EP2137114A2 - Method of converting a septic tank into a biological waste water treatment plant. - Google Patents

Method of converting a septic tank into a biological waste water treatment plant.

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EP2137114A2
EP2137114A2 EP08736282A EP08736282A EP2137114A2 EP 2137114 A2 EP2137114 A2 EP 2137114A2 EP 08736282 A EP08736282 A EP 08736282A EP 08736282 A EP08736282 A EP 08736282A EP 2137114 A2 EP2137114 A2 EP 2137114A2
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Alain Lorquet
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/28—Anaerobic digestion processes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
    • C02F3/12—Activated sludge processes
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/30—Aerobic and anaerobic processes
    • C02F3/301—Aerobic and anaerobic treatment in the same reactor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00—Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/10—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

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  • the invention relates to the purification of wastewater, especially domestic wastewater. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for the conversion of a septic tank to a biological wastewater treatment plant, said septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment. The invention also relates to a module for converting such a septic tank into a sewage treatment plant.
  • stand-alone sewage treatment and disposal facilities In some areas, homes are equipped with stand-alone sewage treatment and disposal facilities. These stand-alone facilities usually include a septic tank, in which the wastewater undergoes partial purification by anaerobic digestion of organic matter, before being discharged into the natural environment, for example a watercourse or a sink.
  • the degree of purification achieved with a conventional septic tank no longer meets the current standards for the treatment of domestic wastewater, particularly European standards.
  • Compliance with public health standards currently in force requires the use of biological purification facilities, combining anaerobic septic tank treatment and aerobic treatment.
  • the construction of such domestic facilities Biological purification is usually expensive and complex. Combining a septic tank and an aerobic purification unit, these facilities also have the disadvantage of occupying a large area, which can be problematic in some cases.
  • a biological purification plant of reduced volume combining a septic tank with two compartments and an aerobic purification device which is housed in a compartment of the septic tank.
  • the aerobic purification device is of the bacterial filter type.
  • the purified clear water that is collected is divided into three fractions: one fraction is recycled in the septic tank, another fraction is recycled in the filtering bacterial bed and a third fraction is removed from the installation.
  • the use of an aerobic purification device of the filter bed type is a pecuniary disadvantage. It also has the disadvantage of requiring a double internal circulation of the water being purified and its operation is also complicated, especially as regards the maintenance of the filtering bacterial bed.
  • US 2003/0066790 discloses a conversion device from a typical single bay anaerobic septic tank into an aerobic treatment system for wastewater treatment.
  • the device comprises in particular a folding reactor containing a medium through which the water to be treated is re-circulated and aerated.
  • US 2,852,140 discloses a septic tank with three compartments and operating on filter bed. The device described can be converted / modified so as to introduce into one of the compartments aeration means and fluid circulation.
  • US 3,627,135 describes a device for converting an anaerobic septic tank into an aerobic wastewater treatment system.
  • the method and conversion system of the present invention require only few steps as for its installation in a pre-existing septic tank, and moreover does not lead to an increase in size.
  • Another advantage associated with the method and system of the present invention is that it is non-gravity, which implies that it is not negatively affected by consumption peaks that arise predictably under normal conditions of use.
  • the biological treatment plant can treat wastewater and produce a constant flow of clear water.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a process for the conversion of a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant combining anaerobic purification in a septic tank and aerobic purification, the septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment, which method comprises housing, in the septic tank, an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type comprising an aeration device and a clarification chamber.
  • the present invention relates to a station for the biological purification of waste water combining anaerobic purification in septic tank and an aerobic purification, the station being obtained by conversion of a septic tank by means of a method as previously described.
  • the septic tank used in the process according to the invention is well known in water purification technique and commonly used in stand-alone domestic wastewater treatment installations. It normally includes an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment. In the anaerobic digestion compartment, the organic matter in the water undergoes an anaerobic fermentation leading to the production of carbon dioxide, methane and sulfur dioxide, which is evacuated, and the sedimentation of an mud.
  • the sedimentation compartment is located downstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment, with which it communicates. In the sedimentation compartment, the insoluble solids of the water sediment and accumulate on the bottom of the compartment.
  • the anaerobic digestion compartment normally includes an orifice for the admission of the wastewater to be treated and the sedimentation chamber has an orifice for discharging the clarified water.
  • the septic tank is usually a monolithic concrete construction. Other materials or methods of construction can however be used without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the septic tank may possibly include more than two compartments. It may include a degreasing compartment, located upstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment.
  • an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type is housed in the septic tank. Aerobic purification with activated sludge is well known in the art. In this type of purification, the sludge-laden water containing heterotrophic micro-organisms is typically brewed with oxygen or air. It is then subjected to a clarification operation, to rid it of mud. The clear water obtained can generally be rejected as such in the natural environment, for example a losing well.
  • the raw wastewater enters the septic tank and, at the end of the treatment in said septic tank, station, purified water is collected from the module and released into the natural environment.
  • the aerobic purification module comprises an aeration device and a clarification chamber; air is introduced via the aeration device into the sedimentation compartment, water is transferred from said sedimentation compartment to the clarification chamber and clear water is extracted from the clarification chamber.
  • the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank acts as an aerobic purification chamber activated sludge.
  • the clarification chamber is designed in a manner known per se to promote sedimentation of dense insoluble solids and release clear water. It usually comprises a vertical chamber of circular or polygonal cross section, preferably square or rectangular. It may be metal (for example steel) or a polymeric material (for example vinyl polymer or polyester optionally reinforced with glass fibers).
  • the clarification chamber used in the present invention represents a sealed cell and closed in its lower part (ie that which is supposed to recover the sedimentation materials).
  • the clarification chamber is designed to introduce a third volume of wastewater treatment.
  • the clarification chamber is introduced into the septic tank and suspended from a partition.
  • the baffles in the clarification chamber. Their function is to subject the flow of water in the chamber to changes of direction favoring the separation of dense insoluble materials.
  • the settling chamber is advantageously a vertical chamber of square or rectangular section, in which the baffles are alternately fixed on opposite faces of the chamber, as indicated in the attached figure.
  • the clarification chamber may further be provided with means for recovering light sludge.
  • the recovery means used in the present invention may take the form of suction tubes whose active ends are preferably placed at the acute angles formed by the meeting of the baffles with the faces of the clarification chamber. These particular places may indeed be subject to a build-up of light sludge during normal use of the installation, and may therefore lead to clogging of the baffles and a decrease in water treatment performance.
  • the water that is transferred from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the clarification chamber opens into the bottom of said clarification chamber.
  • the expression "at the bottom” designates the lower half of the height of the clarification chamber, preferably the lower third, more particularly the lower quarter, of said height.
  • the entry of water into the clarification chamber is as close as possible to the bottom thereof, while remaining compatible with normal operation of the treatment plant.
  • water that is transferred from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the clarification chamber is transferred by means of an intake conduit having an upstream end.
  • the water of the sedimentation compartment is transferred to the bottom of the clarification chamber as explained above; the extraction of the clear water is operated by means of a pipe of which an upstream end opens into the clarification chamber and of which a downstream end passes through an overflow of the septic tank; and said overflow is sealed, around the aforesaid pipe.
  • the extraction of the clear water is preferably carried out in the upper part of the clarification chamber.
  • the expression "the upper part of the clarification chamber” designates the upper half of the height of the clarification chamber, preferably the upper third, more particularly the upper quarter, of said height.
  • the extraction of the clear water is as close as possible to the level normally reached by the water in the clarification chamber during normal use of the treatment plant.
  • the overflow of the septic tank is an orifice normally present on all commercial septic tanks, through which water escapes during normal use of the septic tank.
  • the function of this orifice was explained above during the presentation on the septic tank implemented in the method according to the invention.
  • Clogging the overflow of the septic tank has the function of forcing all the treated water in the septic tank to pass through the aerobic purification module, before its evacuation into the natural environment. Indeed, in a conventional septic tank when a sudden arrival of water to be treated occurs in the pit, the presence of the overflow avoids the overflow of the pit, but necessarily leads to the discharge of untreated water into the pit. nature ,
  • the level of water to be treated in the septic tank typically oscillates between two limit levels: the upper or the maximum level and the lower level or minimum.
  • the installation shown in the figure in the appendix provides a buffer volume that can quickly absorb a massive influx of water to treat and thus face a peak consumption
  • This buffer volume is preferably between 300 liters and 800 liters, preferably between 400 liters and 700 liters, even more preferably between 400 liters and 500 liters.
  • sludge gradually accumulates on the bottom of the clarification chamber.
  • These sludges generally contain heterotrophic micro-organisms and it is therefore advantageous, according to the invention, to recycle at least part of this sludge in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank.
  • the clarification chamber is housed in the septic tank. She may be housed invariably in the anaerobic digestion compartment or in the sedimentation compartment, or in another compartment if the septic tank has more than two compartments. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clarification chamber is housed in the anaerobic digestion compartment.
