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Embodiments of the invention describe components to be utilized on the design, management and implementation of a wastewater treatment system. Said wastewater treatment system may include containers that, for example, may be consistent with ISO specifications for intermodal containers. In some embod

Embodiments of the invention describe components to be utilized on the design, management and implementation of a wastewater treatment system. Said wastewater treatment system may include containers that, for example, may be consistent with ISO specifications for intermodal containers. In some embodiments, these containers act in concert to perform the same wastewater management function (e.g., the containers may function together as equalization basins). In other embodiments, said containers may each perform a separate function (e.g., some containers may function as an aeration tank while others container may function as a membrane basin), or may each perform a plurality of functions. Furthermore, said containers may form an independent wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), or may be utilized to augment a pre-existing WWTP (e.g., a WWTP according to the prior art).

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1. A wastewater treatment system comprising: a plurality of wastewater treatment basins, the plurality of wastewater treatment basins including a first set of wastewater treatment basins and a second set of wastewater treatment basins, the first set of wastewater treatment basins including a first s

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A wastewater treatment system comprising: a plurality of wastewater treatment basins, the plurality of wastewater treatment basins including a first set of wastewater treatment basins and a second set of wastewater treatment basins, the first set of wastewater treatment basins including a first subset configured to execute a first wastewater treatment function and a second subset configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function, the first subset being online and the second subset being offline, the second set of wastewater treatment basins including a third subset configured to execute a second wastewater treatment function and a fourth subset configured to execute the second wastewater treatment function, the third subset being online and the fourth subset being offline;one or more sensors configured to monitor operations of the wastewater treatment basins;a control compartment configured to, via a routing piping subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline;a computer executed control system communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and the control compartment, the control system configured to, at least: detect a change to a target operational parameter of the wastewater system based on sensor data received from the one or more sensors;based on whether the change to the target operational parameter relates to the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function, determine to, via the routing pining subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline; andcommunicate one or more instructions to the control compartment of the wastewater treatment system to, via the routing piping subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the change to the target operational parameter identifies a malfunctioning basin within the plurality of wastewater treatment basins, and the one or more instructions include taking the malfunctioning basin offline and bringing a selected basin of the second subset or fourth subset online, the selected basin based on whether the malfunctioning basin is configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates that wastewater input flow for one or more of the first subset or third subset is less than or greater than a threshold level and the bringing of the one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or the taking of one or more of the first subset or third subset offline is based on bringing the wastewater input flow for the one or more of the first subset or third subset over or under the threshold level. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates a quality of effluent from the wastewater treatment system is not satisfying a quality requirement and the communicating of the one or more instructions is done repeatedly until corresponding additional changes to the target operational parameter indicate that the quality of the effluent from the wastewater system is satisfying the quality requirement or a capacity of the wastewater system has been reached. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein a combination of the first subset and the third subset comprise a redundant array of wastewater treatment basins with respect to the first wastewater treatment function. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the first set of online wastewater treatment basins and second set of online wastewater treatment basins comprises one or more of an equalization basin, an anoxic basin, a membrane bioreactor basin, and an aeration basin. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the control system is further configured to generate computer model specifications for each of the plurality of wastewater treatment basins to generate cost projections. 8. A method comprising: detecting a change to a target operational parameter of a wastewater treatment system based on sensor data received at a computer executed control system from one or more sensors configured to monitor operations of a plurality of wastewater treatment basins of the wastewater treatment system, the plurality of wastewater treatment basins including a first set of wastewater treatment basins and a second set of wastewater treatment basins, the first set of wastewater treatment basins including a first subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute a first wastewater treatment function and a second subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function, the first subset being online and the second subset being offline, the second set of wastewater treatment basins including a third subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute a second wastewater treatment function and a fourth subset of the wastewater treatment basins configured to execute the second wastewater treatment function, the third subset being online and the fourth subset being offline;based on whether the change to the target operational parameter relates to the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function, determine to, via a routing piping subsystem bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline; andcommunicating one or more instructions from the computer executed control system to a control compartment of the wastewater system, the control compartment configured to, via the routing piping subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the change to the target operational parameter identifies a malfunctioning basin within the plurality of wastewater treatment basins, and the one or more instructions include taking the malfunctioning basin offline and bringing a selected basin of the second subset or fourth subset online, the selected basin based on whether the malfunctioning basin is configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates that wastewater input flow for one or more of the first subset or third subset is less than or greater than a threshold level and the bringing of the one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or the taking of one or more of the first subset or third subset offline is based on bringing the wastewater input flow for the one or more of the first subset or third subset over or under the threshold level. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates a quality of effluent from the wastewater treatment system is not satisfying a quality requirement and the communicating of the one or more instructions is done repeatedly until corresponding additional changes to the target operational parameter indicate that the quality of the effluent from the wastewater treatment system is satisfying the quality requirement or a capacity of the wastewater treatment system has been reached. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein a combination of the first subset and the third subset comprise a redundant array of wastewater treatment basins with respect to the first wastewater treatment function. 13. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the first set of online wastewater treatment basins and second set of online wastewater treatment basins comprises one or more of an equalization basin, an anoxic basin, a membrane bioreactor basin, and an aeration basin. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising generating computer model specifications for each of the plurality of wastewater treatment basins to generate cost projections. 15. A computer executed control system comprising non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: detecting a change to a target operational parameter of a wastewater treatment system based on sensor data received at the control computer system from one or more sensors configured to monitor operations of a plurality of wastewater treatment basins of the wastewater treatment system, the plurality of wastewater treatment basins including a first set of wastewater treatment basins and a second set of wastewater treatment basins, the first set of wastewater treatment basins including a first subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute a first wastewater treatment function and a second subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function, the first subset being online and the second subset being offline, the second set of wastewater treatment basins including a third subset of wastewater treatment basins configured to execute a second wastewater treatment function and a fourth subset of the wastewater treatment basins configured to execute the second wastewater treatment function, the third subset being online and the fourth subset being offline;based on whether the change to the target operational parameter relates to the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function, determine to, via a routing piping subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline; andcommunicating one or more instructions from the control system to a control compartment of the wastewater system, the control compartment configured to, via the routing piping subsystem, bring one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or take one or more of the first subset or third subset offline. 16. The computer executed control system of claim 14, wherein the change to the target operational parameter identifies a malfunctioning basin within the plurality of wastewater treatment basins, and the one or more instructions include taking the malfunctioning basin offline and bringing a selected basin of the second subset or fourth subset online, the selected basin based on whether the malfunctioning basin is configured to execute the first wastewater treatment function or the second wastewater treatment function. 17. The computer executed control system of claim 15, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates that wastewater input flow for one or more of the first subset or third subset is less than or greater than a threshold level and the bringing of the one or more of the second subset or fourth subset online or the taking of one or more of the first subset or third subset offline is based on bringing the wastewater input flow for the one or more of the first subset or third subset over or under the threshold level. 18. The computer executed control system of claim 15, wherein the change to the target operational parameter indicates a quality of effluent from the wastewater system is not satisfying a quality requirement and the communicating of the one or more instructions is done repeatedly until corresponding additional changes to the target, operational parameter indicate that the quality of the effluent from the wastewater treatment system is satisfying the quality requirement or a capacity of the wastewater treatment system has been reached. 19. The computer executed control system of claim 15, wherein a combination of the first subset and the third subset comprise a redundant array of wastewater treatment basins with respect to the first wastewater treatment function. 20. The computer executed control system of claim 15, wherein each of the first set of online wastewater treatment basins and second set of online wastewater treatment basins comprises one or more of an equalization basin, an anoxic basin, a membrane bioreactor basin, and an aeration basin.