A filtration apparatus includes a laundry waste sump, a primary 50 micron static
screen filter, a 9,000 gallon equalization tank, at least one secondary media/carbon
filter, a sludge holding tank with a pump to return excess water to the equalization
tank, a backwash pump, an air blower, and a clear well tank water source for backwash.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention also includes a surge tank between the
primary and secondary filters and a surge tank between the secondary filter and
the clear well tank.