  • small beads also called "kaldnes”
  • these small balls which, when they are set in motion for example by the action of the aeration device as described in the present invention, will have the effect of increasing the contact surface between the microbial / bacterial medium, the materials organic substances in wastewater and air; and thereby increase the aerobic digestion efficiency.
  • Any type of kaldnes well known to those skilled in the art, can be used in the context of the present invention.
  • polymeric materials may be particularly well suited for the manufacture of kaldnes that can be used in the present invention.
  • the biological treatment plant according to the present invention can be used in combination with a sand filter or static settler which will advantageously and preferably be placed in the clarification chamber.
  • a sand filter or static decanter Any type of sand filter or static decanter, well known to those skilled in the art, can be used in the context of the present invention.
  • the cleaning of said filter will be done during the recovery of the heavy sludge by retro washing (as described herein -after). This recovery of sludge by suction causes indeed a gradual decrease in the level in the clarifier causing the same time the cleaning of the sand filter.
  • the present invention also relates to a module for converting, into a wastewater biological purification station, a septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment disposed downstream of the compartment.
  • anaerobic digestion said module being characterized in that it is of the type with aerobic purification by activated sludge and comprises: an air diffuser connected to a booster; and a clarification chamber provided with a water intake duct and a clear water discharge duct; the clarification chamber, the air diffuser and the intake and discharge ducts being dimensioned and dimensioned so that the clarification chamber can be housed inside a compartment of the septic tank, the air diffuser then being disposed in the sedimentation compartment, the water intake duct having an upstream end in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank and the clear water discharge conduit having a downstream end that passes through an overflow of the septic tank.
  • the air diffuser has the function of diffusing air into the water that is in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank during normal use of the septic tank.
  • the function of the booster is to force air into the diffuser. It is normally located outside the septic tank.
  • the clarification chamber and its technical function have been defined above, with reference to the process according to the invention. It must be dimensioned to be housed in a compartment of the septic tank, ideally the compartment of anaerobic digestion.
  • the water intake duct of the clarification chamber has its downstream end which opens into the bottom of said clarification chamber.
  • downstream and the expression "in the bottom of the chamber” have been defined above with reference to the process according to the invention.
  • a pump or the like normally equips the conduit for the admission of water from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the chamber of clarification of the module.
  • the type of pump used is not critical for the definition of the invention.
  • the module according to the invention further comprises a device for transferring a sludge from the clarification chamber to the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank, this transfer device comprising a pump connected to a pipe that opens into the bottom of the clarification chamber.
  • the clarification chamber is advantageously equipped with baffles, whose arrangement and function have been explained above, with reference to the method according to the invention.
  • the method and the module according to the invention make it possible to easily, quickly and inexpensively convert a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant, respecting public health standards in use.
  • the method and the module according to the invention are particularly applicable to old septic tanks, with a view to converting them into biological treatment plants that meet public health standards.
  • the module according to the invention may be advantageous to combine the module according to the invention with a "UVC" system.
  • the system includes a spill cover provided with at least one reflective surface, and coupled to a UV lamp placed opposite said reflective surface. Since the bactericidal properties of UV radiation are well known in the art, the role of the UVC system is therefore Consequently, the clear water extracted from the clarification chamber must be irradiated with UV radiation before it is released into the natural environment in order to destroy / minimize the last germs / bacteria that would still be present in the clear water coming from the station. biological purification in accordance with the present invention.
  • UVC systems are well known per se, and the skilled person in the field of septic tanks will easily configure, place, and implement such a system in the installation according to the invention.
  • the UVC system will conveniently be placed within the clarification chamber at the point where the freshly purified water begins to flow through the clear water discharge conduit.
  • a station for the biological purification of waste water obtained by converting a septic tank by means of the method according to the invention, especially by lodging in a compartment of the septic tank, a module according to the invention.
  • the installation represented in the figure comprises a septic tank designated, as a whole, by the reference notation 1. It is for example a septic tank originally equipping a former family home and connected to a sinkhole dug in the garden of the dwelling.
  • the septic tank 1 is classically a prefabricated concrete enclosure. It comprises, in a manner known per se, an anaerobic digestion compartment 2 and a sedimentation compartment 3. The two compartments are separated by a vertical partition 4 and the entire pit is closed by a removable lid 5.
  • the septic tank 1 is normally buried.
  • the wall of the anaerobic digestion compartment is pierced with an orifice 6 for connection to a collector (not shown) for discharging domestic wastewater from the dwelling.
  • the sedimentation compartment 3 is located downstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment 2 and the two compartments communicate through a series of openings 7 pierced through the partition 4.
  • the wall of the sedimentation compartment 3 is pierced with an opening 8 connected to the losing well. Before the conversion of the septic tank into a biological treatment plant, the opening 8 served as an overflow for the evacuation of water that had passed through the septic tank.
  • the septic tank contains an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type.
  • This module comprises an air diffuser 9, housed in the bottom of the sedimentation compartment 3.
  • the diffuser 9 is connected to a pipe 10 which extends to above the water level.
  • This pipe is supplied with air by means of a booster 11 disposed outside the septic tank 1.
  • the aerobic purification module further comprises a clarification chamber 12, which is housed in the anaerobic digestion compartment 2.
  • the clarification chamber 12 is a vertical chamber of rectangular cross section, contiguous to the partition 4. It is for example metal.
  • the chamber 12 comprises a pair of baffles 13, the function of which has already been explained previously.
  • the chamber 12 is connected at its upper part to a pipe 14 which overlaps the partition 4 of the septic tank and opens into the overflow opening 8 of the septic tank.
  • a stuffing hermetically seals the orifice 8, around the pipe 14.
  • a conduit 16 connects the lower part of the clarification chamber 12 to the sedimentation compartment 3 of the septic tank, by overlapping the partition 4.
  • the conduit 16 is connected to a pump, not shown, for transferring water from the compartment 3 to the chamber 12.
  • the upstream end 17 of the conduit 16 is located in the upper part of the compartment 3, but below the maximum level 18 reached by the water during normal use of the installation.
  • the chamber 12 further contains a conduit 19 which plunges into the bottom of the chamber 12 and opens into the upper part of the sedimentation compartment 3, above the above-mentioned level 18.
  • the conduit 19 is provided with a slurry pump, not shown.
  • the septic tank 1 is filled with water to an intermediate level between a higher level (the maximum level 18 defined above) and a lower level 21, which is the level of the upstream end 17 of the conduit 16.
  • the wastewater from the house enters the anaerobic digestion compartment 2 of the septic tank through the orifice 6. It undergoes an anaerobic purification, leading to a accumulation of sludge in the bottom of the compartment.
  • the water then passes into the sedimentation compartment 3, via the orifices 7.
  • the water is aerated by injection of ambient air via the booster 11 and the diffuser 9.
  • the water undergoes aerobic purification.
  • the water, charged with activated sludge is pumped at the upstream end 17 of the conduit 16 and sent to the bottom of the clarification chamber 12.
  • the water rises naturally in the chamber 12, as and when pumping and it is progressively freed from the sludge with which it is charged, which sediment and accumulate in the bottom of the chamber 12.
  • the baffles 13 subject the water to a zigzag flow during its ascent in the chamber 12. This zigzag flow promotes the separation of light sludge and heavy sludge.
  • the baffles 13 are arranged such that they form an angle with the wall of the chamber 12. They thus retain the light sludge and prevent them from rising to the surface.
  • the clarification chamber 12 is provided with means for recovering light sludge 22, the function of which has already been explained previously.
  • these recovery means can take the form of suction tubes.
  • the station for the biological purification of wastewater makes it possible to deliver a constant flow of clear water at the outlet. This characteristic is the result of a regular, constant and complete treatment of wastewater, smoothly and without runaway, even when massive quantities of waste water are unexpectedly introduced into the septic tank.

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Abstract

The invention particularly relates to a method for converting a septic tank (1) into a biological wastewater treatment plant, wherein said septic tank (1) includes an aerobic digestion compartment (2) and a sedimentation compartment (3). The invention also relates to a module for converting such a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant.

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Procédé pour la conversion d'une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée Process for converting a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant
DOMAINE TECHNIQUE DE L'INVENTIONTECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
L'invention se rapporte à l'épuration des eaux usées, spécialement des eaux usées domestiques. L'invention concerne plus spécialement un procédé pour la conversion d'une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée, ladite fosse septique comprenant un compartiment de digestion anaérobie et un compartiment de sédimentation. L'invention concerne également un module pour la conversion d'une telle fosse septique en une station d'épuration d'eaux usées.The invention relates to the purification of wastewater, especially domestic wastewater. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for the conversion of a septic tank to a biological wastewater treatment plant, said septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment. The invention also relates to a module for converting such a septic tank into a sewage treatment plant.
