While treating stormwater is a necessary evil for most municipalities, there are options that can help avoid sending it completely through a costly full-on wastewater treatment process. The AquaDisk cloth media filter from Aqua-Aerobic Systems is one of those options, as it can be used to filter stormwater at treatment plants or at remote locations.
The key to the technology is its OptiFiber cloth filtration media, which is engineered to accommodate the varying flows and characteristics of stormwater. The filter media provides low effluent TSS without the use of chemicals. According to Mark Hughes, product manager - filtration at Aqua-Aerobic Systems,
