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The Ground Has Been Broken – Suncadia
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Romtec Utilities has opened it’s doors to a whole new side of our pump station scope of work. In March, 2010 Romtec Utilities added a construction/installation branch to our vast pump station industry. Suncadia, LLC in Cle Elum, Washington was our first construction/installation project, and a very successful first project. Suncadia Resort, with its breathtaking views of the Washington Cascades, asked Romtec Utilities to design and build a 10ft diameter by 16 1/2ft deep pump station with a valve vault and pig launcher ( for flushing objects out of the 8 inch forced main ).
Hazardous Area Classification for Pumping Stations
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One of the first, (and most important consideration) in system design is area classification. Area classification, will at a minimum, dictate the required components necessary to meet code. NFPA 820 along with NEC defines the classifications for Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities. It is important to note NFPA 820 covers “Pumping Stations” which is a broad term and is inclusive of most waste water pump systems. For this reason NFPA is pertinent in nearly all in ground waste water pumping systems.
In general, residential collection systems serving 5 or less dwelling units are “Unclassified” and thus fire and explosion hazard is not applicable. NEC still applies for general guidance in these systems. For systems larger than 5 residential units sewers are categorized by usage type. Read more
Fish Love Pump Stations
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Romtec Utilities supplies, designs and installs waste water and storm water pump stations. Wastewater is generated by homes, industry and schools. Storm water runoff occurs when rain fall or snowmelt flows over parking lots and across driveways. The wastewater picks up everything in its path, eventually flowing into rivers and streams. Stormwater runoff is hazardous to fish and other aquatic life.
Developers – Romtec Utilities is your hassle free answer to pump stations!
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Before the recession, Romtec Utilities built lots of pump stations for developers. Folks building pump stations these days are more often municipalities, public agencies, and private companies that need pumping systems for industrial situations. However, as the housing market regains its strength and developers start building more homes, it is highly likely that they will need pump stations. Why? Well, most of the land that “slopes” to central wastewater treatment facilities has been built on. These new developments often require some type of “lift” to get the wastewater from the homes to the treatment plant.
Valve assembly location – 3 options makes a difference
Valve assemblies in Romtec Utilities pump stations
Romtec Utilities pumping systems include the complete valve assembly between the pumps and force main. The basic valve assembly includes a check valve and a plug (isolation) valve in the discharge line from each pump. But that’s about it for basics, because each pump station has unique requirements for the valves and where they are located. Depending on various factors, the valve assembly can be located within the wet well, within a separate underground vault or above ground within an enclosure or right out in the open.
In-well valves – For submersible pump stations, reduced cost is an important factor in locating the valve assembly inside the wet well. Less pipe, fewer fittings and no underground vault or above ground enclosure are required, thus reducing cost.
Sufficient space inside the wet well can be a factor; the valves have to fit in the vertical pipe riser. The pre-assembled Read more
Fiberglass Advantages
12' dia. prefabricated fiberglass wastewater pump station
Romtec Utilities’ complete sewage pumping systems are available with wet wells and vaults of either fiberglass or concrete. The high-quality Xerxes fiberglass underground tanks are delivered to the job site fully assembled and ready for pipe and pump installation. Here are some of the advantages of fiberglass:
- Complete one-piece structures require no field assembly. Pre-assembled fiberglass wet wells are ready to receive influent and discharge pipes, submersible or dry pit pumps and liquid level sensing devices.
- One-piece fiberglass vessels up to 12 feet diameter and 40 feet long can be shipped to any project location.
- Tanks have no joints to be sealed, so there is no potential for groundwater incursion.
- Unique rib design makes wet wells more resistant to uplift the deeper the tank is placed underground. Read more
Natural Treatment System Revisited
Edge of El Modena Park basin before plants grew in
Storm basin pump station performs during wet California winter.
Folks at Irvine Ranch Irrigation District (IRWD) in Orange County, Calif. are pleased with the performance of the El Modena Park storm basin, part of the San Diego Creek Natural Treatment System (www.naturaltreatmentsystem.org), a regional approach to treating urban runoff. In the first wet winter experience with the storm basin, some lessons have been learned while achieving nitrate removal.
During precipitation, runoff in the nearby flood control channel is diverted into the park’s man-made wetland. Besides reducing the direct flow into San Joaquin Marsh in the upper reach of Newport Bay, the constructed wetland is designed to naturally cleanse urban runoff before it reenters the channel. Plants at the perimeter of the basin help remove nitrates and other pollutants from the water. Keeping the water at just the right level for these plants to thrive, a key factor in biofiltration system’s success, is the job of the Romtec Utilities duplex submersible stormwater pumping system installed in 2008. Read more
Distribution warehouse gets submersible sewage pump station
Distribution warehouse pump station collects combined sanitary sewer, storm runoff and, potentially, water from the building's fire suppression sprinklers.
Pumping system handles combined sanitary sewer, stormwater and potential fire suppression system water.
Romtec Utilities recently supplied a sewage lift station to the new 750,000 square foot Ferguson Enterprises Regional Distribution Center built on the site of a former US Navy facility in Stockton, Calif. Thomas Graham Civil Design Group was the project engineer and pm2i was general contractor.
Romtec supplied all structural, mechanical, electrical andtelemetry systems in the station, which features a 6’ dia. pre-cast concrete wet well to collect the combined sanitary sewer and stormwater runoff, as well as potential drainage from the building’s fire suppression sprinkler system. Also included in the complete system are a pre-assembled valve vault and all ductile piping, U.L. listed electrical controls and SCADA, and two ITT Flygt submersible pumps that discharge through a 4” dia. force main to the municipal gravity sewer.
Urban Stormwater Retrofit Projects – reprinted from Stormwater, Sept. 2008
Complete Romtec Utilities Stormwater Pump station
The stormwater professionals interviewed for this story agreed that it’s a positive trend, and healthy for residents and the environment that municipalities are putting an increased emphasis on treating runoff in urban areas.
Manufacturers and municipal officials also agreed that this segment of the industry will continue to grow as federal treatment regulations grow ever stricter.
“The underlying mantra of ‘treat it all’ is driving the development of stormwater treatment in urban areas,” says Mark Sheldon of Romtec Utilities in Roseberg, OR. Sheldon’s company makes complete stormwater pumping systems that are often used in urban projects. Read more
An Innovative Solution to Building Capacity – reprint from Stormwater Solutions
3D view of Union City, Calif. stormwater pump station
Lift station, detention pond make Union City development possible
- By Megan Monson
Three years ago, officials in Union City, Calif., got some good news—and some bad news. The good news was that a developer was interested in building two major residential developments near the center of the city. The bad news? The storm drainage infrastructure in that area, the Line M channel, did not have the capacity to handle the additional runoff that the new construction would generate.
Ownership issues complicated the situation. The property slated for development was within Union City borders, but Alameda County was responsible for Line M, a concrete-lined open drainage channel that runs through the center of the city. With Line M at capacity, there was no way of discharging additional storm water, and that meant no development of any kind on the Union City site. Read more
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