Romtec Utilities designs, engineers, manufactures, and supplies booster pump stations for many types of applications. The commonality between booster pump station applications is the necessity to maintain pressure in a water supply system. The water pressure is maintained for the most part by pumps, either in-line, submersible, or otherwise. Another way that booster pump stations maintain water pressure is through a design component called an expansion tank. Expansion tanks help alleviate the full duty of

Romtec Utilities designs and supplies pump and lift stations for all types of applications. One key aspect of the pump station engineering is determining the appropriate “active volume” for the pumping system. The active volume describes the volume of water in the well where the pumps are actively pumping. This volume is located between two elevations monitored by level sensors. The top level sensor tells the control panel to cycle a pump on while the

Romtec Utilities commissions each of its pump stations with a start-up technician. The role of this technician is to start the pump station for the first time and to test the functionality of the system to make sure it functions per the system design criteria. One of these tests is called the draw down test. The draw down test is conducted to measure the pumping rate in order to verify that the pumps will operate

Romtec Utilities designs, supplies, and fully integrates pump stations, control panels, and other systems into site-built control buildings. A recent lift station project for the Gossamer Grove residential development in Shafter California needed a control building to house electrical controls for a new wastewater lift station. This project included many requirements from several agencies, and Romtec Utilities supplied the complete lift station and control building integrated into a packaged system. The City of Shafter has

Romtec Utilities designs, manufactures, and supplies wastewater lift stations for all types of projects and water pumping scenarios. Designing a functional wastewater lift station can sometimes include unique design challenges. One fairly common example of a design challenge is integrating mixing and/or water agitation to the pumping system. Adding a mixer or agitator can be useful under the right conditions, and it is important to understand what conditions these devices handle, benefits they can provide