03.25.24 -- Anti-Clogging Solutions Spotlight

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The horizontal, dry-installed pumps at the network pumping station Zell am See were clogging at least two to four times a week, also during weekends. Consequently, the pumps had to be lifted and the blockage removed. A high amount of sanitary items and incontinence adult diapers from the nearby hospital were the root cause for the clogging. Read the case study to learn more.

Emmons Metro asked HOMA to provide a solution to a critical station at a facility that handles wastewater from produce and associated packaging for a large supermarket chain in the Northeast.

Adapting to changes in sewage system demands over time is never easy due to the cost and complexities of modifying buried infrastructure.

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works Stony Brook Pump Station was facing on-going interruptions to pumping operations as a result of “ragging” — a common challenge in wastewater pumping where a build-up of fibrous materials leads to frequent pump blockages.

The flushable market is on the rise, led by marketing efforts to position these products as more convenient, more effective cleaning tools than their dry paper counterparts. It is no surprise that pump clog problems seem to be increasing at the same time.