A separation tank with an outer chamber and an inner chamber within the outer
chamber.
An inlet and outlet are formed in the outer chamber to receive and discharge water,
respectively. An inlet opening is located in the inner chamber and is generally
aligned with the inlet to receive water from the inlet. An outlet opening is formed
in the inner chamber below the inlet opening but above the bottom of the inner
chamber. The inner chamber has a cylindrical interior surface such that water from
the inlet is directed at a tangent to the interior surface and forms a vortex as
the water progresses through the inner chamber. A baffle plate having an opening
forming upper and lower weirs is located within the outer chamber just upstream
of the outlet to separate both floatable and non-floatable material from the water
prior to its discharge.