ÉTAT DE LA TECHNIQUESTATE OF THE ART
Dans certaines régions, les habitations sont équipées d'installations autonomes d'épuration et d'évacuation des eaux usées. Ces installations autonomes comprennent habituellement une fosse septique, dans laquelle les eaux usées subissent une épuration partielle par digestion anaérobie des matières organiques, avant d'être évacuées dans le milieu naturel, par exemple un cours d'eau ou un puits perdant. Le degré d'épuration obtenu avec une fosse septique classique ne respecte toutefois plus les normes actuelles en matière d'épuration des eaux usées domestiques, particulièrement les normes européennes. Le respect des normes de salubrité publique actuellement en vigueur nécessite l'utilisation d'installations d'épuration biologique, associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie. La construction de telles installations domestiques d'épuration biologique est généralement coûteuse et complexe. Associant une fosse septique et une unité d'épuration aérobie, ces installations présentent par ailleurs l'inconvénient d'occuper une grande superficie, ce qui peut poser problème dans certains cas.In some areas, homes are equipped with stand-alone sewage treatment and disposal facilities. These stand-alone facilities usually include a septic tank, in which the wastewater undergoes partial purification by anaerobic digestion of organic matter, before being discharged into the natural environment, for example a watercourse or a sink. The degree of purification achieved with a conventional septic tank, however, no longer meets the current standards for the treatment of domestic wastewater, particularly European standards. Compliance with public health standards currently in force requires the use of biological purification facilities, combining anaerobic septic tank treatment and aerobic treatment. The construction of such domestic facilities Biological purification is usually expensive and complex. Combining a septic tank and an aerobic purification unit, these facilities also have the disadvantage of occupying a large area, which can be problematic in some cases.
Dans le document US-A 5 609 754, on propose une installation d'épuration biologique de volume réduit, associant une fosse septique à deux compartiments et un dispositif d'épuration aérobie qui se trouve logé dans un compartiment de la fosse septique. Dans cette installation, le dispositif d'épuration aérobie est du type à filtre bactérien. L'eau claire épurée qui en est recueillie est scindée en trois fractions : une fraction est recyclée dans la fosse septique, une autre fraction est recyclée dans le lit bactérien filtrant et une troisième fraction est évacuée de l'installation. Dans cette installation connue, l'utilisation d'un dispositif d'épuration aérobie du type à lit filtrant constitue un inconvénient de nature pécuniaire. Elle présente en outre l'inconvénient de nécessiter une double circulation interne des eaux en cours d'épuration et son exploitation est par ailleurs compliquée, notamment en ce qui concerne l'entretien du lit bactérien filtrant.In US-A 5,609,754, there is provided a biological purification plant of reduced volume, combining a septic tank with two compartments and an aerobic purification device which is housed in a compartment of the septic tank. In this installation, the aerobic purification device is of the bacterial filter type. The purified clear water that is collected is divided into three fractions: one fraction is recycled in the septic tank, another fraction is recycled in the filtering bacterial bed and a third fraction is removed from the installation. In this known installation, the use of an aerobic purification device of the filter bed type is a pecuniary disadvantage. It also has the disadvantage of requiring a double internal circulation of the water being purified and its operation is also complicated, especially as regards the maintenance of the filtering bacterial bed.
Dans les habitations existantes, déjà équipées de fosses septiques, on a songé adjoindre une unité d'épuration aérobie à la fosse septique existante, de manière à réduire le coût d'investissement. Ainsi, dans le document CA-2 158 407, on propose une installation pour l'épuration d'eaux usées, qui associe une fosse septique et un réacteur biologique aérobie du type à boue activée, disposé en aval de la fosse septique. Dans cette installation connue, le réacteur biologique aérobie est du type à fonctionnement intermittent, par lots successifs d'eau à traiter (mieux connu sous la dénomination anglo-saxonne « batch ») . L'eau provenant de la fosse septique est introduite dans le réacteur par lots successifs réglés pour maintenir en permanence le niveau de l'eau dans le réacteur entre une valeur maximum et une valeur minimum. Cette installation connue présente l'inconvénient d'un grand encombrement. Par ailleurs, le fonctionnement intermittent, par lots successifs, complique sa construction et grève son coût, ce qui constitue un autre inconvénient.In existing homes, already equipped with septic tanks, an aerobic treatment unit was planned to be added to the existing septic tank, in order to reduce the investment cost. Thus, in document CA-2 158 407, there is proposed an installation for the purification of wastewater, which combines a septic tank and an aerobic biological reactor of the activated sludge type, disposed downstream of the septic tank. In this known installation, the aerobic biological reactor is of the intermittent operating type, in successive batches of water to be treated (better known under the name Anglo-Saxon "batch"). Water from the septic tank is introduced into the reactor in successive batches set to continuously maintain the level of water in the reactor between a maximum value and a minimum value. This known installation has the disadvantage of a large footprint. In addition, the intermittent operation, in successive batches, complicates its construction and strike its cost, which is another drawback.
De manière similaire, US 2003/0066790 décrit un dispositif de conversion d'une fosse septique typique anaérobie à compartiment unique, en un système de traitement aérobie pour le traitement d'eaux usées. Le dispositif comprend notamment un réacteur pliant contenant un milieu à travers lequel les eaux à traiter sont re-circulées et aérées. D'autre part, US 2,852,140 divulgue une fosse septique comportant trois compartiments et fonctionnant sur lit filtrant. Le dispositif décrit peut être converti /modifié de manière à introduire dans un des compartiments des moyens d'aération et de circulation de fluide. Par ailleurs, US 3,627,135 décrit un dispositif de conversion d'une fosse septique du type anaérobie en un système de traitement aérobie des eaux usées.Similarly, US 2003/0066790 discloses a conversion device from a typical single bay anaerobic septic tank into an aerobic treatment system for wastewater treatment. The device comprises in particular a folding reactor containing a medium through which the water to be treated is re-circulated and aerated. On the other hand, US 2,852,140 discloses a septic tank with three compartments and operating on filter bed. The device described can be converted / modified so as to introduce into one of the compartments aeration means and fluid circulation. Furthermore, US 3,627,135 describes a device for converting an anaerobic septic tank into an aerobic wastewater treatment system.
Sans remettre en cause les avantages apportés par les systèmes décrits dans l'art antérieur, il persiste un besoin pour un procédé/système permettant une conversion aisée et économique d'une fosse septique préexistante en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée qui soit efficace et qui combine à la fois une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie.Without calling into question the advantages provided by the systems described in the prior art, there remains a need for a method / system that allows easy and economical conversion of a pre-existing septic tank into a biological sewage treatment plant that is efficient and combines both anaerobic septic tank treatment and aerobic treatment.
Avantageusement, le procédé et système de conversion de la présente invention ne nécessitent que peu d'étapes quant à son installation dans une fosse septique préexistante, et de plus n'entraîne pas une augmentation de l'encombrement. Un autre avantage associé au procédé et système de la présente invention est qu' il est non gravitaire, ce qui implique qu'il n'est pas négativement affecté par des pics de consommation qui surgissent de façon prévisible dans des conditions normales d'utilisation. De façon avantage également, la station d'épuration biologique permet de traiter les eaux usées et de produire un débit constant d'eau claire. D'autres avantages de la présente invention vont être apparents dans la description détaillée qui suit.Advantageously, the method and conversion system of the present invention require only few steps as for its installation in a pre-existing septic tank, and moreover does not lead to an increase in size. Another advantage associated with the method and system of the present invention is that it is non-gravity, which implies that it is not negatively affected by consumption peaks that arise predictably under normal conditions of use. In addition, the biological treatment plant can treat wastewater and produce a constant flow of clear water. Other advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description.
RÉSUMÉ DE L'INVENTIONSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
D'après un premier mode de réalisation, la présente invention a pour objet de fournir un procédé pour la conversion d'une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie, la fosse septique comprenant un compartiment de digestion anaérobie et un compartiment de sédimentation, procédé selon lequel on loge, dans la fosse septique, un module d'épuration aérobie du type à boue activée comprenant un dispositif d'aération et une chambre de clarification. D'après un autre mode de réalisation de la présente invention, il est décrit un module pour la conversion, au moyen du procédé précité, d'une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie,According to a first embodiment, the object of the present invention is to provide a process for the conversion of a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant combining anaerobic purification in a septic tank and aerobic purification, the septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment, which method comprises housing, in the septic tank, an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type comprising an aeration device and a clarification chamber. According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is described a module for converting, by means of the aforementioned method, a septic tank into a wastewater biological treatment plant combining anaerobic purification in a pit. septic and aerobic purification,
Dans encore un autre mode d'exécution, la présente invention concerne une station pour l'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie, la station étant obtenue par conversion d'une fosse septique au moyen d'un procédé comme décrit précédemment.In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to a station for the biological purification of waste water combining anaerobic purification in septic tank and an aerobic purification, the station being obtained by conversion of a septic tank by means of a method as previously described.
