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Underground bioretention systems

a bioretention system and bioretention technology, applied in water cleaning, sewage draining, water cleaning, etc., can solve the problems of less practical development of property, large space requirements of conventional lid technology, and increased cost of lid technology, etc., and achieve excellent removal

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-02-12
BIO CLEAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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The patent text is discussing a technology called low impact development (LID) which has been implemented to control the flow of water and remove pollutants from small amounts of water. LID technologies offer a cost-effective solution for improving water quality but have a space requirement that can make it difficult to incorporate them into construction projects. The patent aims to address this problem and make LID technologies more feasible for developers.

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Conventional LID technologies, however, require substantial amounts of space.
The significant amounts of space taken up by conventional stormwater biofiltration systems make it more expensive, and therefore less feasible, to develop property.

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[0023]Referring to FIG. 1, an underground bioretention system 10 to capture and treat stormwater and contaminated runoff water is shown. The system is designed to be utilized in urbanized or other developed areas where the majority of land is impervious. The system may be placed adjacent to any impervious area which generates rain water runoff or runoff of other contaminated waters from its surface. The system may also connect directly with specific point sources of contaminated waters. With limited surface area in most urban areas for biological filtration systems, the system itself is placed underground. The underground placement of bioretention system 10 provides surface area space that may be used for new construction and / or expansion of buildings, parking lots, roadways, etc. in urban areas.

[0024]At the center of the underground bioretention system 10 is chamber 100. The chamber 100 has a floor 130, ceiling 110, and walls 120. The modular design of bioretention systems accordin...

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Embodiments of the present invention provide underground bioretention systems that capture and treat surface water runoff. Such underground bioretention systems have a chamber formed by a chamber floor, a chamber ceiling, and at least one chamber wall; an access opening in the chamber ceiling fitted with an access opening cover; an influent opening in the chamber ceiling or the at least one chamber wall; an effluent opening positioned in the chamber floor or the at least one chamber wall beneath the influent opening; a filtration media positioned in the chamber beneath the influent opening; and an underdrain system positioned in proximity with the chamber floor. Also in such bioretention systems, the chamber floor, the chamber ceiling, and the at least one chamber wall are comprised of a material and a design adapted to form the chamber in a manner that withstands pressure applied thereon by subterranean and ground surface materials.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTIONS[0001]The present invention relates, in general, to water capture and treatment systems and methods of using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to modular, underground biofiltration systems for developments where a sub-optimal or inadequate amount of surface area is available for biological treatment of stormwater prior to discharge from the property.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS[0002]Water treatment systems have been in existence for many years. These systems treat stormwater surface runoff or other polluted water. Stormwater runoff is of concern for two main reasons: i. volume and flow rate, and ii. pollution and contamination. The volume and flow rate of stormwater runoff is a concern because large volumes and high flow rates can cause erosion and flooding. Pollution and contamination of stormwater runoff is a concern because stormwater runoff flows into our rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, and / or oceans. Pollution and contamination ...

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IPC IPC(8): E03F1/00
CPCE03F1/002C02F1/001C02F3/04C02F3/327C02F2101/32C02F2103/001E03F5/0404E03F5/101E03F5/16Y02W10/10Y02W10/37Y02A10/30
Inventor KENT, ZACHARIA
Owner BIO CLEAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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