Sewage treatment and recycling system

Claim 1

Sewage treatment apparatus comprising, in combination, a first container and a second container, inlet means in an upper portion of the sidewall of said first container, means for aerating liquid in said first container, outlet means in an upper portion of the sidewall of said first container oppositely spaced from said inlet, said outlet means comprising a conduit with a first open end located within said first container and a second open end located in and approximately centrally of said second container, fluid distributor structure comprising a trough with a bottom and sidewalls, said trough being located beneath said second open conduit end for the reception of fluid therefrom, downwardly sloping sidewalls peripherally arranged around said trough with the inner peripheral ends thereof in fluid communication with said trough whereby excess fluid received by said trough is caused to flow over the surfaces of said sloping sidewalls, apertures distributed in the surface of said sloping sidewalls with baffle structure adjacent thereto constructed and arranged to divert liquid into said apertures, first filter means comprising a perforated support means supporting filter media horizontally located within said second compartment beneath said apertures, second filter means comprising a mixture of sand, humus and alluvial deposites located within said second container beneath said first filter means, filtered fluid collection means located beneath said second filter means in fluid communication therewith, and means in fluid communication with said fluid collection means for the removal of filtered fluid therefrom.