DESCRIPTION DÉTAILLÉE DE L'INVENTIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
PROCÉDÉ POUR LA CONVERSATION D'UNE FOSSE SEPTIQUEMETHOD FOR CONVERSATION OF SEPTIC TANK
La fosse septique mise en œuvre dans le procédé selon l'invention est bien connue en technique d'épuration des eaux et communément utilisée dans les installations autonomes de traitement des eaux usées domestiques. Elle comprend normalement un compartiment de digestion anaérobie et un compartiment de sédimentation. Dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie, les matières organiques de l'eau sont soumises à une fermentation anaérobie conduisant à la production de dioxyde de carbone, de méthane et de dioxyde de soufre, que l'on évacue, et à la sédimentation d'une boue. Le compartiment de sédimentation est situé en aval du compartiment de digestion anaérobie, avec lequel il communique. Dans le compartiment de sédimentation, les matières solides insolubles de l'eau sédimentent et s'amoncellent sur le fond du compartiment. Le compartiment de digestion anaérobie comprend normalement un orifice pour l'admission de l'eau usée à traiter et le compartiment de sédimentation présente un orifice pour l'évacuation de l'eau clarifiée.The septic tank used in the process according to the invention is well known in water purification technique and commonly used in stand-alone domestic wastewater treatment installations. It normally includes an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment. In the anaerobic digestion compartment, the organic matter in the water undergoes an anaerobic fermentation leading to the production of carbon dioxide, methane and sulfur dioxide, which is evacuated, and the sedimentation of an mud. The sedimentation compartment is located downstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment, with which it communicates. In the sedimentation compartment, the insoluble solids of the water sediment and accumulate on the bottom of the compartment. The anaerobic digestion compartment normally includes an orifice for the admission of the wastewater to be treated and the sedimentation chamber has an orifice for discharging the clarified water.
Le passage de l'eau du compartiment de digestion anaérobie, en amont, dans le compartiment de sédimentation, en aval, se fait généralement par débordement au-dessus d'un seuil. Dans la suite du présent mémoire, les expressions amont et aval sont considérées dans le sens de propagation de l'eau traitée.The passage of water from the anaerobic digestion compartment, upstream, into the sedimentation compartment, downstream, is generally by overflow above a threshold. In the rest of this specification, the expressions upstream and downstream are considered in the direction of propagation of the treated water.
La fosse septique est habituellement une construction monolithique en béton. D'autres matériaux ou modes de construction peuvent toutefois être utilisés sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. La fosse septique peut éventuellement comprendre plus de deux compartiments. Elle peut comprendre un compartiment de dégraissage, situé en amont du compartiment de digestion anaérobie.The septic tank is usually a monolithic concrete construction. Other materials or methods of construction can however be used without departing from the scope of the invention. The septic tank may possibly include more than two compartments. It may include a degreasing compartment, located upstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment.
Conformément à l'invention, on loge, dans la fosse septique un module d'épuration aérobie du type à boue activée. L'épuration aérobie par boue activée est bien connue en technique. Dans ce type d'épuration, l'eau chargée de boue contenant des micro-organismes hétérotrophes est typiquement brassée avec de l'oxygène ou de l'air. Elle est ensuite soumise à une opération de clarification, pour la débarrasser de la boue. L'eau claire obtenue peut généralement être rejetée telle quelle dans le milieu naturel, par exemple un puits perdant. Dans la station d'épuration obtenue au moyen du procédé selon l'invention, l'eau usée brute pénètre dans la fosse septique et, à l'issue du traitement dans ladite station, l'eau épurée est recueillie du module et rejetée dans le milieu naturel.In accordance with the invention, an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type is housed in the septic tank. Aerobic purification with activated sludge is well known in the art. In this type of purification, the sludge-laden water containing heterotrophic micro-organisms is typically brewed with oxygen or air. It is then subjected to a clarification operation, to rid it of mud. The clear water obtained can generally be rejected as such in the natural environment, for example a losing well. In the purification plant obtained by means of the process according to the invention, the raw wastewater enters the septic tank and, at the end of the treatment in said septic tank, station, purified water is collected from the module and released into the natural environment.
Dans une forme d'exécution particulière du procédé selon l'invention, le module d'épuration aérobie comprend un dispositif d'aération et une chambre de clarification ; on introduit de l'air, via le dispositif d'aération, dans le compartiment de sédimentation, on transfert l'eau dudit compartiment de sédimentation dans la chambre de clarification et on extrait de l'eau claire de la chambre de clarification. Dans cette forme d'exécution de l'invention, le compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique joue le rôle d'une chambre d'épuration aérobie par boue activée. La chambre de clarification est conçue de manière connue en soi pour favoriser une sédimentation des matières solides insolubles denses et libérer une eau claire. Elle comprend habituellement une chambre verticale de section transversale circulaire ou polygonale, de préférence carrée ou rectangulaire. Elle peut être en métal (par exemple en acier) ou en une matière polymérique (par exemple en polymère vinylique ou en polyester éventuellement renforcé de fibres de verre) . Typiquement, la chambre de clarification utilisable dans la présente invention représente une cellule étanche et fermée dans sa partie inférieure (i.e. celle qui est censée récupérer les matières de sédimentation) . Dans le cadre d'une utilisation conforme à la présente invention, la chambre de clarification est conçue pour introduire un troisième volume de traitement des eaux usées. Dans une forme d'exécution préférée de la présente invention, la chambre de clarification est introduite dans la fosse septique et suspendue à une cloison. En conséquence, l'introduction du module d'épuration aérobie n'entraîne pas une augmentation de l'encombrement de la fosse septique et ne nécessite donc pas de travaux supplémentaires de terrassement et/ou de chantier.In a particular embodiment of the method according to the invention, the aerobic purification module comprises an aeration device and a clarification chamber; air is introduced via the aeration device into the sedimentation compartment, water is transferred from said sedimentation compartment to the clarification chamber and clear water is extracted from the clarification chamber. In this embodiment of the invention, the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank acts as an aerobic purification chamber activated sludge. The clarification chamber is designed in a manner known per se to promote sedimentation of dense insoluble solids and release clear water. It usually comprises a vertical chamber of circular or polygonal cross section, preferably square or rectangular. It may be metal (for example steel) or a polymeric material (for example vinyl polymer or polyester optionally reinforced with glass fibers). Typically, the clarification chamber used in the present invention represents a sealed cell and closed in its lower part (ie that which is supposed to recover the sedimentation materials). In the context of a use according to the present invention, the clarification chamber is designed to introduce a third volume of wastewater treatment. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clarification chamber is introduced into the septic tank and suspended from a partition. As a result, the introduction the aerobic purification module does not lead to an increase in the size of the septic tank and therefore does not require additional earthworks and / or construction.
Pour améliorer la clarification de l'eau, il est recommandé de disposer des chicanes dans la chambre de clarification. Celles-ci ont pour fonction de soumettre l'écoulement de l'eau dans la chambre, à des changements de direction favorisant la séparation des matières insolubles denses. Dans cette variante de l'invention, la chambre de décantation est avantageusement une chambre verticale de section carrée ou rectangulaire, dans laquelle les chicanes sont alternativement fixées sur des faces opposées de la chambre, comme indiqué dans la figure annexée.To improve the clarification of the water, it is recommended to have the baffles in the clarification chamber. Their function is to subject the flow of water in the chamber to changes of direction favoring the separation of dense insoluble materials. In this variant of the invention, the settling chamber is advantageously a vertical chamber of square or rectangular section, in which the baffles are alternately fixed on opposite faces of the chamber, as indicated in the attached figure.
Dans une autre variante préférée de l'invention, la chambre de clarification peut en outre être munie de moyens de récupération des boues légères. Avantageusement, les moyens de récupération utilisables dans la présente invention peuvent prendre la forme de tubes aspirants dont les extrémités actives sont préférentiellement placées au niveau des angles aigus formés par la rencontre des chicanes avec les faces de la chambre de clarification. Ces endroits particuliers peuvent en effet être sujets à une accumulation de boues légères lors d'une utilisation normale de l'installation, et peuvent par conséquent entraîner un encrassement des chicanes et une baisse des performances de traitement des eaux . Dans un mode de réalisation de la forme d'exécution particulière définie plus haut, l'eau qui est transférée du compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique dans la chambre de clarification débouche dans le bas de ladite chambre de clarification. Dans ce mode de réalisation du procédé, l'expression « dans le bas » désigne la moitié inférieure de la hauteur de la chambre de clarification, de préférence le tiers inférieur, plus spécialement le quart inférieur, de ladite hauteur. Toutes autres choses égales par ailleurs, on préfère que l'entrée de l'eau dans la chambre de clarification se fasse le plus près possible du fond de celle-ci, tout en restant compatible avec un fonctionnement normal de la station d'épuration.In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the clarification chamber may further be provided with means for recovering light sludge. Advantageously, the recovery means used in the present invention may take the form of suction tubes whose active ends are preferably placed at the acute angles formed by the meeting of the baffles with the faces of the clarification chamber. These particular places may indeed be subject to a build-up of light sludge during normal use of the installation, and may therefore lead to clogging of the baffles and a decrease in water treatment performance. In one embodiment of the particular embodiment defined above, the water that is transferred from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the clarification chamber opens into the bottom of said clarification chamber. In this embodiment of the method, the expression "at the bottom" designates the lower half of the height of the clarification chamber, preferably the lower third, more particularly the lower quarter, of said height. Other things being equal, it is preferred that the entry of water into the clarification chamber is as close as possible to the bottom thereof, while remaining compatible with normal operation of the treatment plant.
