern container. 35. The system of claim 1, wherein the cartridge further comprises at least one handle configured to lift the cartridge out from the filter container. 36. A modular water filtration system for treating a volume of water along a flow path, comprising: a plurality of water treatment and collection modules, each comprising a portable, constructed filter container with a first constructed wall containing a first volume and with a first opening through which the first volume communicates externally of the first container and also with a first water permeable section;a portable, constructed cartridge comprising a second constructed wall containing a second volume housing a filtration media and also with second and third water permeable sections;wherein the cartridge is contained at least in part within the first volume of the filter container in an orientation with the first and second water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween, and such that the cartridge is removable from the filter container through the first opening;a cistern container with a third wall containing a third volume and with a third water permeable section;wherein the filter container and cartridge contained therein is securable in a stacked position adjacent to the cistern container in relative orientation together comprising a stacked filter and cistern container pair with the first, second, and third water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween;wherein each of the plurality of modules is positioned approximately adjacent to another of the modules, and with similar relative orientation between the filter and cistern containers of the respective stacked container pairs, so as to form a multi-modular filtration and capture assembly;an inflow conveyance coupled to direct the volume of water into the multi-modular filtration and capture assembly in a manner to convey the volume of water across the respective individual modules and into the respective filter containers therein; andan outflow conveyance coupled to the cistern containers of the multi-modular filtration and capture assembly in a manner configured to convey the filtered captured water therein out from the system. 37. A method for treating and capturing a volume of water along a flow path via a modular water filtration and capture system, comprising: providing a portable, constructed filter container with a first constructed wall containing a first volume and with a first opening through which the first volume communicates externally of the first container and also with a first water permeable section;providing a portable, constructed cartridge comprising a second constructed wall containing a second volume and with a second opening and a second water permeable section;housing a filtration media soil within the second volume of the cartridge;planting a plant with roots in the filtration media soil and such that the plant extends through the second opening from the cartridge;wherein the cartridge is contained at least in part within the first volume of the filter container in an orientation with the plant extending through the first and second openings, and with the first and second water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween, and such that the cartridge and planted filtration media soil is removable from the filter container through the first opening;providing a cistern container with a third wall containing a third volume and with a third water permeable section;wherein the filter container and cartridge contained therein are positioned in a stacked configuration adjacent to the cistern container in relative orientation together comprising a stacked container pair with the first, second, and third water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween, such that the stacked filter and cistern container pair together comprise a water filtration and capture module; andpositioning the filter container relative to the flow path such that the volume of water flows into the first opening, through the rooted filtration media soil, across the interfacing first, second, and third permeable sections, respectively, and is captured within the third volume of the cistern container. 38. A method for providing a scalable, modular water filtration system for treating a volume of water along a flow path, comprising: Providing a plurality of water treatment and collection modules, by providing each module with a portable, constructed filter container with a first constructed wall containing a first volume and with a first opening through which the first volume communicates externally of the first container and also with a first water permeable section;providing each model a portable, constructed cartridge comprising a second constructed wall containing a second volume housing a filtration media and also with second and third water permeable sections;housing each cartridge at least in part within the first volume of the respective filter container of the respective module in an orientation with the first and second water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween, and such that the cartridge is removable from the filter container through the first opening;providing each module with a cistern container with a third wall containing a third volume and with a third water permeable section;positioning the filter container and respective cartridge contained therein of each module in a stacked position adjacent to the respective cistern container of the module in relative orientation together comprising a stacked filter and cistern container pair with the first, second, and third water permeable sections substantially aligned with fluid communication therebetween; andpositioning each of the plurality of modules approximately adjacent to another of the modules, and with similar relative orientation between the filter and cistern containers of the respective stacked container pairs, so as to form a multi-modular filtration and capture assembly;coupling an inflow conveyance to direct the volume of water into the multi-modular filtration and capture assembly in a manner to convey the volume of water across the respective individual modules and into the respective filter containers therein; andcoupling an outflow conveyance to the cistern containers of the multi-modular filtration and capture assembly in a manner configured to convey the filtered captured water therein out from the system.
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