It is an object of the present teachings to provide a technique for
effectively providing a packed region in a water treatment apparatus in
which the packed region is provided in a path of water to be treated and
is filled with biomembrane-deposited members. According to the present
invention, a representative water treatment apparatus may include a
packed region provided in a path of water to be treated, a first packed
part arranged in the packed region, a block of first
biomembrane-deposited members that are packed in the first packed part, a
second packed part that is arranged under the first packed part, and a
plurality of second biomembrane-deposited members that are packed in the
second packed part. According to the invention, the first
biomembrane-deposited members are configured to prevent the second
biomembrane-deposited members from moving into the first packed part by
pressing the second biomembrane-deposited members from above. Therefore,
the packed region can be formed in simpler structure without adopting any
specific devices exclusively designed to keep the second
biomembrane-deposited members within the second packed part.