Dans un autre mode de réalisation préférée de la présente invention, l'eau qui est transférée du compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique dans la chambre de clarification est transférée au moyen d'un conduit d'admission ayant une extrémité d'amont. Par ailleurs, il est préférable de placer le conduit de telle manière que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont soit situé dans la partie supérieure du compartiment, mais en dessous du niveau maximum atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique, et de manière à ce que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont corresponde au niveau inférieur atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique pendant une utilisation normale de la station dépuration biologique d'eau usée selon la présent invention .In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, water that is transferred from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the clarification chamber is transferred by means of an intake conduit having an upstream end. In addition, it is preferable to place the pipe in such a way that the level of the upstream end is located in the upper part of the compartment, but below the maximum level reached by the water in the septic tank, and so that the level of the upstream end corresponds to the lower level reached by the water in the septic tank during normal use of the wastewater biological purification station according to the present invention.
Dans encore un autre mode de réalisation de la forme d'exécution particulière définie plus haut, l'eau du compartiment de sédimentation est transférée dans le bas de la chambre de clarification comme exposé plus haut ; l'extraction de l'eau claire est opérée au moyen d'une conduite dont une extrémité d'amont débouche dans la chambre de clarification et dont une extrémité d' aval traverse un trop-plein de la fosse septique; et on colmate ledit trop-plein, autour de la conduite susdite.In yet another embodiment of the particular embodiment defined above, the water of the sedimentation compartment is transferred to the bottom of the clarification chamber as explained above; the extraction of the clear water is operated by means of a pipe of which an upstream end opens into the clarification chamber and of which a downstream end passes through an overflow of the septic tank; and said overflow is sealed, around the aforesaid pipe.
Dans ce mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'extraction de l'eau claire est de préférence opérée dans la partie supérieure de la chambre de clarification. L'expression « la partie supérieure de la chambre de clarification » désigne la moitié supérieure de la hauteur de la chambre de clarification, de préférence le tiers supérieur, plus spécialement le quart supérieur, de ladite hauteur. Toutes autres choses égales par ailleurs, on préfère que l'extraction de l'eau claire se fasse le plus près possible du niveau normalement atteint par l'eau dans la chambre de clarification pendant une utilisation normale de la station d'épuration.In this embodiment of the invention, the extraction of the clear water is preferably carried out in the upper part of the clarification chamber. The expression "the upper part of the clarification chamber" designates the upper half of the height of the clarification chamber, preferably the upper third, more particularly the upper quarter, of said height. Other things being equal, it is preferred that the extraction of the clear water is as close as possible to the level normally reached by the water in the clarification chamber during normal use of the treatment plant.
Le trop-plein de la fosse septique est un orifice normalement présent sur toutes les fosses septiques du commerce, par où l'eau s'échappe au cours d'une utilisation normale de la fosse septique. La fonction de cet orifice a été explicitée plus haut au cours de l'exposé sur la fosse septique mise en œuvre dans le procédé selon l'invention. Le colmatage du trop-plein de la fosse septique a pour fonction de forcer la totalité de l'eau traitée dans la fosse septique à transiter dans le module d'épuration aérobie, avant son évacuation dans le milieu naturel. En effet, dans une fosse septique classique lorsqu'une brusque arrivée d'eau à traiter survient dans la fosse, la présence du trop-plein permet d'éviter le débordement de la fosse, mais entraîne nécessairement le rejet d'eaux non traitées dans la nature ,The overflow of the septic tank is an orifice normally present on all commercial septic tanks, through which water escapes during normal use of the septic tank. The function of this orifice was explained above during the presentation on the septic tank implemented in the method according to the invention. Clogging the overflow of the septic tank has the function of forcing all the treated water in the septic tank to pass through the aerobic purification module, before its evacuation into the natural environment. Indeed, in a conventional septic tank when a sudden arrival of water to be treated occurs in the pit, the presence of the overflow avoids the overflow of the pit, but necessarily leads to the discharge of untreated water into the pit. nature ,
Conformément à la présente invention, et pendant une utilisation normale du procédé et/ou du module selon l'invention, le niveau d'eau à traiter dans la fosse septique oscille typiquement entre deux niveaux limites: le niveau supérieur ou maximum et le niveau inférieur ou minimum. Incidemment, l'installation représentée dans la figure en annexe prévoit un volume tampon qui permet d'absorber rapidement une entrée massive d'eaux à traiter et de faire ainsi face à un pic de consommationAccording to the present invention, and during normal use of the method and / or the module according to the invention, the level of water to be treated in the septic tank typically oscillates between two limit levels: the upper or the maximum level and the lower level or minimum. Incidentally, the installation shown in the figure in the appendix provides a buffer volume that can quickly absorb a massive influx of water to treat and thus face a peak consumption
(typiquement en matinée et en début de soirée) . Ce volume tampon est de préférence compris entre 300 litres et 800 litres, de façon préférée entre 400 litres et 700 litres, de façon encore plus préférée entre 400 litres et 500 litres .(typically in the morning and early evening). This buffer volume is preferably between 300 liters and 800 liters, preferably between 400 liters and 700 liters, even more preferably between 400 liters and 500 liters.
Dans la forme d'exécution particulière définie plus haut, des boues s'accumulent progressivement sur le fond de la chambre de clarification. Ces boues contiennent généralement des micro-organismes hétérotrophes et il est dès lors avantageux, selon l'invention, de recycler une partie au moins de ces boues dans le compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique.In the particular embodiment defined above, sludge gradually accumulates on the bottom of the clarification chamber. These sludges generally contain heterotrophic micro-organisms and it is therefore advantageous, according to the invention, to recycle at least part of this sludge in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank.
Conformément à la définition de l'invention, la chambre de clarification est logée dans la fosse septique. Elle peut être logée invariablement dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie ou dans le compartiment de sédimentation, voire dans un autre compartiment si la fosse septique comporte plus de deux compartiments. Conformément à une forme de réalisation préférée de la présente invention, la chambre de clarification est logée dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie. En logeant un module d'épuration aérobie de conception originale dans une fosse septique classiquement utilisée pour l'épuration des eaux usées domestique, le procédé selon l'invention permet de convertir facilement, rapidement et à peu de frais, ladite fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée, respectant les normes de salubrité publiques en usage.According to the definition of the invention, the clarification chamber is housed in the septic tank. She may be housed invariably in the anaerobic digestion compartment or in the sedimentation compartment, or in another compartment if the septic tank has more than two compartments. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the clarification chamber is housed in the anaerobic digestion compartment. By housing an aerobic purification module of original design in a septic tank conventionally used for the purification of domestic wastewater, the method according to the invention makes it possible to convert easily, quickly and inexpensively, said septic tank into a station biological treatment of waste water, respecting public health standards in use.
Dans le but d'améliorer les performances globales de la station d'épuration biologique selon la présente invention, il peut être avantageux d'ajouter des petites billes (appelées également « kaldnes ») dans la fosse septique, et de préférence dans le compartiment de sédimentation. Ces petite billes, qui lorsqu'elles sont mis en mouvement par exemple sous l'action du dispositif d'aération comme décrit dans la présente invention, vont avoir pour effet d' augmenter la surface de contact entre le milieu microbien/bactérien, les matières organiques présents dans les eaux usées et l'air; et augmenter par là même le rendement de digestion aérobie. N'importe quel type de kaldnes, bien connu de l'homme du métier, peut être utilisé dans le contexte de la présente invention. A titre d'exemple, des matériaux polymériques peuvent être particulièrement bien adaptés pour la fabrication de kaldnes utilisables dans la présente invention. Toujours dans le but d'améliorer les performances globales, la station d'épuration biologique selon la présente invention peut être utilisée en combinaison avec un filtre à sable ou décanteur statique qui sera avantageusement et préférentiellement placé dans la chambre de clarification. N'importe quel type de filtre à sable ou de décanteur statique, bien connu de l'homme du métier, peut être utilisé dans le contexte de la présente invention. Dans une variante préférée de l'invention dans laquelle la station d'épuration biologique est couplée à un filtre à sable placé dans la chambre de clarification, le nettoyage dudit filtre se fera lors de la reprise des boues lourdes par rétro lavage (comme décrit ci-après) . Cette reprise des boues par aspiration provoque en effet une baisse graduelle du niveau dans le clarificateur entraînant du même coup le nettoyage du filtre à sable.In order to improve the overall performance of the biological treatment plant according to the present invention, it may be advantageous to add small beads (also called "kaldnes") in the septic tank, and preferably in the sedimentation. These small balls, which, when they are set in motion for example by the action of the aeration device as described in the present invention, will have the effect of increasing the contact surface between the microbial / bacterial medium, the materials organic substances in wastewater and air; and thereby increase the aerobic digestion efficiency. Any type of kaldnes, well known to those skilled in the art, can be used in the context of the present invention. By way of example, polymeric materials may be particularly well suited for the manufacture of kaldnes that can be used in the present invention. Still with the aim of improving overall performance, the biological treatment plant according to the present invention can be used in combination with a sand filter or static settler which will advantageously and preferably be placed in the clarification chamber. Any type of sand filter or static decanter, well known to those skilled in the art, can be used in the context of the present invention. In a preferred variant of the invention in which the biological treatment plant is coupled to a sand filter placed in the clarification chamber, the cleaning of said filter will be done during the recovery of the heavy sludge by retro washing (as described herein -after). This recovery of sludge by suction causes indeed a gradual decrease in the level in the clarifier causing the same time the cleaning of the sand filter.
