Union Pacific Railroad|Cheyenne, WY|4,000 GPM - 25' TDH

jweddell1,000gpm - 5,000gpm, Design and Engineering, Detention Pond Pumping, Detention Ponds, Equipment Washdown, Mountain, Oil/Water Separators, Oily Water, Process Water, Railyards, Replacements & Retrofits, Retrofits, Stormwater, Stormwater Collection, Stormwater Featured, Stormwater Runoff

The Union Pacific Depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming needed two new stormwater pump stations to replace existing systems. The first station used Ebara 25 hp submersible pumps in a triplex configuration to handle stormwater runoff from a parking lot and additional drains. The second station used Ebara 7.5 hp submersible pumps in a duplex configuration to pump stormwater that drains from the pit of a railway turntable. Both systems include precast concrete valve vaults. Each vault was preassembled with Val-Matic Cam-Centric® plug valves, Val-Matic Swing-Flex® check valves, and Ashcroft pressure gauges. Both stormwater systems discharge into an evaporation pond that was installed as a part of this larger water collection replacement, which also included three additional Romtec Utilities wastewater lift stations.

City of Santa Barbara|Santa Barbara, CA|1,500 GPM - 66' TDH

jweddell1,000gpm - 5,000gpm, Airports, Pacific, Sewer System Expansion, Wastewater

This lift station serves a large area and was installed at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport as part of a larger project. Two submersible solids handling pumps are supported by a jockey pump that acts as a sump pump for periods of low flow. An impressive control building contains the UL listed control panel, a backup diesel generator and automatic transfer switch, electric meter main, and ferrous chloride odor controls. The electrical controls interface directly with the existing detailed SCADA system used by the Goleta Sanitary District.

Walmart in Gardnerville, Nevada

Walmart|Gardnerville, NV|1,300 GPM - 23.4' TDH

jweddell1,000gpm - 5,000gpm, Detention Ponds, Pacific, Parking Lot Drainage, Stormwater, Stormwater Runoff

A new Walmart Supercenter required this package stormwater pump station to handle runoff from its large impervious parking lot. A good sized detention basin collects the runoff water during a storm event, including from surrounding properties. Ebara submersible pumps then empty the detention pond at a high flow rate through just 45’ of force main into a gravity line that flows to treatment. An outdoor UL listed control panel includes float controls for primary and backup liquid level-sensing and a basic alarm for communications.

The Marke Luxury Apartments

The Marke Luxury Apartments|Santa Ana, CA|3,591 GPM - 24.8' TDH

jweddell1,000gpm - 5,000gpm, 100-Year Storm, Mixed Use, Pacific, Stormwater, Stormwater Featured, Stormwater Runoff

This stormwater pump station was designed to handle variable flows of stormwater runoff. The typical stormwater expectations called for low flow pumping, but this pump station needed to handle high flows as well. Two different sizes of submersible centrifugal pumps were used; a 7.5 hp pump and a 25 hp pump. The pumps required differently sized discharge piping and valves for each pump. A PLC control panel handles all lift station functions including starting and stopping on level, SCADA options, an autodialer for communications, and a soft starter for the large pump.