Pump Station Monitoring Resources

81. AMERICAN's Versatility Shines In Rocky Terrain 4/9/2015

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is the fastest growing city in Tennessee, and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States with its population more than doubling since 2000. To manage this growth, the city’s Water and Sewer Board recently embarked on an $8.2 million project to construct the Southwest Regional Force Main.

82. Improved Pump And Seal Reliability When And Where It Really Counts 3/25/2015

    Replacing mechanical seals twice per year was difficult and expensive for Chester, IL, but a more serious problem occurred when the seals failed with the Mississippi River at flood stage and the sealed lift station underwater.

83. N-Pumps And Multismart Pump Station Controls Reduce Costs And Improve Efficiency In Missouri 3/23/2015

    The Sni-A-Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) serves the nearby cities of Blue Springs and Grain Valley, MO. In 2013, the city of Blue Springs completed an expansion project to increase plant capacity and improve effluent discharge, allowing the Sni-A-Bar WWTP to meet more stringent environmental requirements mandated by the EPA and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR).

84. N-Technology Impeller Pumps Eliminate FOG Buildup At Resort And Casino 3/19/2015

    The successful addition of new restaurants and clubs at a resort and casino in Upstate NY brought with them a flow of fats, oil and grease (FOG), which gelled into a floating blanket atop the main station’s wet well, where the sewage flows converge from the network of smaller stations throughout the property boundaries.

85. How To Get A One-Year Payback On Retrofit Chopper Pumps For Your Packaged Lift Station 3/16/2015

    The Independence Hill Conservancy District's Taney Lift Station was having continuous problems with wipes, swiffers, and plastics deposited in the incoming lines, which then broke loose in storms and overwhelmed the old non-clog pumps.

86. Flygt Mixers Clear Sediment And Save Man-Hours For San Antonio Utility 3/5/2015

    For almost 50 years, CPS Energy of San Antonio has drawn water from the San Antonio River to recharge two man-made lakes that provide cooling water for their power plants.

87. Equipment Chosen For Efficiency And Reliability In Lift Station Overhaul 3/4/2015

    The 5.8 million gallon per day (mgd) Fairwood Lift Station, one of 76 major stations in the Hot Springs system, experienced frequent overflows. Particularly, the station struggled during heavy rainfall events or when pumps clogged because of increasingly popular "disposable" products such as duster heads, cleaning cloths, and disinfecting wipes, which can build up on the leading edge of the pump impeller and become entangled, reducing the efficiency of the pump or even causing a complete stoppage.

88. Quick-Response Maintenance Team Minimizes Cost And Impact Of Pump Outage 3/1/2015

    When water makes contact with the electrical controls in a wastewater treatment plant the results can be costly, and the response can test a plant’s major service supplier.

89. A Fairy Tale Ending At A Pump Station 3/1/2015

    When the Otay River Pump Station had a floating blanket of grease problem, they turned to the Vaughan Chopper Pump to help eliminate it — while also being a cost-effective solution.

90. Monster Clears Clogs And Streamlines Septage Delivery At Ventura Regional Sanitation District 1/21/2015

    The Ventura Regional Sanitation District’s Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (LWTF) was experiencing a double-threat to safety and productivity.