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.

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.

Gas Refinery Process Water

Exxon Mobil|Chalmette, LA|30,000 GPM - Various TDH

jweddell10,000gpm +, Central, Stormwater, Stormwater Runoff

To address the industrial stormwater concerns of coastal Louisiana, this large, precast concrete pump station was designed to meet super-high flows of runoff at this Exxon refinery. Five vertical turbine pumps and three submersible pumps, capable of pumping 60,000 GPM, are spread across three large interconnected rectangular wet wells. This approach was much more affordable than a single poured in place sump, and the connection tubes make the functionality near identical. A robust steel baffle slows incoming stormwater at the inlet line to reduce turbulence and wear on the sump components.

Industrial Stormwater Pump Station

British Petroleum Refinery|Bellevue, WA|350 GPM - 30' TDH

jweddell300gpm - 500gpm, Industrial, Industrial Process Water featured, Oil & Gas, Oil/Water Separators, Pacific, Stormwater, Stormwater Runoff

This package lift station handles the medium flows of stormwater and process water drainage at this oil refinery. A stormwater plan is required at most industrial facilities and BP proactively chose a reliable lift station to manage its environmental footprint. Duplex submersible centrifugal pumps and a below grade valve assembly comprise the major underground components of this system. An outdoor control panel utilizes float controls and an ultrasonic transducer for primary and backup liquid level-sensing.