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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Michael H. Houck, Dubois, WY (US);
Thomas K. Weaver, Brevard, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
An aggregate chamber for leaching effluent comprises a chamber cavity, at least one panel positioned along a periphery of the chamber cavity, and aggregate for filtering effluent. The chamber unit may include a plurality of foldingly connected panels, and at least one conduit for delivering effluent. A leach line comprises a trench excavated in a leach field, and a plurality of chamber units having a cavity, at least one panel, and aggregate for filtering effluent. A leach field comprises a source of effluent, a plurality of trenches excavated in the soil adjacent the source of effluent, and a plurality of leach lines positioned in the plurality of trenches in fluid connection with the source of effluent, each leach line having at least one chamber unit comprising a cavity, at least one panel, and an aggregate for filtering effluent. A method aspect of the invention includes leaching effluent by conducting effluent from a source to a chamber, filtering the effluent through an aggregate, and leaching the effluent into the leach field. A method of constructing a leach field comprises excavating a plurality of trenches, positioning a plurality of panels in the trenches to define a plurality of walls for chamber leach lines, positioning aggregate adjacent the plurality of panels for substantially filtering the effluent leaching into the field, and connecting the aggregate chamber leach lines to a source of effluent.