Wastewater treatment process basins

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention describe wastewater treatment process basins included in containers consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers. Said basin may further include a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin and an inlet/outlet to receive/output wastewater treatment process material. It is to be understood that embodiments of the invention may function as various components and sub-components of a wastewater treatment processing plant including, but not limited to, equalization tanks, anoxic basins, aeration basins, anaerobic basins, emergency overflow basins, aerobic digester basins, membrane bioreactor (MBR) basins and waste activated sludge storage. Embodiments of the invention may also be used in military emergency wastewater management, water storage, satellite treatment facilities, FEMA emergency water and wastewater management as well as other reusable water management applications.

1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers;   a basin included in the container, the basin to include a base and a plurality of side walls;   a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;   an inlet to receive wastewater treatment process material into the basin; and   an outlet to output wastewater treatment process material from the basin.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , the basin further comprising a top opposite the base, the corrosion resistant liner further coupled to an interior portion of top of the basin. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , the top to include:
 a first and a second sidewall extension unit, each side wall extension unit to increase interior volume of the basin.   
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , the corrosion resistant liner to comprise polyvinyl chloride (PVC). 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the inlet comprises an inflow pipe. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the inflow pipe comprises a high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE) pipe extending into the interior of the basin and from the exterior of the basin and through the corrosion resistant liner of at least one of the base and side walls of the basin. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the outlet comprises an outflow pipe. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the outflow pipe comprises an HDPE pipe extending from the interior of the basin and to the exterior of the basin and through the corrosion resistant liner of at least one of the base and side walls of the basin. 
     
     
         9 . A system comprising:
 a basin including a base and a plurality of side walls, the basin included in a container consistent with an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for intermodal containers;   a corrosion resistant liner coupled to interior portions of each of the base and side walls of the basin;   an inlet to receive wastewater treatment process material into the basin; and   an outlet to output wastewater treatment process material from the basin.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising an additional basin included in an additional container, consistent with the ISO specification for intermodal containers, to receive the wastewater treatment process material from the basin of the container. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , further comprising an additional basin included in an additional container, consistent with the ISO specification for intermodal containers, to output the wastewater treatment process material to the basin of the container. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 9 , the basin further comprising a top opposite the base, the corrosion resistant liner further coupled to an interior portion of top of the basin. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , the top to include
 a first and a second sidewall extension unit, each side wall extension unit to increase interior volume of the basin.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 9 , the corrosion resistant liner to comprise polyvinyl chloride (PVC). 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the inlet comprises an inflow pipe. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the inflow pipe comprises a high-density poly-ethylene (HDPE) pipe extending into the interior of the basin and from the exterior of the basin and through the corrosion resistant liner of at least one of the base and side walls of the basin. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the outlet comprises an outflow pipe. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the outflow pipe comprises an HDPE pipe extending from the interior of the basin to the exterior of the basin and through the corrosion resistant liner of at least one of the base and side walls of the basin.