MODULE POUR LA CONVERSATION D'UNE FOSSE SEPTIQUEMODULE FOR THE CONVERSATION OF A SEPTIC TANK
Conformément à une autre forme de réalisation, la présente invention concerne également un module pour convertir, en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée, une fosse septique comprenant un compartiment de digestion anaérobie et un compartiment de sédimentation disposé en aval du compartiment de digestion anaérobie, ledit module se caractérisant en ce qu'il est du type à épuration aérobie par boue activée et comprend : un diffuseur d'air relié à un surpresseur ; et une chambre de clarification munie d'un conduit d'admission d'eau et d'un conduit d'évacuation d'eau claire ; la chambre de clarification, le diffuseur d'air et les conduits d'admission et d'évacuation d'eau étant dimensionnés et profilés de telle sorte que la chambre de clarification puisse être logée à l'intérieur d'un compartiment de la fosse septique, le diffuseur d'air étant alors disposé dans le compartiment de sédimentation, le conduit d'admission d'eau ayant une extrémité d' amont dans le compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique et le conduit d'évacuation de l'eau claire ayant une extrémité d'aval qui traverse un trop- plein de la fosse septique.According to another embodiment, the present invention also relates to a module for converting, into a wastewater biological purification station, a septic tank comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment and a sedimentation compartment disposed downstream of the compartment. anaerobic digestion, said module being characterized in that it is of the type with aerobic purification by activated sludge and comprises: an air diffuser connected to a booster; and a clarification chamber provided with a water intake duct and a clear water discharge duct; the clarification chamber, the air diffuser and the intake and discharge ducts being dimensioned and dimensioned so that the clarification chamber can be housed inside a compartment of the septic tank, the air diffuser then being disposed in the sedimentation compartment, the water intake duct having an upstream end in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank and the clear water discharge conduit having a downstream end that passes through an overflow of the septic tank.
Dans le module selon l'invention, le diffuseur d'air a pour fonction de diffuser de l'air dans l'eau qui se trouve dans le compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique, pendant une utilisation normale de la fosse septique. La fonction du surpresseur est de forcer de l'air dans le diffuseur. Il est normalement disposé à l'extérieur de la fosse septique. La chambre de clarification et sa fonction technique ont été définies plus haut, en référence au procédé selon l'invention. Elle doit être dimensionnée pour pouvoir être logée dans un compartiment de la fosse septique, idéalement le compartiment de digestion anaérobie.In the module according to the invention, the air diffuser has the function of diffusing air into the water that is in the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank during normal use of the septic tank. The function of the booster is to force air into the diffuser. It is normally located outside the septic tank. The clarification chamber and its technical function have been defined above, with reference to the process according to the invention. It must be dimensioned to be housed in a compartment of the septic tank, ideally the compartment of anaerobic digestion.
Dans une forme de réalisation préférée du module selon l'invention, le conduit d'admission d'eau de la chambre de clarification a son extrémité d'aval qui débouche dans le bas de ladite chambre de clarification. Le vocable « aval » et l'expression « dans le bas de la chambre » ont été définis plus haut en référence au procédé selon l'invention. Dans cette forme de réalisation de l'invention, une pompe ou similaire équipe normalement le conduit servant à l'admission de l'eau du compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique dans la chambre de clarification du module. Le type de pompe utilisée n'est pas critique pour la définition de l'invention.In a preferred embodiment of the module according to the invention, the water intake duct of the clarification chamber has its downstream end which opens into the bottom of said clarification chamber. The term "downstream" and the expression "in the bottom of the chamber" have been defined above with reference to the process according to the invention. In this embodiment of the invention, a pump or the like normally equips the conduit for the admission of water from the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank into the chamber of clarification of the module. The type of pump used is not critical for the definition of the invention.
Dans une autre forme de réalisation avantageuse du module selon l'invention, celui-ci comprend en outre un dispositif pour le transfert d'une boue de la chambre de clarification dans le compartiment de sédimentation de la fosse septique, ce dispositif de transfert comprenant une pompe reliée à un tuyau qui débouche dans le fond de la chambre de clarification. La chambre de clarification est avantageusement équipée de chicanes, dont la disposition et la fonction ont été exposées plus haut, en référence au procédé selon l'invention.In another advantageous embodiment of the module according to the invention, it further comprises a device for transferring a sludge from the clarification chamber to the sedimentation compartment of the septic tank, this transfer device comprising a pump connected to a pipe that opens into the bottom of the clarification chamber. The clarification chamber is advantageously equipped with baffles, whose arrangement and function have been explained above, with reference to the method according to the invention.
Le procédé et le module selon l'invention permettent de convertir facilement, rapidement et à peu de frais, une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée, respectant les normes de salubrité publique en usage. Le procédé et le module selon l'invention s'appliquent tout spécialement aux fosses septiques anciennes, en vue de les convertir en stations d'épuration biologique respectant les normes de salubrité publique .The method and the module according to the invention make it possible to easily, quickly and inexpensively convert a septic tank into a biological wastewater treatment plant, respecting public health standards in use. The method and the module according to the invention are particularly applicable to old septic tanks, with a view to converting them into biological treatment plants that meet public health standards.
Dans le but d'améliorer les performances globales de la station d'épuration biologique selon la présente invention, il peut être avantageux de combiner le module conforme à l'invention avec un système « UVC ». Ledit système comprend une lamelle déversante pourvue d'au moins une surface réfléchissante, et couplée à une lampe UV placée en face de ladite surface réfléchissante. Les propriétés bactéricides du rayonnement UV étant bien connues dans l'art, le rôle du système UVC est donc par conséquent de soumettre l'eau claire extraite de la chambre de clarification à des rayonnements UV avant sa sortie vers le milieu naturel de façon à détruire/minimiser les derniers germes/bactéries qui seraient encore présente dans l'eau claire issue de la station d'épuration biologique conforme à la présente invention. Les systèmes UVC sont bien connus en soi, et l'homme du métier dans le domaine des fosses septiques saura aisément configurer, placer, et mettre en œuvre un tel système dans l'installation conforme à l'invention. Dans une forme de réalisation préférée, le système UVC sera judicieusement placé à l'intérieur de la chambre de clarification à l'endroit où l'eau fraîchement purifiée commence à s'écouler à travers le conduit d'évacuation d'eau claire.In order to improve the overall performance of the biological treatment plant according to the present invention, it may be advantageous to combine the module according to the invention with a "UVC" system. The system includes a spill cover provided with at least one reflective surface, and coupled to a UV lamp placed opposite said reflective surface. Since the bactericidal properties of UV radiation are well known in the art, the role of the UVC system is therefore Consequently, the clear water extracted from the clarification chamber must be irradiated with UV radiation before it is released into the natural environment in order to destroy / minimize the last germs / bacteria that would still be present in the clear water coming from the station. biological purification in accordance with the present invention. UVC systems are well known per se, and the skilled person in the field of septic tanks will easily configure, place, and implement such a system in the installation according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the UVC system will conveniently be placed within the clarification chamber at the point where the freshly purified water begins to flow through the clear water discharge conduit.
STATION POUR L'ÉPURATION BIOLOGIQUE D'EAU USÉESTATION FOR THE BIOLOGICAL PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER
Conformément à une autre forme de réalisation de la présente invention, il est décrit également une station pour l'épuration biologique d'eau usée, obtenue en convertissant une fosse septique au moyen du procédé selon l'invention, spécialement en logeant dans un compartiment de la fosse septique, un module conforme à 1' invention .According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also described a station for the biological purification of waste water, obtained by converting a septic tank by means of the method according to the invention, especially by lodging in a compartment of the septic tank, a module according to the invention.
