Roseburg is a city in southern Oregon known as the Umpqua Valley or land of a thousand valleys.
As the county seat of Douglas County, Roseburg is the most populous city and the central hub. The city had a population of 23,683 at the 2020 census and is the principal city of the Roseburg micropolitan area.
The North and South Umpqua Rivers flow through Roseburg and connect at River Forks Park.
Interstate 5 makes its way through Roseburg connecting it with larger cities in the region like Salem, Eugene, Grants Pass, and Medford.
Douglas County and Roseburg have been a hub for the timber industry for many years. There are many great places in Roseburg to enjoy recreational activities. Some of them include Stewart Park, Fir Grove Park, Bar Run Golf & RV Resort, Roseburg Municipal Golf Course, Roseburg Country Club, Sunshine Park, TenDown Bowling & Entertainment, Douglas County Fairgrounds, and Micelli Park.
The Douglas County Jail is located near the Douglas County Courthouse and offices. The jail needed a grinder station to serve its 283 beds. The jail averages 6,552 bookings per year but also provides rehabilitative opportunities such as Residential Substance Abuse Treatment, and job and life skills education.
The corrections center was having issues with a clogged manhole. Romtec Utilities provided a cost-effective turnkey solution where we installed the pumping system along with the design and supply.
As part of the turnkey installation, Romtec Utilities excavated to find the active gravity sewer line, saw cut the pavement for electrical conduit, and next, applied a level subbase of crushed rock under the well. We installed a bypass plug, bypassed the line, and cut out the gravity line to install the grinder manhole. Then, Romtec installed the muffin monster on the grinder manhole. The JWC Environmental muffin monster will grind up all foreign materials in the sewer line and prevent clogging.
This is a turnkey grinder station similar to the PDX grinder station. This grinder takes wastewater from the Douglas County Jail and then discharges it to a manhole (owned by Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority) that gravity feeds under Deer Creek.
Romtec Utilities worked with IE Engineering to put together the site civil plans, then IE got the bid package out to some local contractors for budgetary install pricing, but Romtec provided the best Turnkey installation quote and was awarded the project. Romtec Utilities directly contracted with Douglas County on this turnkey grinder station project.
Romtec Utilities has a long history of working with Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority (RUSA). Including Projects like Back Nine, Brown Avenue, and Old Hwy 99N Winchester Vaults.
This grinder station for the Douglas County Corrections features a 5’ diameter concrete manhole, H-20 full traffic ductile iron hatch, a JWC grinder with control panel, and rail assembly with bypass screen. The jail wastewater pumping environment needed to be able to grind and the JWC Environmental muffin monster was Romtec Utilities’ first choice for its slow speeds and high torque design that shreds tough solids which typically cause sewer problems.
Romtec Utilities has worked with JWC Environmental, utilizing their muffin monster grinder on projects such as at the PDX International Airport in Portland, Oregon.
Based in Roseburg, the civil engineer, IE Engineering, provides land development, surveying, planning, and design services for private, commercial, and civic clients throughout Oregon.
Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority provides sanitary sewer service to the City of Roseburg and the Urban Growth Boundary adjacent to the City.
Romtec Utilities was proud to partner with Douglas County, IE Engineering, and Roseburg Urban Sanitary on this turnkey grinder station for the jail in Roseburg, Oregon where we performed the construction on the grinder manhole.
At Romtec Utilities we partner with various owners, developers, municipalities, engineers, and utilities to design wastewater pump stations that fit every project’s specific needs and pumping scenario.
We design, manufacture, supply, and install pump stations for a variety of water types all over the country. We can work on quick timelines, turnarounds, within your budget, and with the controls that best fit the maintenance preferences of the owner.
Our team of mechanical, electrical, and structural engineers design a pump system to meet the exact specifications of your project to ensure a long-term solution to your pumping needs.
To get started on your pump station, contact us today at Romtec Utilities where we can quote your job and provide the design, manufacture, supply, and construction of your pump station.
Romtec Utilities provides turnkey services where we provide the installation of our pumping systems for our customers. We helped the detention center with their clogged manhole by providing a grinder manhole with a muffin monster that grinds foreign materials and prevents clogging.
