The water to treat is received in a chamber (1) with a rapid mixer and
from there it passes to a second chamber for coagulation (3) and from
that to a third chamber for flocculation (4) where it is mixed with
certain coagulating reagents. It then enters a separator (7) provided
with some filtering membranes (5) where it is clarified. In the separator
(7) there are some air nozzles (6) which sweep the surface of the said
filtering membranes (5), some inlet nozzles (8) for floccules coming from
the coagulation-flocculation and other air outlet nozzles (6) for
distribution of said floccules underneath the membrane (5).