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L' installation représentée dans la figure comprend une fosse septique désignée, dans son ensemble, par la notation de référence 1. Il s'agit par exemple d'une fosse septique équipant originellement une ancienne habitation familiale et raccordée à un puits perdant creusé dans le jardin de l'habitation.The installation represented in the figure comprises a septic tank designated, as a whole, by the reference notation 1. It is for example a septic tank originally equipping a former family home and connected to a sinkhole dug in the garden of the dwelling.
La fosse septique 1 est classiquement une enceinte préfabriquée en béton. Elle comprend, de manière connue en soi, un compartiment de digestion anaérobie 2 et un compartiment de sédimentation 3. Les deux compartiments sont séparés par une cloison verticale 4 et l'ensemble de la fosse est obturé par un couvercle amovible 5. La fosse septique 1 est normalement enterrée. La paroi du compartiment de digestion anaérobie est percée d'un orifice 6 de raccordement à un collecteur (non représenté) d'évacuation des eaux usées domestiques de l'habitation. Le compartiment de sédimentation 3 est situé en aval du compartiment de digestion anaérobie 2 et les deux compartiments communiquent par une série d'ouvertures 7 percées à travers la cloison 4. La paroi du compartiment de sédimentation 3 est percée d'une ouverture 8 reliée au puits perdant. Avant la conversion de la fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique, l'ouverture 8 servait de trop-plein pour l'évacuation des eaux ayant traversé la fosse septique.The septic tank 1 is classically a prefabricated concrete enclosure. It comprises, in a manner known per se, an anaerobic digestion compartment 2 and a sedimentation compartment 3. The two compartments are separated by a vertical partition 4 and the entire pit is closed by a removable lid 5. The septic tank 1 is normally buried. The wall of the anaerobic digestion compartment is pierced with an orifice 6 for connection to a collector (not shown) for discharging domestic wastewater from the dwelling. The sedimentation compartment 3 is located downstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment 2 and the two compartments communicate through a series of openings 7 pierced through the partition 4. The wall of the sedimentation compartment 3 is pierced with an opening 8 connected to the losing well. Before the conversion of the septic tank into a biological treatment plant, the opening 8 served as an overflow for the evacuation of water that had passed through the septic tank.
Conformément à l'invention, la fosse septique contient un module d'épuration aérobie du type à boue activée. Ce module comprend un diffuseur d'air 9, logé dans le bas du compartiment de sédimentation 3. Le diffuseur 9 est relié à une conduite 10 qui s'étend jusqu'au-dessus du niveau d'eau. Cette conduite est alimentée en air grâce à un surpresseur 11 disposé en dehors de la fosse septique 1. Le module d'épuration aérobie comprend en outre une chambre de clarification 12, qui est logée dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie 2. La chambre de clarification 12 est une chambre verticale de section transversale rectangulaire, accolée à la cloison 4. Elle est par exemple en métal. La chambre 12 comprend une paire de chicanes 13, dont la fonction a déjà été explicitée précédemment. La chambre 12 est reliée, à sa partie supérieure, à une conduite 14 qui chevauche la cloison 4 de la fosse septique et débouche dans l'ouverture de trop-plein 8 de la fosse septique. Un bourrage 15 obture hermétiquement l'orifice 8, autour de la conduite 14.According to the invention, the septic tank contains an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type. This module comprises an air diffuser 9, housed in the bottom of the sedimentation compartment 3. The diffuser 9 is connected to a pipe 10 which extends to above the water level. This pipe is supplied with air by means of a booster 11 disposed outside the septic tank 1. The aerobic purification module further comprises a clarification chamber 12, which is housed in the anaerobic digestion compartment 2. The clarification chamber 12 is a vertical chamber of rectangular cross section, contiguous to the partition 4. It is for example metal. The chamber 12 comprises a pair of baffles 13, the function of which has already been explained previously. The chamber 12 is connected at its upper part to a pipe 14 which overlaps the partition 4 of the septic tank and opens into the overflow opening 8 of the septic tank. A stuffing hermetically seals the orifice 8, around the pipe 14.
Un conduit 16 relie la partie inférieure de la chambre de clarification 12 au compartiment de sédimentation 3 de la fosse septique, en chevauchant la cloison 4. Le conduit 16 est relié à une pompe, non représentée, destinée à transférer de l'eau du compartiment 3 vers la chambre 12. L'extrémité d'amont 17 du conduit 16 est située dans la partie supérieure du compartiment 3, mais au-dessous du niveau maximum 18 atteint par l'eau, pendant une utilisation normale de l'installation. La chambre 12 contient en outre un conduit 19 qui plonge dans le fond de la chambre 12 et débouche dans la partie supérieure du compartiment de sédimentation 3, au-dessus du niveau 18 précité. Le conduit 19 est muni d'une pompe à boue, non représentée . Pendant une utilisation normale de l'installation représentée à la figure, la fosse septique 1 est remplie d'eau jusqu'à un niveau intermédiaire entre un niveau supérieur (le niveau maximum 18 défini plus haut) et un niveau inférieur 21, qui est le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont 17 du conduit 16. L'eau usée provenant de l'habitation pénètre dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie 2 de la fosse septique par l'orifice 6. Elle y subit une épuration anaérobie, conduisant à une accumulation de boue dans le fond du compartiment.A conduit 16 connects the lower part of the clarification chamber 12 to the sedimentation compartment 3 of the septic tank, by overlapping the partition 4. The conduit 16 is connected to a pump, not shown, for transferring water from the compartment 3 to the chamber 12. The upstream end 17 of the conduit 16 is located in the upper part of the compartment 3, but below the maximum level 18 reached by the water during normal use of the installation. The chamber 12 further contains a conduit 19 which plunges into the bottom of the chamber 12 and opens into the upper part of the sedimentation compartment 3, above the above-mentioned level 18. The conduit 19 is provided with a slurry pump, not shown. During normal use of the installation shown in the figure, the septic tank 1 is filled with water to an intermediate level between a higher level (the maximum level 18 defined above) and a lower level 21, which is the the level of the upstream end 17 of the conduit 16. The wastewater from the house enters the anaerobic digestion compartment 2 of the septic tank through the orifice 6. It undergoes an anaerobic purification, leading to a accumulation of sludge in the bottom of the compartment.
L'eau passe ensuite dans le compartiment de sédimentation 3, via les orifices 7. Dans la chambre de sédimentation, l'eau est aérée par injection d'air ambiant via le surpresseur 11 et le diffuseur 9. Sous l'effet de l'aération, l'eau subit une épuration aérobie. L'eau, chargée de boue activée, est pompée à l'extrémité d'amont 17 du conduit 16 et envoyée au fond de la chambre de clarification 12. L'eau monte naturellement dans la chambre 12, au fur et à mesure du pompage et elle est progressivement débarrassée des boues dont elle est chargées, qui sédimentent et s'accumulent dans le fond de la chambre 12. Les chicanes 13 soumettent l'eau à un écoulement en zigzag pendant son ascension dans la chambre 12. Cet écoulement en zigzag favorise la séparation des boues légères et des boues lourdes. Les chicanes 13 sont disposées de telle sorte qu'elles forment un angle avec la paroi de la chambre 12. Elles permettent ainsi de retenir les boues légères et d'éviter que celles-ci ne remontent à la surface. Dans une variante préférée de l'invention, la chambre de clarification 12 est munie de moyens de récupération des boues légères 22, dont la fonction a déjà été explicitée précédemment. Avantageusement, ces moyens de récupération peuvent prendre la forme de tubes aspirants.The water then passes into the sedimentation compartment 3, via the orifices 7. In the sedimentation chamber, the water is aerated by injection of ambient air via the booster 11 and the diffuser 9. Under the effect of the aeration, the water undergoes aerobic purification. The water, charged with activated sludge, is pumped at the upstream end 17 of the conduit 16 and sent to the bottom of the clarification chamber 12. The water rises naturally in the chamber 12, as and when pumping and it is progressively freed from the sludge with which it is charged, which sediment and accumulate in the bottom of the chamber 12. The baffles 13 subject the water to a zigzag flow during its ascent in the chamber 12. This zigzag flow promotes the separation of light sludge and heavy sludge. The baffles 13 are arranged such that they form an angle with the wall of the chamber 12. They thus retain the light sludge and prevent them from rising to the surface. In a preferred variant of the invention, the clarification chamber 12 is provided with means for recovering light sludge 22, the function of which has already been explained previously. Advantageously, these recovery means can take the form of suction tubes.
Lorsque l'eau claire parvient au sommet de la chambre 12, elle s'écoule dans le conduit 14 jusqu'au puits perdant. Les boues lourdes 20 accumulées dans le fond de la chambre de clarification 12 sont prélevées périodiquement et recyclées par le conduit 19 dans le compartiment de sédimentation 3.When the clear water reaches the top of the chamber 12, it flows in the conduit 14 to the losing well. The heavy sludge accumulated in the bottom of the clarification chamber 12 is periodically removed and recycled via line 19 into the sedimentation compartment 3.
