Georgia Transmission Corporation – Septic Sewer System Replacement Lift Station
Project Description
Forsyth, Georgia is a city in the central part of the state that is the county seat Monroe County. The population was 4,384 at the 2020 census.
Located along Interstate 75, Forsyth is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area. Just east of this city is Lake Juliette, which provides many outdoor recreation activities like camping, hiking, swimming, and picnicking.
This city is 60 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. Other attractions include the Forsyth Golf Club, City Skate Park, Fox City Brewing Company, and Timberlake Retreat Center. The Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge is 15 miles to the northeast, which provides habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Romtec Utilities designed and supplied a small wastewater lift station to replace an existing septic sewer system in Forsyth, Georgia.
It handled low flows of wastewater against medium head conditions and connects to a newly constructed force main. Two Ebara submersible pumps with 3hp motors were installed to meet these flow requirements and provide redundancy protection.
In addition to the mechanical systems and structural components for the pump system, Romtec Utilities also provided the electrical controls for the system using an alternator relay control panel. Electrical controls were configured with multiple mechanical floats for wastewater level sensing. Controls were installed inside a weather-proof NEMA 4 painted steel enclosure to provide the most protection for this outdoor application.
What Romtec Utilities Provided
- Lift Station Design & Engineering
- Package Lift Station Supplier
- Package Lift Station Manufacturer
- On-Site Construction Adviser
- On-Site Start-Up Management
- Lift Station Site Plan Layout Designer
| 55 | 49′ |
| GPM | TDH |
Why They Chose Romtec Utilities
Romtec Utilities was contacted to design and supply a wastewater lift station to replace an aging septic sewer system for the Georgia Transmission Corporation’s (GTC) Electric Cooperative Training Center. The GTC Electric Cooperative Training Center provides integrated transmission system (ITS) training with progressive programs taught by industry experts, using the most complete training facilities and methods available.
We worked directly with Southland Services, the site engineer, on the lift station’s design according to the specific site requirements and the new force main that was constructed.
This was a unique project for GTC as it is the only pump system they own and operate. The maintenance of the lift station was delegated to a third-party contractor who installed the lift station, Pyles Plumbing & Utility Contractors.
After the installation of the underground structural components was completed, Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane, flooded the site with significant amounts of rainfall and required multiple barriers to be placed around the system. These helped to prevent the wet well from being flooded while waiting for a Romtec Utilities startup technician to commission the system after this extreme weather event.