Pumps & Valves Resources

51. Xylem Pairs Godwin And Flygt Pumps To Assist With Emergency Tunnel Project 8/12/2021

    The city of Atlanta faced a critical problem in 2013 when the city’s Nancy Creek Tunnel failed due to years of sediment buildup. The tunnel is an 8-mile-long system that runs under northwest Atlanta, built to increase sewer capacity and handle storm water during heavy rains. The tunnel ends at the Nancy Creek Tunnel Lift Station, which pumps the wastewater to the treatment plant above it. With heavy rains on the way at the time, the city faced potential violations and large fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency if the tunnel could not handle the extra flow.

52. Xylem Provides High-Tech Bypass And Peace-Of-Mind During Kiski Valley Treatment Plant Upgrade 8/12/2021

    To stay in compliance with state Environmental Protection Agency requirements, the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Control Authority (KVWPCA) in Pennsylvania had to double the capacity of one of its plants – from 15 million gallons per day (MGD) facility to 31 MGD. The large-scale job called for outside expertise and innovative solutions.

53. Xylem Completes Large Pump Station Upgrade For City Of Tampa 8/12/2021

    True leaders recognize problems before they become emergencies. A case in point is the Wastewater Department team in Tampa, Florida. As part of the city’s proactive maintenance program, they determined that the Krause Pump Station – which was almost 40 years old – had exceeded its designed life expectancy and was in need of rehab. Before the aging station could break down, the Tampa team reached out to local contractor Vogel Brothers Building Company and the pump experts at Xylem to assess the project, design a robust bypass plan and implement the bypass while the station was being rebuilt.

54. Xylem Engages In Award-Winning Rehab And Bypass Project With North Carolina Utility 8/12/2021

    The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) in North Carolina engaged in a capital improvement project to help address their aging infrastructure. The project was identified as the Northeast Interceptor Rehabilitation Phase 2 Project (NEI Rehab), which included the replacement of the ductile iron pipe (DIP) force main – susceptible to sanitary sewer overflows – between the Bradley Creek and Hewlett’s Creek Pump Stations.

55. Victor Valley Turns To Xylem To Recover From Mojave Desert Environmental Catastrophe 8/12/2021

    During any given year, average rainfall in the Victor Valley of Southern California is approximately five inches. But 2010 wasn’t the average year. Five storms in December 2010 dropped one year’s worth of rain – more than five inches – in just one week, unleashing a chain of events that overwhelmed systems and wreaked havoc throughout the area.

56. Xylem Bypass System Helps Facilitate Pump Station Rehab In Covington, Kentucky 8/12/2021

    Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (SD1) needed to perform wet well concrete rehabilitation to two pump stations in Covington, Kentucky, located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. The Eighth Street pump station is designed to pump up to 26.3 million gallons per day (MGD) under normal conditions and 28.5 MGD during flood events, while the Patton Street pump station is designed to pump up to 12.8 MGD under normal conditions and 20.1 MGD during flood events.

57. Xylem's Bypass Enables Critical Upgrades For Aging Sewer Lines In Greenwich, Connecticut 8/12/2021

    Greenwich, Connecticut, located in the tristate area immediately surrounding New York City, is a scenic New England town that is home to approximately 60,000 people. It was first settled in 1640 on a spot between the Asamuck and Patomuck Rivers, and like many historic towns, Greenwich proactively addresses aging infrastructure on a continuing basis. Its ongoing initiatives include repairs and upgrades to the town’s wastewater treatment plant and 28 pumping stations.

58. California Lift Station Finds Perfect Pump Rental Solution 8/12/2021

    After a sewage pump failure at the Menlo Lift Station left the station without a back-up pump, they immediately needed a replacement pump that could handle flow rates of 378 gallons per minute.

59. Building A Bypass With Meticulous And Multiple Back-Up Precautions To Ensure 100 Percent Uptime 8/12/2021

    Lancaster, Pennsylvania, like hundreds of other cities across the nation, is tackling the challenges of upgrading its water and sewage system as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. A key part of the city’s endeavor is the upgrade of four pumping stations along the Conestoga River to reroute more stormwater to the City’s Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP), versus draining it into the river.

60. Temporary Bypass Helps City Of Auburn, New York, Divert Stream Water Safely And Efficiently 8/12/2021

    The Owasco Outlet in Auburn, New York, is a waterway that flows from the north end of Owasco Lake through five counties before connecting to the Seneca River. Over time, portions of the Owasco Outlet were contaminated with coal tar. A byproduct of burning coal, the coal tar had been buried throughout the grounds of a former manufactured gas plant located along the waterway during the 1800s, eventually leaching into the surrounding sediment.