THE ECOPOD FIXED FILM WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

The ECOPOD Sewage Treatment System is an advanced treatment method, while emplying aerobic technology, it is combined with a fixed growth media film, situated inside a specially designed container to hold the media.

Wastewater systems of this type work by utilizing the micro-organisms, naturally occurring in the waste we produce, to break down solids and digest the nutrients.

By infusing air into the liquid, these micro-organisms (aerobes) multiply at a much higher rate than would normally occur, thus overpopulating their environment.

Such overpopulation of aerobes accelerates the break-down of solids and the digestion process, resulting in a clear, odourless liquid, safe to release into the environment.

An ECOPOD Treatment System may be combined with other treatment methods to achieve a specific effluent quality.

The design flow for the ECOPOD accepting residential wastewater is based on the same criteria set out for other types of Package Sewage Treatment Plants, in British Columbia, Canada it is the Standard Practice Manual, issued by the Ministry of Health Services, and is updated from time to time.

A typical treatment unit consists of a tank, fiberglass or concrete, with the media container assembly installed, housing the ECOPOD Fixed Media Film, (growth media), a specifically engineered plastic material, providing optimal conditions for the forming of microbial colonies (biomass).

The biomass is the basis of the excessive bacteria growth, which is capable of digesting (breaking down) biodegradable waste into carbon dioxide and water. this is a continuous process as long as the biomass is supplied with incoming waste and oxygen.

The ECOPOD Fixed Film Wastewater Treatment System is submerged in a tank of liquid, which operates as a dilution zone.
An external air compressor is connected to the tanks, to provide the necessary air to the system.
There are no moving mechanical parts or filters in the ECOPOD Fixed Film Wastewater Treatment System.

In this system, conditions are favorable only to attached growth bacteria.
This means that most common disadvantages of other systems are eliminated. No rising sludge, floating sludge or washouts can occur.

In addition to CBOD and TSS, ammonia nitrogen is one of the unwanted contaminants in wastewater.
In the ECOPOD SYSTEM, nitrification of the ammonia and denitrification of nitrates occur within the bacteria mass.
A 60%+ removal rate of total nitrogen is common, without any type of recirculation or cycling of the blower.

The result of this process is a clear, odourless effluent discharge, which will meet and most often exceed the Health Department standards.