An oxidation filtration system for cleaning groundwater, the system having
an aeration tower and a filtration tank. Within the filtration tank is an
upper chamber and a lower chamber. Contained within the lower chamber is
a plurality of Styrofoam.TM. filter media. Separating the upper chamber
from lower chamber is a filter media mash which keeps the filter media
from entering into the upper chamber. The aerated water from the aeration
tower enters into the base of the lower filter chamber and rises through
the filter media into the upper filter chamber. As the water passes
through the filter media, the dissolved solvents fallout of the
groundwater and attach themselves to the Styrofoam.TM. media. An
automated back flushing and clarifying process is also provided using a
back flush port and a clarification port, a higher level water sensor in
the aeration tower and a programmable logic controller. The controller
opens and closes the back flush and clarification port depending on the
settings within the resident software, the controller interfaces with a
remote computer to remotely operate the back flushing, clarification and
filtering of the groundwater. The controller receives signals from the
sensor to determine emergency back flushing requirements. The controller
operates at a minimum one, and maximum five oxidation filtration systems
at one time.