La station pour l'épuration biologique d'eau usée conforme à la présente invention permet de délivrer un débit constant d'eau claire à la sortie. Cette caractéristique est le résultat d'un traitement régulier, constant et complet des eaux usées, sans à-coups ni emballement, même lorsque des quantités massives d'eau usée sont introduites de façon inattendue dans la fosse septique . The station for the biological purification of wastewater according to the present invention makes it possible to deliver a constant flow of clear water at the outlet. This characteristic is the result of a regular, constant and complete treatment of wastewater, smoothly and without runaway, even when massive quantities of waste water are unexpectedly introduced into the septic tank.

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REVENDICATIONS
1. Procédé pour la conversion d'une fosse septique (1) en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie, ladite fosse septique (1) comprenant un compartiment de digestion anaérobie (2) et un compartiment de sédimentation (3) , caractérisé en ce qu'on loge, dans la fosse septique (1), un module d'épuration aérobie du type à boue activée, comprenant un dispositif d'aération (9, 11) et une chambre de clarification (12), en ce qu'on introduit de l'air, via un dispositif d'aération (9, 11), dans le compartiment de sédimentation (3), en ce que l'on transfert (17, 16) l'eau dudit compartiment de sédimentation (3) dans la chambre de clarification (12) et en ce qu'on extrait de l'eau claire de la chambre de clarification (12) .A method for converting a septic tank (1) into a biological wastewater treatment plant combining anaerobic septic tank treatment and aerobic treatment, said septic tank (1) comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment ( 2) and a sedimentation compartment (3), characterized in that an aerobic purification module of the activated sludge type, comprising an aeration device (9, 11), is housed in the septic tank (1). and a clarifying chamber (12), in that air is introduced through an aeration device (9, 11) into the sedimentation compartment (3) in that the transfer (17 , 16) the water of said sedimentation compartment (3) in the clarification chamber (12) and that clear water is extracted from the clarification chamber (12).
2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'on transfert l'eau du compartiment de sédimentation (3) dans le bas de la chambre de clarification (12), en ce que l'on extrait de l'eau claire au moyen d'une conduite (14) dont une extrémité d'amont débouche dans la chambre de clarification (12) et dont une extrémité d' aval traverse un trop-plein (8) de la fosse septique (1) et en ce qu'on colmate2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the water is transferred from the sedimentation compartment (3) to the bottom of the clarification chamber (12), in that clear water is extracted. by means of a duct (14) having an upstream end opening into the clarification chamber (12) and a downstream end of which passes through an overflow (8) of the septic tank (1) and in that 'we clogged
(15) ledit trop-plein (8) , autour de la susdite conduite (14) .(15) said overflow (8) around said pipe (14).
3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'on transfert l'eau du compartiment de sédimentation (3) au moyen d'un conduit d'admission3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the water is transferred from the sedimentation compartment (3) by means of an intake duct
(16) ayant une extrémité d'amont (17), et en ce qu'on place ledit conduit (16) de telle manière que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont (17) est situé dans la partie supérieure du compartiment (3) , mais au-dessous du niveau maximum (18) atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique, et de manière que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont (17) corresponde au niveau inférieur (21) atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique pendant une utilisation normale de la station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée.(16) having an upstream end (17), and in that said conduit (16) is placed in such a way that the level of the upstream end (17) is located in the upper part of the compartment (3), but below the maximum level (18) reached by the water in the septic tank, and so that the level of the upstream end (17) corresponds to the lower level (21) reached by the water in the septic tank during normal use of the biological sewage treatment plant.
4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce qu'on dispose des chicanes (13) dans la chambre de clarification (12) qui permettent de retenir des boues légères.4. Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that there are baffles (13) in the clarification chamber (12) to retain sludge.
5. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à5. Method according to any one of claims 1 to
4, caractérisé en ce que l'on rejette dans le compartiment de sédimentation (3) , des boues lourdes4, characterized in that heavy sludge is released into the sedimentation compartment (3).
(20) que l'on soutire dans le bas de la chambre de clarification (12) .(20) that is withdrawn at the bottom of the clarification chamber (12).
6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à6. Process according to any one of claims 1 to
5, caractérisé en ce qu'on dispose la chambre de clarification (12) dans le compartiment de digestion anaérobie (2) .5, characterized in that the clarification chamber (12) is disposed in the anaerobic digestion compartment (2).
7. Module pour la conversion d'une fosse septique en une station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie, la fosse septique (1) comprenant un compartiment de digestion anaérobie (2) et un compartiment de sédimentation (3) disposé en aval du compartiment de digestion anaérobie, caractérisé en ce qu' il est du type à épuration aérobie par boue activée et comprend :7. Module for the conversion of a septic tank into a biological sewage treatment plant combining anaerobic purification in septic tank and aerobic purification, the septic tank (1) comprising an anaerobic digestion compartment (2) and a sedimentation compartment (3) disposed downstream of the anaerobic digestion compartment, characterized in that it is of the aerobic activated sludge type and comprises:
• un diffuseur d'air (9) relié à un surpresseur (11) ; et • une chambre de clarification (12) munie d'un conduit d'admission d'eau (17, 16) et d'une conduite d'évacuation d'eau claire (14) ; la chambre de clarification (12), le diffuseur d'air (9) et le conduit d'admission (17, 16) et d'évacuationAn air diffuser (9) connected to a booster (11); and A clarifying chamber (12) provided with a water intake duct (17, 16) and a clear water discharge duct (14); the clarification chamber (12), the air diffuser (9) and the intake (17, 16) and exhaust duct
(14) d'eau étant dimensionnés et profilés de telle sorte que la chambre de clarification (12) puisse être logée à l'intérieur d'un compartiment (2) de la fosse septique, le diffuseur d'air (9) étant alors disposé dans le compartiment de sédimentation (3) , le conduit d'admission d'eau (16) ayant une extrémité d'amont (17) dans le compartiment de sédimentation (3) de la fosse septique et la conduite d'évacuation de l'eau claire (14) ayant une extrémité d'aval qui traverse un trop-plein (8) de la fosse septique.(14) water being dimensioned and profiled so that the clarification chamber (12) can be housed inside a compartment (2) of the septic tank, the air diffuser (9) being then disposed in the sedimentation compartment (3), the water intake duct (16) having an upstream end (17) in the sedimentation compartment (3) of the septic tank and the exhaust duct of the clear water (14) having a downstream end which passes through an overflow (8) of the septic tank.
8. Module selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une extrémité d'aval du conduit d'admission d'eau (16) débouche dans le bas de la chambre de clarification (12) . 8. Module according to claim 7, characterized in that a downstream end of the water intake duct (16) opens into the bottom of the clarification chamber (12).
9. Module selon la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisé en ce que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont (17) du conduit d'admission d'eau (16) est situé dans la partie supérieure du compartiment (3) , mais au-dessous du niveau maximum (18) atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique, et en ce que le niveau de l'extrémité d'amont (17) corresponde au niveau inférieur (21) atteint par l'eau dans la fosse septique pendant une utilisation normale de la station d'épuration biologique d'eau usée. 9. Module according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the level of the upstream end (17) of the water intake duct (16) is located in the upper part of the compartment (3), but below the maximum level (18) reached by the water in the septic tank, and in that the level of the upstream end (17) corresponds to the lower level (21) reached by the water in the pit during normal use of the biological wastewater treatment plant.
10. Module selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre un dispositif pour le transfert de boues (20) de la chambre de clarification (12) dans le compartiment de sédimentation (3) de la fosse septique (1) , ledit dispositif de transfert comprenant une pompe reliée à un tuyau (19) qui débouche dans le fond de la chambre de clarification (12) . 10. Module according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that it further comprises a device for the transfer of sludge (20) from the clarification chamber (12) in the compartment of sedimentation (3) of the septic tank (1), said transfer device comprising a pump connected to a pipe (19) which opens into the bottom of the clarification chamber (12).
11. Module selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à11. Module according to any one of claims 7 to
10, caractérisé en ce que la chambre de clarification10, characterized in that the clarification chamber
(12) est munie d'au moins une chicane (13) formant avec la paroi de la chambre, une zone de retenue des boues légères. (12) is provided with at least one baffle (13) forming with the wall of the chamber, a sludge retaining zone.
12. Station pour l'épuration biologique d'eau usée associant une épuration anaérobie en fosse septique et une épuration aérobie, obtenue par conversion d'une fosse septique (1) au moyen d'un procédé conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6. 12. Station for the biological treatment of waste water combining anaerobic purification in septic tank and aerobic purification, obtained by conversion of a septic tank (1) by means of a method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
13. Station d'épuration selon la revendication 10, comprenant une fosse septique (1) dans laquelle on a logé un module conforme à l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 11. 13. Sewage treatment plant according to claim 10, comprising a septic tank (1) in which a module according to any one of claims 7 to 11 has been housed.
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