Lift Stations Articles

Romtec Utilities designs, manufactures, and supplies pumping systems for many different applications. Our systems include all structural, all mechanical, all electrical, and all communications systems in a single purchase. Many of our systems are designed and supplied to handle sewage and wastewater flows in a lift station design. In many scenarios, these lift stations ...

Sep. 15, 2017

By Romtec Utilities Inc.

It’s 2:00 AM and a telephone rings in Eckville, Alberta. Rick McKinnon checks the display on his cell phone and groans. It’s another high level call out alarm from one of the town’s new sewage lift stations. He knows before he drives there that the system will be running on floats instead of the new ultrasonic level controller. ...

Aug. 10, 2017

By Greyline Instruments Inc.

Client: The City of Phoenix Facility:  A sewer Lift Station (LS) located directly adjacent  to a residence. (LS 48) Problem: The impact of facility safety and maintenance were main concerns. Decision: The client chose to replace a chemical scrubber with a BOHN BIOFILTER system. ...

May 3, 2017

By Bohn Biofilter Corporation

PROBLEM Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) results from septic conditions during the collection and treatment of wastewater. H2S has long been recognized as a major problem for municipal wastewater systems. This colorless gas, known for its rotten egg smell, is produced by the biological reduction of sulfates and the decomposition of organic material. It forms at virtually every point in a system ...

Dec. 30, 2016

By Carus Corporation

Location: Lewiston New York, USA Client: City of Lewiston Problem: The effect of combined sewers (combined wastewater and storm water) and an area prone to flooding from the Niagara River, a section of Upper Mountain Rd in Lewiston New York have experienced repeated flooded basements. On a visit with Jeffery Ritter of the City of Lewiston, Bob ...

Nov. 15, 2016

By Wapro AB

In 2014 DEVISE ENGINEERING S.A. participated in an International Tender to Design and Build seven (7) advanced MBR Package Sewage Treatment Plants for “A.A.W.S.A” (Addis Ababa Water and Sewage Authority) and won the project over strong competition. The aim was to provide an efficient and cost effective solution for the treatment of sewage originating from the new decentralized ...

Nov. 4, 2016

By DEVISE ENGINEERING S.A.

Summary A mid-western township is responsible for operating and maintaining a combined sewer collection system consisting of 150 miles of pipeline and 28 pumping stations. The township does not treat the wastewater, instead contracting with a neighboring city for this service. The township has two final lift stations that transfer the collected wastewater to the neighboring system ...

Aug. 26, 2016

By Carus Corporation

British Columbia’s fly-in recreational fishing lodge industry was threatened by federal regulators to be closed or fined up to $200,000 unless the sewage wastewater was treated. NOMADIC kept them open and operating. Three types of fly-in recreational fishing lodges are located on the west coast of British Columbia operate 6 – 8 weeks per year, employ approximately 500 persons for the ...

Jul. 23, 2015

By Nomadic Systems

Abstract The wastewater from a small section of a southwestern U.S. city was studied. Concerns of grease accumulation and the increasing cost of operation year after year of a current odor control chemistry gave rise to searching for a better solution. There was evidence that grease and slime layers within the pipes and lift station were increasing with the current chemical solution. The ...

Aug. 19, 2014

By EcoJump LLC

Springfield, Ohio The City of Hamilton, Ontario Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) collect both sanitary and combined sewage (wastewater). The collection system services not only the City of Hamilton, but also the surrounding areas including the towns of Dundas, Ancaster, Water Down, Glanbrook Township, and the former City of Stoney Creek. The City of Hamilton’s Woodward Avenue WWTP began ...

Apr. 15, 2014

By Moyno, Inc.

Odor and Corrosion Control in Pump Stations Using Microcat – ANL BioBlend – BSE 104 Problem Hydrogen sulfide generated in sewer systems can cause safety and maintenance problems including toxicity to humans, odors and corrosion. Several methods are used to control hydrogen sulfide in collection systems. While many have proven to be at least partially ...

Sep. 13, 2013

By Bioscience, Inc.

The best reason for the use of Albin Pump Hose pumps in this industry is the low maintenance of the pump. This industry readily accepts an average hose life of 1.500 - 3.000 hours in continuous duty and this hose life will provide much lower maintenance costs and repair time than with other pumps. Basic Pump Requirements For operation in an automatic system the following would ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By Albin Pump SAS

All UK cities have to work towards achieving the Government’s targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as part of a Low Emissions Strategy. In Spring 2010, Sheffield became one of the very first cities in the UK to use a mobile gas filling station to fuel commercial vehicles. This was the result of a lease agreement between Chesterfield BioGas Ltd and the City Council, for ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By Greenlane Biogas - a subsidiary of Pressure Technologies plc

Site: Town of Exmore Location: Exmore Virginia Quanics. Inc STEP Systems provide a cost effective, efficient and reliable method for effluent collection in small communities and subdivision developments. Town of Exmore, Virginia The quaint community of Exmore. Virginia was plagued by outdated and failing onsite ...

Feb. 20, 2013

By Quanics Incorporated

December 2012 saw the final ruling and approval of the fracking industry within George Osborne's Autumn Statement 2012. The released news now means that the temporary ban on fracking has been lifted. Fracking work carried out by UK companies with a license can now continue as planned. It is the company's responsibility to monitor the effects of the fracking process that is being carried out ...

Jan. 3, 2013

By Shawcity Limited

Waste Type: Municipal Flow: 0.99 MGD Problem: Increases in BOD loadings had created a burden for this municipal plant and the operator in charge. Grease build-up had accumulated in the lift stations and a white filamentous film had developed on the RBC's. The plant settled poorly and there was a great deal of foaming on the ...

Jun. 20, 2012

By Bio-Systems International

Landis Sewerage Authority (LSA) serves the greater Vineland, New Jersey area. LSA was facing some typical problems monitoring their 23 lift stations. “Phone line problems with our autodialers were increasing almost as fast as Ma Bell's prices,” says Sam Hess, Collection System Plant Manager for the 8.2 MGD authority. “Additionally, every Wednesday when we would test our stand-by ...

Apr. 16, 2012

By Mission Communications, LLC

Photo:  wef.org In the February 2012 issue of Water Environment and Technology Magazine is an article titled “A solution for ...

Feb. 22, 2012

By SRS Crisafulli, Inc.

Clarification and Dewatering Control Industrial TSS The New Energy Corporation facility in South Bend IN produces 380,000 M3 per year (100 million gallons per year) of ethanol from corn feedstock. It also produces about 272,000 tonnes per year (300,000 tons per year) of carbon dioxide and 299,000 tonnes per year (330,000 tons per year) of distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS) ...

Feb. 21, 2012

By Komline-Sanderson

Bedford Pumps Ltd has recently completed the installation of the Mechanical and Electrical plant at a new pumping station at Puny Drain. The drain which is controlled by the East of Ouse, Polver and Nar IDB’s, drains an area of low lying land to the south of Kings Lynn. The recent redesign of the drainage system in the area necessitated the construction of a new drain and pumping station to ...

Jun. 25, 2011

By Bedford Pumps Ltd